Stand Up NY is a comedy club located in

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’s Upper West Side on 236 West 78th street. Founded in 1986, the club is one of

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’s oldest, always featuring diverse lineups of well-known and local comedians. Comedians

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, and

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performed here. Past performers at Stand-Up New York include:

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, Susie Essman,

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, Hannibal Buress, Godfrey,

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, and

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. Originally owned by then television writer and producer, now Broadway performer Cary Hoffman, the club was bought as it was struggling financially in 2008 by Dani Zoldan and Gabe Waldman, who both frequented the club as teenagers. The two immediately employed prominent interior designer Steve Lewis for the roomy, 110 seat space, composed of both a bar and showroom. Within ten months of Zoldan and Waldman taking over, revenue had tripled. The club is now owned by former hedge fund manager

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, who wrote a post on LinkedI

on August 13th 2020 stating that “NYC is dead forever” as a result of the Covid-19 pandemic and was subsequently called a “putz” by comedian

in an op-ed in The New York Time

In the same op-ed, Seinfeld said of StandUp NY, "It could use a little sprucing up.

The club offers shows seven days a week with a showcase format, meaning each of the five to seven comedians performs for 10-20 minutes. A regular week will consist of two shows Sunday through Thursday, three shows on Friday, and four shows on Saturday. Stand Up New York also hosts open-mics every weekday and rents out the venue for private events. In February of 2012, comedian

made an impromptu appearance at the club, hoping to test out new material before presenting at the

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. Rock could be overheard consoling comedian Jodie Wasserman, whom Rock had bumped from the line-up, saying, “Sorry about that, but I’m presenting at the Oscars.” Actor

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once worked as a night manager at Stand Up NY. After learning this in May 2013, club owner Dani Zoldan jokingly tweeted at Galifianakis, asking if the

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star would be available to work a shift the following night. Much to Zoldan's surprise, Galifianakis visited the club alone that night. Although the actor turned down an offer to take the stage, Galifianakis stuck around to watch a show and was seen sitting at the bar. In early 2013, Stand-Up NY started a new venture called Stand Up NY Labs: a place where free comedy podcasts and videos are produced featuring comedians affiliated with Stand-Up NY. Located directly above the club, the Stand Up NY Labs records podcasts such as "Tuesdays with Stories" with

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and

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, "Charlie Murphy Presents" with Charlie Murphy, "We Know Nothing" with

Nikki Glaser Nicole Rene Glaser (born June 1, 1984) is an American stand-up comedian, actress, podcaster, radio host, and television host. She was the host of the television series '' Not Safe with Nikki Glaser'', which premiered on Comedy Central and Much ...

, "Race Wars" with

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and

Sherrod Small Sherrod Small is an American stand-up comedian and actor. He currently co-hosts the podcast ''Race Wars'' with comedian Karen Margolis. Early life Small was born and raised in the Bedford-Stuyvesant area of Brooklyn, New York, by his mother a ...

, "My Sexy Podcast" with

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, and "Invasion of Privacy" with

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and Kate Wolff.

References

External links

Stand Up NY official siteStand Up NY Labs official site
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