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.

Zahid Dewji is a Texas favorite that can most recently be seen tourin with comedy icon Whitney Cummings as well as internet sensation Noel Miller all across the country. He has also opened for other killer acts like Mark Normand, Mo Amer, JR DeGuzman & Dusty Slay. Zahid has placed in more than a handful of national comedy competitions, toured internationally and featured on over a dozen comedy festivals including Oddball Comedy Fest, Come & Take It Comedy Takeover and Desi Comedy Fest. Want to learn nothing at a comedy show? Need a break from extracting meaning out of every dying second? Don't miss the chance to see him now!

Django Gold is a comedian and writer who lives in New York and regularly performs at comedy clubs, festivals, and dive bars all around the country. His debut stand-up special Bag of Tricks was released to widespread acclaim in 2023, and was named among the best of the year by the New York Times, Vulture, Paste Magazine, and Uproxx. "If you love Norm Macdonald’s delivery style, watch this," raved the Times. In addition to his live performance doings, Django has also written for Colbert and the Onion, where his headshot was assigned to beloved op-ed columnist Derek Ralphs. He has seven Emmy nominations and a Peabody Award, for some reason. Cynical, bizarre, without shame or better judgment: That’s the Django Gold guarantee. Come laugh your little butt off.

Carmen Lagala is a whimsical ADHD–laden punchline tornado. Spinning toward unspoken truths, her comedy is a tea of confessions steeped overnight with equal notes of gritty New York City (home for 12 years) and sweet Vermont maple (born and raised). You may have seen her on The Late Show with Stephen Colbert, from her viral Don’t Tell Comedy set, SiriusXM radio, or headlining stages throughout the country, dismantling the shame of being human with the enthusiasm of a raccoon in a well-stocked pantry. You can find her on Instagram & TikTok, and subscribe to her YouTube channel to support her must-watch special “Sweet Batch” with 350k views and climbing! Catch her new hour live, it’s even better — and buy her merch it’s insane. You’ll see.

Napoleon is one of the funniest and more lovable comics on the rise in the city. His charming wit and charismatic smile has been delighting audience all over the tri-state area. He has recently just performed at the prestigious Just for Laughs Comedy Festival "New Faces" Show.

Ali O’Neil is a comedian living in Brooklyn but she grew up in Boston and will yell at you about that. You may have heard of Worthless Clowns – her podcast that celebrates all of life’s most embarrassing moments (featuring comedian Brittany Cardwell). You’ve seen her on Cracked Comedy Club, Amazon Prime, and she’s done the New York Comedy Festival more times than she can count. AND YES SHE CAN COUNT!

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.

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.

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.

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.