EastVille Comedy Club
The EastVille Comedy Club is a New York City comedy club located in Manhattan's East Village. It's an A-List club popular with New Yorkers because of its decor, vibe, and strong comedian line-up. EastVille Comedy Club has featured such comedians as: Damon Wayans, Sarah Silverman, Louis C.K., Todd Barry, Judah Friedlander, Tommy Davidson, Dave Attell, and Godfrey (comedian). EastVille is often featured in popular NYC publications, such as: the Village Voice and Time Out NY.
EastVille hosts showcases for Late Night with Conan O'Brien where the country's top comedians compete for a spot on the popular talk show.
EastVille also hosts audition showcases for Montreal's Just For Laughs Comedy Festival.
In September 20008, Conan O'Brien talked AbOUT EastVille during a show. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tGgQpTLcerw
EastVille was the object of a brief Howard Stern scandal involving Artie Lange in October, 2008. EastVille had been advertising a Stern Comedy Show featuring Stern regulars Mike Bocchetti, Shuli Egar, and Artie Lange. Three days before the show, comedian Mike Bocchetti was a guest on Stern's Sirius Radio Show plugging the EastVille Show. After Bocchetti mentioned Lange's appearance on EastVille's Stern Showcase; Artie Lange immediately denied having any idea of the booking.