The Venue

The Comic Strip

1568 2nd Ave

An Upper East Side stand-up club operating since 1975, with a long showcase tradition and a stage tied to early careers from Eddie Murphy to Chris Rock.

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Shape The Night

Before

Heidelberg Restaurant

0.3 mi · 6 min walk - Upper East Side

One of two German businesses left on the Second Avenue stretch that used to be full of them, open since 1939 and still run by a family. Schnitzel, sausage, potato pancakes and beer served in boot-shaped glasses if you ask for the big one. The dining side takes reservations but the front takes walk-ins. It is loud in a way that has nothing to do with a sound system.

8:00 PM · The Sheba Mason Show!

After

Brandy's Piano Bar

0.2 mi · 4 min walk - Upper East Side

A piano bar in a narrow 84th Street storefront that has worked the same way since 1979. The staff sing, the piano starts at 9:30 every night, and there is no cover, only a two drink minimum. The front bar is standing. People who came in for one drink tend to still be there an hour later. It runs until four in the morning seven nights a week.