Hear Jimmy Fallon's Warmup Guy Seth Herzog's Most Awkward Sexual Experience

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Seth Herzog

This week in Cheap Laughs, we have sexual embarrassment, late-show merriment, impersonations, and the most positive human being ever to walk the earth. Here's our rundown of the best in independently produced New York comedy this week.

Wednesday, October 29th

Awkward Sex and the City
Littlefield, Doors 7.30 / Show 8 p.m. $5.

Hearing tales of sexual failure never gets old. It's a universal: We've all been there. It's 2 a.m. You're intoxicated. Your junk stinks, your pride is in ruins, and oh, here come the tears...Tonight's highlighted performers include Seth Herzog (Lower East Side comedy legend and one of the finest warm-up/crowd-work comics in the business) and Krystyna Hutchinson, who co-hosts the delightful Guys We Fucked podcast. That's right: Each week, she and a co-host interview...a guy they've fucked. Check your boundaries at the door.

Thursday, October 30th

Running Late With Scott Rogowsky
Littlefield, Doors 7.30 / Show 8 p.m. Free.

Scott Rogowsky, Brooklyn's millennial answer to Johnny Carson, returns this evening with the three-year anniversary of his live talk show. Scott's guests include twin stand-up comedian team The Lucas Brothers, fresh from their scene-stealing turn in 22 Jump Street. Also present will be the indescribably funny Dale Seever -- think an even more delusional version of Neil Hamburger. Joining them is The Onion features editor Joe Garden, and of course, Scott's cast of regulars: his sidekick (real-life dad Marty Rogowsky) and bandleader (old college pal Matt Buechele). It's sure to be a festive atmosphere. And by "festive," we mean drunk.

Friday, October 31st

Bawdy Snatchers
The Creek and the Cave, 11 p.m. Free.

Comedy is a strange subculture. Like any niche pursuit, it has its own lore, its own slang, and a slew of private jokes. But it's different from any other "scene," because it likes to air its dirty laundry in the most public of ways. Tonight is a close-up look at all the streaks and stains. Successful and not-yet-successful comedians gather for what is best described as a "roast with costumes." Comics impersonate each other and perform short sets "in character" as another person from the comedy community. If you're in the know, you love it. But even if you're not, you'll get a lot of the jokes, and feel closer to this strange breed of people for whom the highest compliment...is a horrible insult.

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