LIC Laughs! returns to the New York Irish Center, featuring some of the most popular comedians from across the New York City comedy circuit. Join the New York Irish Center as we bring to stage of the funniest nights in Long Island City!
Curated by Fiona Walsh
Featuring:
Tory Alan: Troy Alan is a NYC-based comedian who performs in some of the best clubs in New York City, as well as some of the most revolting bars known to humanity. Troy likes to search for humor in the dark corners of life. Troy’s been seen on Laughs on Fox TV, and featured in Time Out New York’s Joke of the Week. In 2017, Troy produced a short documentary about life in New York City comedy called “Dear Mom.” The 16-minute documentary made into the London-Worldwide Comedy Short Film Festival and the Dumbo Film Festival, and is currently available on YouTube.
Alex Koltchak: The writer and director of the film "I: Ayn Rand", Alex runs a monthly comedy show called Holly Hand Grenade in Brooklyn.
Taffy Jaffe: Taffy Jaffe started performing stand-up after she retired. She won “Best Newcomer” at the Ladies of Laughter at Gotham Comedy Club. Most recently, she appeared on America’s Got Talent , where she won over host Howie Mandel with her wit and charm.
Charles McBee: Charles McBee is a respected NYC stand-up comedian and writer by way of Toledo, Ohio. He has made three national stand-up comedy appearances on Gotham Comedy Live and was a favorite on two FOX television shows. Laughs Seasons 1 and 2 and Punchline Seasons 1 and 2. He has performed at the New York Comedy Festival and starred in his web series, It’s a Chucked up Life which he wrote directed, and produced.
Kendra Cunningham: Boston bred and Brooklyn based, Kendra Cunningham has been named as a comic to watch by Time Out New York and has been compared to Groucho Marx and Mae West by the UK’s Chortle. A regular on the New York and Boston comedy scene, she has previously been in the Montreal Just for Laughs Festival, The Glasgow Comedy Festival, and was a finalist in the Boston Comedy Festival for two years in a row. She has twice appeared on NBC’s Last Comic Standing gaining two spots in the top 100 jokes of the season. Her solo show “This Could be You” had a 7 show sold out run at Don’t Tell Mama. She founded Malarkey Pictures along with her sketch partner, Vicky Kuperman and went on to produce dozens of short films including the AwardWinning short “LonelyGirl48”, which they turned into a web series that went on to win festivals along with the web series “Why Is Everybody Always Hitting On Me”.