Comedians leave their regular sets and perform 100% brand-new material. Come watch the premises and punchlines take shape only at The Brooklyn Improv. Thursdays at 9:15pm hosted by comedians Dave Ross, Gastor Almonte, Courtney Maginnis and David Drake.

Kurt Braunohler is a comedian, actor and podcaster who has committed his career to inserting absurdity into strangers’ lives to make the world a better place. He has an album, a half-hour Comedy Central Special, and his first televised hour of comedy, TRUST ME, came out on Comedy Central in March of 2017. Additionally, he appeared in the second season of Netflix’s LADY DYNAMITE in a recurring guest role as Young Joel, as well as the Judd Apatow produced film THE BIG SICK alongside Holly Hunter and Ray Romano, which he also wrote on.   On TV, Kurt can been seen (or heard) on BOB’S BURGERS, NEW GIRL, @MIDNIGHT, ANOTHER PERIOD, KROLL SHOW, DEADBEAT, COMEDY CENTRAL PRESENTS, DRUNK HISTORY, CHELSEA LATELY, JOHN OLIVER STAND UP, DELOCATED, GETTING DOUG WITH HIGH, ADAM DEVINE’S HOUSE PARTY, JON BENJAMIN HAS A VAN, ASSY MCGEE, THE HEART SHE HOLLER, HUMAN GIANT, and as host of IFC’s comedy game show BUNK! He has performed stand up sets on CONAN, THE TONIGHT SHOW STARRING JIMMY FALLON, LATE NIGHT WITH SETH MEYERS, and THE LATE LATE SHOW WITH JAMES CORDEN. Kurt can also be heard on the radio on THIS AMERICAN LIFE telling a story he is currently developing for film.   Kurt was featured in Variety’s annual prestigious “10 Comics to Watch” list, named in Time Out New York's list of 50 Funniest New Yorkers and Backstage Magazine’s “5 Comics to Watch,” “Comic to Watch” by Comedy Central, the New York Comedy Festival and Time Out New York, as well as “Best Male Stand-Up” by the ECNY and “Best Unscripted Host” by the New York Television Festival.   Kurt rode a jet ski from Chicago to New Orleans on a seven-city water tour/mission to send 500 goats and 1,000 chickens to families in need in Africa. The adventure was filmed for a Comedy Central web series called ROUSTABOUT, which launched January 2015 on cc.com.   Kurt’s chart-topping debut album HOW DO I LAND?, recorded live at packed rock clubs, was the first comedy release for venerable indie label Kill Rock Stars, and was included in several Best Of 2013 lists. The album’s title comes from Kurt’s “Cloud Project,” in which he raised $6,000.00 on Kickstarter and hired a pilot to write the words “How Do I Land?” across the LA sky. The resulting skywriting images went viral.   Called “a prolific stand-up comedian” by the Los Angeles Times, Kurt has performed his whip-smart comedy on stages across the world including Outside Lands, SXSW, Moontower, All Tomorrow's Parties, Bonnaroo, Just for Laughs in Montreal and Chicago, SF Sketchfest and IFC’s Comedy Bang! Bang! Live. Oh, and he once performed at Radio City Music Hall.   Kurt co-created and has co-hosted the continuously sold-out variety show “Hot Tub” for 12 years with comedy writing partner Kristen Schaal. The duo moved the show to LA in January 2013, where it was hailed “the hottest new comedy show” by Los Angeles Magazine. Kurt and Kristen continue to host and perform Hot Tub to a packed house every Monday night.   Kurt has a bunch of podcasts; his relationship podcast, WEDLOCK, which he hosts with his wife, Lauren Cook, launched on Audible in February 2018, and his podcast about adult friendship, EMOTIONAL HANGS, which he hosts with Joe DeRosa, came out on Feral Audio. Kurt’s popular podcast THE K OHLE WITH KURT BRAUNOHLER features some not-so-standard segments featuring Kurt and guests including Paul F. Tompkins, Doug Benson, Bobcat Goldthwait, and Kumail Nanjiani. Episodes are available on the Nerdist Network.   “A charismatic comedian with a flair for the absurd.” - The New York Times “Kurt Braunohler is the closest thing we have to a real-life Willy Wonka.” - Vice “Not only a singular talent, but an inimitable spirit.” - LA Weekly

At 19, Aidan McCluskey left his associate's degree to pursue comedy. Four months after his first open mic, he won Acme's Funniest Person Contest, becoming the youngest winner in contest history. After a stint in a Las Vegas based pyramid scheme, he returned to Minneapolis in 2021 and quickly became a regular at Acme Comedy Company. He now headlines regionally, and features for Shawn Gardini, Dan Soder, and tours with Nick Mullen. Aidan has appeared on the Adam Friedland Show and Barstool's The Yak, Son of a Boy Dad, and ANUS. He was also a performer at Skankfest in Las Vegas 2024 and hosts his semi-regular podcast, Goat Mentality.

Brittany is a comedian, actor, and writer based in New York City. She began standup comedy in DC, and tours nationally. Vulture Magazine has listed Brittany as a Comedian You Should and Will Know. Brittany’s debut special, That Is My Horse, is available on Youtube. Brittany was Ars Nova Vision Resident for the 2024-2025 season. Her acting appearances include HBO’s Fantasmas (2024) and That Damn Michael Che (2022). Brittany has opened for Gary Gulman, Stavros Halkias, Moshe Kasher, and Todd Barry. Brittany’s staff writing experience includes Season 2 of That Damn Michael Che on HBO Max, Season 2 of Teenage Euthenasia on Adult Swim, and Networking for Introverts on Audible. Her Comedy Central: Featuring set aired in February, 2021 and is available here. Her Don’t Tell set, filmed August 2023, is available here.

Simeon Goodson is a native of Brooklyn, NY who has been performing stand-up comedy since 2004. Beginning his career in New York City, he has since relocated numerous times around the world, performing and producing in a variety of countries and venues. These include Caroline's on Broadway in Times Square, The Burj Khalifa in Dubai, and the Brooklyn Academy of Music. In addition, he has performed across the United States with the "Comedy's Best Kept Secret Tour" and as the opening act on the Hannibal Burress "Comedy Camisado Tour".  In August 2015, Simeon moved with his family to the United Arab Emirates. Diving head first into the local comedy scene, he was the winner of the Dubai Comedy Festival’s Beat the Gong contest that year and in 2017 filmed for Comedy Central Arabia’s Stand Up al Wagif Seasons 2&3. In 2018, Simeon moved to Wuxi, China where he continued to perform on an international level, visiting numerous Chinese cities including Shanghai, Beijing, Hangzhou, Nanjing, Shenzhen, Xiamen and Wuhan.  Returning to New York City in 2021, Simeon was featured on That Damn Michael Che Season 2 (HBO Max) and is currently a regular host and performer at The Comedy Cellar.

Bobby Condon is a stand up comedian from Chicago, IL. He has gorgeous hair and co-wrote and co-starred in the film "Good Will Hunting" with Matt Damon. Actually, none of that is true, but he has seen the film "Good Will Hunting" over twenty times. He doesn't even really like the film that much anymore. He used to have gorgeous hair. His energetic presence might make you forget that he's bald, but probably not. Loud, irreverent, pretty funny and too loud are descriptions that have probably been used to describe his act, but he doesn't really know for sure. Bobby produces two shows, High Dive Comedy and Freakfest. You can also hear him yelling more on his podcast Blake and Bobby go to the Movies.

David Drake is a comedian. He is a very funny comedian. He has been featured on Comedy Central, HBO, Sirius XM, Cracked, Don’t Tell, and Fox. He was named one of Complex Magazine's ‘Comics to Watch Under 30’, although is now 38, and one of New York Comedy Festival’s ‘Comics to Watch’, but they did not specify any age boundaries. He is a producer of the long-standing New York showcase Comedians You Should Know NYC and a regular at the world famous Comedy Cellar. With six stand-up albums and three specials under his belt, including the critically acclaimed Big Break, David delivers comedy that’s “smart and engaging” (The New York Times) and “endlessly watchable” (Humorism). In addition to stand up, he is a five-time reoccurring guest on the popular storytelling podcast Risk! and a producer of the traveling outdoor storytelling series Campfire. David currently performs nationwide while working out a niche in New York's legendary comedy scene and sometimes he'll eat fries off your plate. He feels bad about that. He's sorry... I'm sorry. I'm David Drake. This was me the whole time.

Dave Ross is a comedian in New York City. Every single person on earth likes him. He's been on the Late Late Show with James Corden, This is Not Happening, Drunk History, WTF with Marc Maron, Why Won't You Date Me? with Nicole Byer, Behind the Bastards, The Daily Zeitgeist and many many more. He was a New Face at Just For Laughs Montreal in 2016, and since then has been touring the country, headlining every single type of room -- from a tent at Warped Tour to a theater at SXSW to The Hollywood Improv and your basement. His first album The Only Man Who Has Ever Had Sex is really really good and that's why everybody likes him so much.

Gastor Almonte is a stand-up comedian and storyteller from Brooklyn, NY. He's appeared on Comedy Central, HBO, Peacock and more. Timeout magazine named him one of your "New Comedy Obsessions." He is the host of the War Report Podcast.

Courtney Maginnis is a comedian and actress based in Brooklyn, NY. She performs standup all over the country and has been a part of the Brooklyn Comedy Festival, NY Comedy Festival, Underground Comedy Festival, Red Clay Comedy Festival and more. Courtney has been featured in sketches for Comedy Central, HBO and College Humor. She has been featured for a story on NPR's Studio 360 as well as appeared on shows for Sirius XM. She is one of the stars of the popular web series NFL Fan Therapy, the co-host of the weekly podcast “Burbs Bros” as well as a co-host for one of Thrillist’s best underground comedy shows in NYC, “Let’s See What Else” every Tuesday night in the Lower East Side.