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Comedy From Scratch at The Idea Kitchen Larchmont “Best of Westchester Comedy” - BYOB Stand-Up
Comedy From Scratch is where you go in Westchester County to hear top comics from TV and NYC's major clubs performing long sets on an intimate stage. Past performers include comedians from HBO, Netlfix, Colbert, SNL, the Daily Show, Letterman, the Tonight Show, Comedy Central, and more. Every month, Ben Asher's presents comedy that reaches up into your brain with the force of a fist through the nose. Awarded "Best of Westchester Comedy" by Westchester Magazine.
Every month you can hear some of the most talented comics perform long sets, that other shows don't give them the time to perform. Comedy From Scratch is your chance to get to really watch comedians flex their muscles and hit their stride on stage, at The Idea Kitchen.
Locally-grown comedian Ben Asher presents a tasting of what the area's best stand-up comics are cooking up, at 'Comedy From Scratch' at the Idea Kitchen, every 4th (and sometimes 2nd) Saturday of the month.
Tickets available at https://ComedyFromScratch.eventbrite.com
Show at 8:00 PM. Seating at 7:00 PM (bring your food and drink/wine with you and sit down at our tables to eat before the show and pick out your seats!!)
Admission is $25 in advance, and $30 if purchased the day of the show. (Unlike Comedy Clubs, There is NO 2-Drink Minimum at this show)(and there is Free Parking.) BYOB and your own food/snacks/pizza (Half-Time and Sal's Pizza in Mamaroneck, or Nicky's Pizza in Larchmont is recommended!)
Updates to line-ups may be posted the week of the show here or you can follow @the_ben_asher on Instagram
The April 26 line-up features:
Victor Varnado (Conan; Jimmy Kimmel Live; Adult Swim; Comedy Central) - https://www.instagram.com/robotosupremo
Victor Varnardo is a writer, director, cartoonist, and comic, among other things In television, he produced for VH1’s Love and Hip Hop franchise, Leave it to Stevie starring Stevie J, and held senior producing positions for shows on networks including Comedy Central, TruTV and The History Channel. Victor’s work as a showrunner and series creator includes Comedy Central’s The Awkward Comedy Show, which helped introduce the world to Eric Andre and Hannibal Buress. His documentary series, Realm of LARP continues to be one of the most beloved productions delving into the world of live-action role-playing. Victor has directed four features, including Twisted Fortune, starring Charlie Murphy and Tell Your Friends! The Concert Film!, starring Kristen Schaal. Comics created by Victor have appeared in The New Yorker and MAD Magazine. His writing work includes writing for the Eric Andre and Lil Rel Howery film Bad Trip, Marvel Comics, VICE, Salon, and co-authoring a screenplay with Stan Lee.
Matt Koff (Writer for The Daily Show; The Onion) – https://www.mattkoff.net
Matt Koff is a Brooklyn-based stand-up comic and veteran TV writer. He won an Emmy for his work on The Daily Show with Jon Stewart. His debut comedy album, WHO’S MY LITTLE GUY?, is out on 800 Pound Gorilla Records. As a stand-up, Matt has appeared on Comedy Central, WNYC, WFMU, and The History Channel, which is how you know he’s smart. Matt has also written for The Onion, The White House Correspondents' Dinner hosted by Trevor Noah. He co-created the Twitter sensation TrumpComedyNerd, which was called one of the 207 Top Comedy Moments of 2010s by Vulture.
Produced/Hosted by Ben Asher (New York Comedy Festival; StandUp NBC; Iceland Comedy Festival headliner; Caroline's; Catch A Rising Star; DoublePlusGood Comedy) - http://www.benasher.net
Ben Asher, a writer and comedian from New York, is known for his “brave,” confrontational material, and his skills as a “brilliant joke writer” among fellow comedians. He performs regularly at comedy venues and colleges throughout the metropolitan area, East Coast, and Europe. Audiences are always quick to share their appreciation of Ben’s style of sardonic irreverence and absurd, satiric wit in which he doesn’t just dissect language and taboos - he explodes them. “What Ben Asher says makes me laugh, even though I feel like I shouldn’t."
In 2022 Ben recorded a half-hour special "An Intimate Evening of Provocative and Deranged Humor" at The Nest rock club, in Brooklyn, NY. In 2024, Ben recently opened for Greg Fitzsimmons. Also, in 2022, Ben's show Arthur Avenue Comedy was featured in the NY Comedy Festival as one of only two comedy shows in Bronx. In 2014, Ben traveled to Iceland to headline in the Iceland Comedy Festival. He was also the finalist in the 2014 Funniest Jewish Comedian Competition. In 2013 Ben was in the New York Comedy Festival. Ben has been a guest on Sherrod Small's 'Races Wars' podcast.
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