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Funny Town

Six comedy shows to catch this week.


Jo Firestone will be a guest on this week's taping of the You're The Expert podcast.   

Running Late With Scott Rogowsky
Gramercy Theatre; 3/12 at 8 p.m.; 27 E. 23rd St., nr. Lexington Ave.; 212-614-6932
HQ fans can see the hosting skills of Scott Rogowsky IRL, where it all began — with a fake comedy talk show co-starring his dad, Marty, as his sidekick. Guests include Dan Rather, Michael Ian Black, Sunny Hostin, and Roy Wood Jr.

Employee of the Month
Gramercy Theatre; 3/15 at 8 p.m.; 27 E. 23rd St., nr. Lexington Ave.; 212-614-6932
For nine years, Catie Lazarus has interviewed guests with enviable jobs with a combination of insight and comedic sensibility. For this big anniversary installment of her live talk show, she welcomes comedian Hannibal Buress, Hamiton’s Alex Lacamoire, actress Emily Mortimer, musical guest the Resistance Revival Chorus, and others.

Jean and John
The Bell House; 3/15 at 8 p.m.; 149 7th St., nr. Second Ave., Gowanus; 718-643-6510
Jean Grae is a rapper and musician, and you’ve seen John Hodgman on television sometimes. Together they make comedy.

Las Culturistas Live: I Don’t Think So, Honey!
The Bell House; 3/16 at 8 p.m.; 149 7th St., nr. Second Ave., Gowanus; 718-643-6510
At the end of each Las Culturistas podcast, hosts Bowen Yang and Matt Rogers ask their guest to pick one bothersome topic in culture and throw heavy shade at it. This is a live show of just those witty, minute-long rants, with multiple guests including Broad City’s Eliot Glazer.

You're the Expert
Caveat; 3/18 at 7 p.m.; 21A Clinton St., nr. Stanton St.; 212-228-2100
Watch comedians including Jo Firestone tease academics about their profession in a live taping of this podcast, hosted by Chris Duffy.

Kondabolu Brothers Podcast Recording
Littlefield; 3/18 at 8 p.m.; 635 Sackett St., nr. Fourth Ave., Gowanus; 718-855-3388
Round out Sunday with some light sociopolitical comedy laced with family drama when comedian Hari Kondabolu joins his brother, former Das Racist hype man Ashok Kondabolu, for a live taping of their podcast.