New York Shows - The Second City

Sophie Buddle is a stand-up, a TV writer, and a podcaster. Currently, she is the monologue writer for CBS’ After Midnight, where she has also appeared as a panelist. She has also appeared on “The Tonight Show”, “The Late Late Show with James Corden”, and on CBC’s “This Hour Has 22 Minutes as a correspondent and staff writer. She’s also been featured on CTV’s “Roast Battle”, JFL All Access, Kevin Hart’s LOL Network, the Winnipeg Comedy Festival and the Halifax Comedy Festival. She was a featured performer at the Just For Laughs Comedy Festival in Montreal and in 2022 had the esteemed privilege of delivering the Canadian Keynote Address on Comedy. Sophie released her first album in 2019, “Lil Bit Of Buddle,” which won the 2020 Juno Award for Best Comedy Album of the Year, making her the first female comic to win that award. She released the album herself so you can find it on iTunes in the genre “easy listening”, which was a mistake, but it is easy to listen to, so it’s OK. She is a three-time runner up (but fourth time’s the charm!) for Canada’s biggest stand-up contest, SiriusXM Top Comic, and can currently be seen headlining all across North America, as well as opening for Taylor Tomlinson.

Epic comedy from across the genre-verse!

From some of the people who brought you the long-running, Off-Broadway wizard comedy Puffs, Or: Seven Increasingly Eventful Years at a Certain School of Magic and Magic and the cult hit epic Kapow-i GoGo, comes an evening of comedy celebrating all genre-based entertainment: Giant Skybeam.

Each show explores a new dimension of fantastic voyages, ripping yarns, sci-fi, fantasy, romantasy, hard boiled noir, impossible missions, tales that are meant to astonish and tales originating in crypts alike!

January’s genre is beach justice. Y’know. Catching Waves. Catching the bad guys. Watching the bay. Saving lives. Small business vs. evil developers. Slow motion running. Wayyy too many music videos. What better way to spend a cold night in North Brooklyn in the depths of winter? Do it for the bay.

The cult favorite character comedy show, Main Character Energy is back at The Second City Blackbox! Co-hosted by Chloe Bivona and Caitlin Briody this performance will feature original comedic character monologues from New York’s best comedians. Come and see what audiences have called “an exercise in blind egotism” and “a seriously delusional group of people.” Follow @maincharacterenergyshow for more lineup details.

One of NYC’s greatest comedy shows of all time is back and BETTER than ever! Hosted by your mother’s favorite patron saint of the Bronx Petey DeAbreu & booked by comedy consigliere Mikala Lee, Better Days comedy showcases the best comedians from across the universe brought to you right here in Brooklyn at The Second City every Sunday night. The next time you’re available and want a laugh just slide thru like a drive thru and we’ll be here! P.S. the French Fries are amazing.

Jimmy Fowlie & Ceara O’Sullivan are SNL writers & comedians, but more importantly they are relationship EXPERTS. Their unhinged dating seminar covers topics such as how to gaslight your partner, strategies to mask that you’re a narcissist, and how to report your ex to the Feds. Trauma Blonding is a one-act scripted comedy show produced by Justin Berns.

The New York Times calls it “reliably brilliant.” Time Out New York cites it as the “best date night ever!” It’s even been featured on Million Dollar Listing.
Presenting: Your Love, Our Musical, a musical comedy show starring a cast of New York City’s finest musical improvisers. The show starts with an interview: two performers talk with a couple from the audience about all of the nitty-gritty details of their relationship. Then (with the help of a full band), the performers transform their story into a hilarious Broadway-style musical. The best part? Every show is completely unique.

Roy Wood Jr in casual conversations with comedians and some regular people about the things that really matter to them most. There will also be jokes.

Alex English (SNL, That Damn Michael Che) hosts a Night of a Thousand Negroes. Kicking off Black History month with the biggest, blackest comedy show he can put together.

NY Based Comedians Lucas Zelnick (Comedy Central) and Jamie Wolf (Don’t Tell Comedy) return from traveling the country for a weekly new material and crowdwork show along with some of their favorite comedians and friends.

*Lineup subject to change

Get ready for a night full of laughter and fun as Poly Diaz makes her Second City Theater debut! Audiences fell in love with Poly’sRománticatyle and sharp sense of humor during her latest tour, “Romántica,” and now it’s The Big Apple’s turn. So, mark your calendars for the monthly Spanish language show that you definitely don’t want to miss. Poly will host the show (en español, of course), and perform along with her special guests .

About Poly Diaz:
Stand up Comedian, broadcaster, and actress. Originally from Venezuela, Poly began her comedy career participating in open-mics when she moved to Mexico City 6 years ago. Her latest one woman show called “Romántica” toured more than 45 cities in Latin America, Europe and The US.

Glennis LaRoe (Netflix is a Joke Fest) takes the stage to overshare about being a dissociated kid, having lost her mother as a child and how that abandonment wound lead to her complicated relationships with men as an adult…but, like, makes it funny (promise its not a coping mechanism!)

An overly proud latine improv show hosted by Taylor Gonzalez & Julian Hernandez. Featuring special guests and cumbias spun by dj plantpapi.

STRUGGLE BUS is a new material competition show where comedians are tasked with performing all new jokes about their darkest traumas and tortures to win the title of “Worst Life.” Hosted by Ivy Wolk, Nick Viagas, and a licensed social worker.

ProLapsiXca isn’t just a (pending FDA approval) miracle pill, it’s a way of life. It’s
also a multi-level marketing scheme. Why be sad and boring when you can become HAPPY, HEALTHY, and WEALTHY? All you need is one pill and absolute devotion to our community. Come join us in the beautifully scenic, historic downtown Tampa, Florida for the 27th annual ProLapsiXca convention. Hear inspirational testimonials, learn about becoming a sales liaison, and experience a new way of living: one where it really can be that good.

Hosted by Nigel Berkeley and Gus Mahoney, with Maya Armstrong, Isaiah Frank, Erik Martini, Coco McNeil, Daniel Murphy, Maggie Olmsted, Liva Pierce & Isabel Renner

MBA Follies is a sharp, satirical sketch comedy by MBA alumni from Columbia, Cornell, Harvard, Stanford & NYU, exposing the absurdities of MBA culture and the unspoken rules of the business world, with insider humor and biting insights.

The Infinite Wrench is a dynamic, mind-bending barrage of 30 original plays that the NY Neo-Futurists try to perform within a single hour. Each play offers something different, be it funny, profound, elegant, disgusting, topical, irrelevant, terrifying, or a song. All are truthful and tackle the here-and-now, inspired by the lived experiences of the performers. With new plays and new combinations of plays every performance, The Infinite Wrench is the Neo-Futurists’ ongoing and ever-changing attempt to shift the conventions of live performance and challenge the fourth wall head-on.

From Second City’s world news headquarters in New York, this is BREAKING! A fast-paced, comedic look at today’s biggest stories where the headlines are real… and the rest is made up. With an all-star cast and some surprise characters, BREAKING! is bringing you all the news that’s fit to improvise.