Comedy
Punchline Magazine’s Fourth Anniversary Show
Lewis Black, Janeane Garofalo and other funny stars celebrate this stand-up publication’s success.

Music
Evan Parker
The experimental innovator duets with two great percussionists.

Talk
“Reckoning with Torture: Memos and Testimonies from the ‘War on Terror’”
Authors Paul Auster and Don DeLillo read from recently released secret documents, while artist Jenny Holzer–who published art made from declassified documents on TONY’s website–debuts a special presentation.

Theater
Is Life Worth Living?
The Mint scores again with Lennox Robinson’s comedy of life imitating art.

Eat out
Hot dog and sausage tasting
Will Flying Pig Farm’s apple-sage wiener be top dog? Head to this tasting of five links and vote for your favorite.

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Twelfth Night

Theater
Twelfth Night
It’s that time of year again: The weather is warm, the Park is inviting, and there’s free Shakespeare there. This time around, Anne Hathaway breaks hearts in male drag.

Eat Out
Flip night
Challenge the bartender at Flight 151 to a coin toss, and if you win, the drink’s on the house.

Music
Explosions in the Sky
The Texan post-rockers celebrate a decade of noise with an evening in the sun at Central Park SummerStage.

Comedy
Janeane Garofalo
Unflinchingly acerbic, Garofalo is still lambasting political and social idiocies more than 15 years after her career began.

Theater
Stunning
David Adjmi’s striking new drama tests the boundaries of whiteness.

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Pete Holmes cohosts big-name Janeane Garofalo

Janeane Garofalo: 15 letters. That’s a big name both figuratively and literally. She performs for free at Punch up Your Life tonight. Jessi Klein and Pete Holmes host, and John Hailes and Jon Glaser also perform.

I know it’s going to be tough living through the mirthless intervening hours until showtime, so here are some funny clips to see you through. First, fresh from not winning at the ECNY awards, Pete Holmes dreaming of Morgan Freeman. Second, Jon Glaser in his Cartoon Network show, Delocated.

Whilst you’ll need no further convincing, here’s more: Venue Housing Works provides shelter and support services to homeless people living with HIV and AIDS, and serves beer. So the more you drink (responsibly), the more your help your fellow New Yorkers.

Gomorrah

Here’s what we’re up to today:

FILM
Gomorrah
Matteo Garrone’s epic Italian crime drama is a total indictment of modern Neapolitan corruption. And it’s genius.

EAT OUT
The best of Carroll Gardens
Take a walking tour of this nabe with cute-as-a-button chef Brad Farmerie.

COMEDY
Inside Joke
Have a fireside chat with Janeane Garofalo at the UCB Theatre tonight.

MUSIC
Fujiya & Miyagi + School of Seven Bells
Brighton’s take on Stereolab’s take on krautrock, plus a transcendental update on deep shoegaze at (Le) Poisson Rouge.

CLUBS
Konkrete Jungle
The nightcap to your day off should be at this long-running party at the Pyramid Club.