Stand Up NY
New York, NY 10024
Phone: (212) 595-0850
- Cross Street:
- Between Amsterdam and Broadway
- Directions:
- 1 at 79th St
- Hours:
- Sun-Thu 8:30pm-2am, Fri-Sat 8pm-3am
Editorial Review for Stand Up NY – by Scott Makin
The Scene
This Upper West Side venue has the look and feel of a classic comedy club. Stand-ups perform against a brick wall on a small raised stage that makes every seat in the house a good one. Comics featured on the bill can usually be found in the small bar area. The mostly unremarkable menu offers salads, sandwiches and pizza at fairly reasonable prices.
The Draw
True to its name, Stand-Up New York offers set-up/punchline humor seven nights a week. Unlike headliner clubs that book longer sets from one "name" comedian, this is a showcase club--where the emphasis is on providing a larger variety of talent and comedic styles: four on weeknights, seven to a dozen on weekends. The flexible schedule allows folks like Chris Rock and Robin Williams to drop by unannounced and try out new material. Monthly shows include evenings of urban, Latino and gay-themed humor.
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User Reviews for Stand Up NY
07/29/2008 Posted by U2FanU2
I have been meaning to write a review about my experience at Stand Up NY. A few months ago, I caught wind that Chris Rock was going to be performing, so being the fan i am, I went! And boy was i in for a surprise!! Chris Rock performed for almost two hours right in front of my very eyes!! I couldnt stop smiling the entire time!! Even when he wasnt being funny---i was smiling just because i was so excited to be in a room w him performing!! You could tell that Chris was just practicing his materials....but how cool is that--seeing Chris Rock actually prepping for one his his world tours!!! There are no words great enough to describe my experience at Stand Up. Cool doesnt even begin to describe it!! Thank you Stand Up for a night atht ill always remember!!
Pros: Chris Rock!!
07/29/2008 Posted by nam1125
My husband and I live just a couple of blocks away and decided to catch a show the other night. Oh my goodness, we were so glad we did!!! We had such a fantstic few hours of laughs and went home smiling!! First of all, the host, Rob Cantrell, was absolutely hysterical!! I could've listened to him alone all night, but thank goodness, the other comedians did not disappoint!!! There were four comedians....all with different styles...and all hilarious!! The atmosphere of Stand-Up was perfectly classic--the club is small enough to be intimate, making you feel like you are truly part of the show, but large enough to house quite a crowd!! Everyone there was having a ball and we still havent stopped talking about our night of laughs at Stand-Up!! We are definitely going to be spending more time there in the weeks to come!!
Pros: the host rob cantrell was AWESOME---and so were all the comedians
Cons: nothing
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