September may have been slammin', but October is even better at 116. There are events galore happening at this historic venue and there is a 2-for-1 happy hour every night until 9pm (even during events). Whether you're into LOLing, poetry readings, singing your socks off, or listening to others sing their socks off, there is an event (or two, or three...) for you at 116. Check out their stellar schedule of events below!
If you're looking for comedy:
Mondays, 8pm
Gaslight Refueled
Live stand-up with comics from Last Comic Standing, Comedy Central, NBC, BBC, WeTV, and more.
Vicky Kuperman hosts.
No cover, no drink minimum, 2 for 1 drinks until 9pm
Wednesday 10/12 & 10/26, 10pm
Bipolar Express
116 introduces a new biweekly comedy event to balance out an unstable week, fusing NYC’s top alternative and club comedians in a depression-fighting gang bang.
No cover, no drink minimum
Thursday 10/13 & 10/27, 7pm
Free Healthcare
A comedy show with a misleading title. Hosted by Ryan Conner (contributing writer for SNL, BBC) and Sean Gabbert (XM Radio). October 13 will feature Nat Bargatze (Conan, Comedy Central), Dan Soder (Montreal Comedy Festival), Jeff Maurer (Last Comic Standing), Danny Solomon (absolutely hilarious).
No cover, no drink minimum, 2 for 1 drinks until 9pm
Sunday 10/30, 7pm
Gaslight Comedy Show
Hosted by Mike Feeny
No cover, no drink minimum, 2 for 1 drinks until 9pm
If you're looking for music:
Tuesday 10/11 & 10/25, 8pm
The Gaslight Revival
Late night bluegrass & folk jam with host Sheriff Bob, who played at the original Gaslight Café 40 years ago.
No cover, 2 for 1 drinks until 9pm
Tuesdays, 6pm
Open Mic
The legendary Gaslight stage opens for singers, songwriters, musicians, poets, comics, and storytellers.
Manoo Halati hosts.
No cover, 2 for 1 drinks until 9pm
Tuesday 10/4 & 10/18, 10pm
Radio Amateur Open Stage
A tribute to non-traditional artists and performers: the unsung heroes of NYC’s art scene, providing 8 minutes of no-strings-attached stage time for anyone ready to perform or pontificate.
No cover
Friday 10/28, 7pm
Marilyn Carino
The Brooklyn-born, former Mudville front woman will perform songs from her first solo release, Little Genius.
No cover, 2 for 1 drinks until 9pm
DJs Spin Weekend Late Nights starting at 10pm
Thursdays: DJ Baron – Thursday Night Soulshake – funky ol’ soul 45’s
Fridays: DJ Drastic – funk, soul, R&B, dance rock, hip hop
Saturdays: DJ Stacey Stylez – dance classics, old-skool, new wave, disco hip hop
Mondays, 10pm
Karaoke @ Gaslight
No cover
If you're looking for poetry:
Thursday 10/6 & 10/20, 7pm
Intangible Slam
The 2011-2012 Intangible Slam season launches in its new home at 116, the official IWPS qualifier gearing up for next year’s national competition in Cleveland. You’ll see long poems! Short poems! Good poems! Bad poems! Medium-well poems! This is not a slam to miss. A true test of a slammer's range and strength.
$5 at the door
Friday 10/21, Doors 6pm / Reading 7pm
Momentum Lit
Monthly reading series featuring fiction, creative non-fiction, poetry, & monologues by a roster of NYC writers.
$10, 2 for 1 drinks until 9pm
Wednesdays, 6:30pm
The Gaslight Salon Series
A spoken-word salon from poetry to storytelling, with a little comedy & cabaret thrown in for good measure.
No cover