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Uptown Showdown: Indoorsy People vs. Outdoorsy People

Just in time for the nice weather, two teams of comedians including Josh Gondelman (Modern Seinfeld), Michelle Collins (The View), Adam Lowitt (Senior Jewish Correspondent on The Daily Show with Trevor Noah), Negin Farsad (The Muslims Are Coming!) and Matt Koff (The Daily Show) face-off to decide whether it is better to spend your time watching Netflix on the couch and hanging out in bars or hiking, bike riding, and picnics in Central Park. Hosted by Matthew Love.

You never know what to expect at this bi-monthly, wacky debate series that brings together two teams of comedians, writers and performers to argue a chosen topic, such as which pet is superior cats or dogs and is it better to be comfortable or fashionable?

Debaters will argue these lingering questions, drawing from historical fact and personal-opinion in equal measure, and with plenty of silliness and audience participation. Forget about school reform and health care, these issues, heatedly argued by some of the funniest, smartest, intensely wacky creative thinkers around, are the topics that keep us awake at night….in a good way. Winner decided by the audience.

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Past Performers include Michael Ian Black, Michael Showalter, Tom Cavanagh, Kristen Schaal, Wyatt Cenac, Maria Bamford, Janeane Garofalo, Jackie Hoffman, David Wain, Sasheer Zamata, Brooks Wheelan, Jon Glaser, Ilana Glazer, Dave Hill, Julie Klausner, A.D. Miles, Christian Finnegan, Elna Baker, Kevin Townley, Tom Shillue and more.

Performer Bios

Michelle Collins is a co-host on The View. On television, Collins has made her mark as the go-to pop culture comedian and has been seen on The Gossip Queens, VH1’s Big Morning Buzz Live, Chelsea Lately, The Today Show, The Wendy Williams Show, Best Week Ever and Kathy.

Negin Farsad was named one of the Funniest Women of 2015 by Huffington Post, named one of the 10 Best Feminist Comedians by Paper Magazine, and was selected as a TEDFellow for her work in social justice comedy. She is the author of How to Make White People Laugh, a memoir-meets-social-justice-comedy manifesto and she is the director/writer/star of the rom-com 3RD Street Blackout – both set for a 2016 release. She is director/producer of the feature films The Muslims Are Coming! starring Jon Stewart, David Cross and Lewis Black and Nerdcore Rising starring Weird Al Yankovic.

Josh Gondelman charms audiences using his good-natured storytelling to take on topics from surprise parties to his experience teaching preschool and makes them all equally hilarious. Offstage, Josh is a writer for Last Week Tonight with John Oliver on HBO, the co-creator of the @SeinfeldToday twitter handle and the co-author (along with Joe Berkowitz) of the book You Blew It.  His new comedy album Physical Whisper is available on Itunes.

Matt Koff is an Emmy-winning staff writer for The Daily Show. He has also written for IFC’s Onion News Network, GSN’s The Newlywed Game, and was a recurring panelist on The History Channel series I Love the 1880s. As a stand-up comedian, Koff can be seen on the first season of Adam DeVine’s House Party on Comedy Central.

Adam Lowitt is a comedian, writer, and producer in New York. He is currently the Senior Jewish Correspondent on The Daily Show with Trevor Noah. As a stand-up, Adam has performed on Comedy Central as part of John Oliver’s New York Standup Show and in 2012 was selected to perform at the Just For Laughs festival in Montreal as part of their “New Faces” showcase.











When: Tue., Apr. 26, 2016 at 8:00 pm
Where: Symphony Space
2537 Broadway
212-864-1414
Price: $15
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Just in time for the nice weather, two teams of comedians including Josh Gondelman (Modern Seinfeld), Michelle Collins (The View), Adam Lowitt (Senior Jewish Correspondent on The Daily Show with Trevor Noah), Negin Farsad (The Muslims Are Coming!) and Matt Koff (The Daily Show) face-off to decide whether it is better to spend your time watching Netflix on the couch and hanging out in bars or hiking, bike riding, and picnics in Central Park. Hosted by Matthew Love.

You never know what to expect at this bi-monthly, wacky debate series that brings together two teams of comedians, writers and performers to argue a chosen topic, such as which pet is superior cats or dogs and is it better to be comfortable or fashionable?

Debaters will argue these lingering questions, drawing from historical fact and personal-opinion in equal measure, and with plenty of silliness and audience participation. Forget about school reform and health care, these issues, heatedly argued by some of the funniest, smartest, intensely wacky creative thinkers around, are the topics that keep us awake at night….in a good way. Winner decided by the audience.

Like our Facebook Page for updates, photos and video.

Past Performers include Michael Ian Black, Michael Showalter, Tom Cavanagh, Kristen Schaal, Wyatt Cenac, Maria Bamford, Janeane Garofalo, Jackie Hoffman, David Wain, Sasheer Zamata, Brooks Wheelan, Jon Glaser, Ilana Glazer, Dave Hill, Julie Klausner, A.D. Miles, Christian Finnegan, Elna Baker, Kevin Townley, Tom Shillue and more.

Performer Bios

Michelle Collins is a co-host on The View. On television, Collins has made her mark as the go-to pop culture comedian and has been seen on The Gossip Queens, VH1’s Big Morning Buzz Live, Chelsea Lately, The Today Show, The Wendy Williams Show, Best Week Ever and Kathy.

Negin Farsad was named one of the Funniest Women of 2015 by Huffington Post, named one of the 10 Best Feminist Comedians by Paper Magazine, and was selected as a TEDFellow for her work in social justice comedy. She is the author of How to Make White People Laugh, a memoir-meets-social-justice-comedy manifesto and she is the director/writer/star of the rom-com 3RD Street Blackout – both set for a 2016 release. She is director/producer of the feature films The Muslims Are Coming! starring Jon Stewart, David Cross and Lewis Black and Nerdcore Rising starring Weird Al Yankovic.

Josh Gondelman charms audiences using his good-natured storytelling to take on topics from surprise parties to his experience teaching preschool and makes them all equally hilarious. Offstage, Josh is a writer for Last Week Tonight with John Oliver on HBO, the co-creator of the @SeinfeldToday twitter handle and the co-author (along with Joe Berkowitz) of the book You Blew It.  His new comedy album Physical Whisper is available on Itunes.

Matt Koff is an Emmy-winning staff writer for The Daily Show. He has also written for IFC’s Onion News Network, GSN’s The Newlywed Game, and was a recurring panelist on The History Channel series I Love the 1880s. As a stand-up comedian, Koff can be seen on the first season of Adam DeVine’s House Party on Comedy Central.

Adam Lowitt is a comedian, writer, and producer in New York. He is currently the Senior Jewish Correspondent on The Daily Show with Trevor Noah. As a stand-up, Adam has performed on Comedy Central as part of John Oliver’s New York Standup Show and in 2012 was selected to perform at the Just For Laughs festival in Montreal as part of their “New Faces” showcase.

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