Hey everyone, how was your Fourth? If you saw me on that day, please tell me how it was; the alcohol is hiding those memories from me like a rum-powered mental shield.

No vid this week; having some trouble getting them to post through WordPress. It’s things like this that make me feel like an Unfrozen Caveman Lawyer with certain aspects of the Internet.

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I Eat Pandas: We Classy (Wednesday July 16, Upright Citizens Brigade Theatre; 9:30 PM; $5.00) - Comedians Eliza Skinner and Glennis McMurray do an hour-long set of improvised musicals. This is for real.

WHY YOU SHOULD GO

Aside from working together like chocolate and peanut butter, Skinner and McMurray create improvised musicals based off of audience suggestions that are funnier and have more heart than most off-Broadway numbers you’d pay too much money to see. Skinner creates beautiful, hilariously tragic characters with the drop of a hat, and McMurray plays off of everything in the room so well you’d think that the whole thing was scripted.

We’ll have more viddy goodness next week, your 86 year old Uncle Matt promises!

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Happy 4th of July, Netizens! Today is the day when the entire world celebrates its independence. It’s been 12 years now since Captain Hiller and David Levinson infected the invaders’ ships with a virus from an Earth laptop. Remember, when you’re reciting President Whitmore’s chilling speech before the final salvo on the aliens, we laugh now to celebrate their sacrifices.

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The Apple Sisters (Thursday, July 10, 8:00 pm; People’s Improv Theatre; $8.00) - The Apple Sisters put together a musixtravaganza for you lucky, lucky people

WHY YOU SHOULD GO

As American as the pie, los hermanas Apple are 3 girls whose slightly askew worldview makes for one of the freshest comedy voices in the city. Imagine a kids show run by recovering alcoholics repressing their dark edge. They were the video of the week last week in this column, and if you liked what you saw there, just wait until you see it live; yes, they spit corn all over each other and continue the show.

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This week started on a down note with the death of comedy legend George Carlin. Lots of mournful posts out there, but I don’t think anyone should be mourning. In fact, Carlin would probably give a 15 minute rant on the hero worship that people are bestowing on him post mortem. He never wanted to be someone to look up to; he just wanted to tell the truth. Instead of being sad about it, why not instead go out, live life, and be an honest human?

Okay, back to the comedy.

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What am I most excited about at this weekend’s Sketchfest NYC? That’s easy. It’s gonna have to be Dirty Jeans & Thunderchief (preview trailer above). This looks to be the best idea ever to come off the misunderstood lyrics of an AC/DC song. Catch them tonight at 10 pm at UCB.

The show itself will be a full story featuring these two 1970s housewives gone bad. And even if you can’t make it tonight, there’s time throughout the weekend to check out the rest of the Sketchfest NYC lineup. Full schedule is here.

All told, 28 groups from across the country will be converging on the UCB to engage in pre-scripted hilarity. Plus Sunday afternoon features a panel discussion from the funny folk of the Onion News Network. Enjoy…

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Well, kids, tonight is looking like an exceptionally stellar Friday night for comedy, so rather than just spotlighting one performer this week, we’re gonna give you a list of shows to have on your radar. Don’t have plans yet for tonight? We’re about to solve your problem…

1. B.J. Novak You know him as Ryan, the temp turned corporate overlord on The Office . But did you also know he also did standup? You can catch him making the Ha-Ha, tonight though Sunday at Caroline’s on Broadway. Shows at 8 and 10:30. Tickets a steep $27-$31. But come on, the guy’s on national television.

2. Kurt and Kristen in Double Down Hearts The Kristen in “Kurt and Kristen” is Kristen Schaal, best known to fans of Flight of the Conchords as the group’s biggest/only groupie, Mel. tonight she and her partner in comedy, Kurt Braunohler, preview the show they’ll be taking across the pond to the famed Edinburgh Fringe Festival. See it at the PIT tonight at 11 for only $8, which is seriously cheaper than buying a plane ticket to Scotland and seeing it there.

3. Mike Birbiglia: 60 Minutes of New Comedy Mike is one of the best standups working today, and he’s currently putting together a new act. Come watch the creative process–and help it along by laughing when the urge hits–at the UCB tonight at 8 pm. It costs $8 to get in the door. After that, the laughter is free.

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If it’s a Thursday night–this coming one or any other–you’d be well-advised to head down to Rififi for the standup showcase Totally J/K (8 pm, $5) hosted by Joe Mande and Noah Garfinkel .

Each week, before Joe and Noah let any comedians come up and do their thing, they toss a few new entries onto their ever-evolving List of Nothing. "It’s basically a huge notepad that we add to each week," Joe explains. "The list is comprised of terrible ideas–puns mostly–that we’ve rejected as premises for sketches or videos because they’re so retarded." Sounds like something you’d love to read, right? To give you a taste of their show, Joe and Noah have shared some of their favorite entries from the list after the jump.

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Couch potatoes are familiar with New York comedian Judah Friedlander from his roles on 30 Rock and Best Week Ever, but active types can go see his standup live this Thursday through Sunday (May 15-18) at Carolines on Broadway.

On stage, Judah plays the World Champion, a character who, quite frankly, is better than you at everything. On the phone, Judah calmly discussed impersonating himself, painting Sasquatch, and how you can buy one of his 30 Rock hats.

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Gabe and Jenny are New York’s premier comedy couple who will never actually be a couple. And in this video they perform what many critics have lauded as the most accurate impression of Rosie O’Donnell ever captured on film. But warning: The video contains poopy talk and maybe also the sound of Gabe and Jenny repeatedly vomiting, so you might want to put on some headphones instead of cranking it over your workplace speakers.

Wanna know more about Gabe and Jenny? First of all, they have last names! Gabe’s is Liedman. Jenny’s is Slate. Also, they have websites! Here’s one for the duo . And here’s one for just Gabe.

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Ladies and gentlemen, we give you the comedic stylings of Greg Johnson.

Why Greg Johnson? Well, for exactly three years now, Greg’s been holding down Friday nights at Rififi, and he’s celebrating tonight with a blowout anniversary show. A mere sampling of tonight’s lineup: Greg, stand-up legend Todd Barry, The Daily Show’s John Oliver and Best Week Ever’s Nick Kroll. All for a mere $5.

So check out this sampling of Greg’s material, then see you tonight at 8 pm at Rififi (332 E. 11th St, between 1st and 2nd Aves). Can’t make it tonight, so you’d prefer to stalk Greg at some later date in the future? Check out his blog or mayhaps his MySpace page .

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So here’s what I’m thinking: This will be one of the few times you have to deal with me blabbering. I’m Adam, and I’ll be covering the NYC comedy scene for neighborbee, but I’m going to do it by saying as little as possible.

Instead, I’ll be turning this space over to the comedians themselves and letting them entertain you for a couple hundred words. If they make you giggle, awesome. Do them a solid and go check out their show. If they make you frown… um, that sucks. Quickly scan the rest of this blog, where your mood will be instantly buoyed by some very amusing bee puns.

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