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• Take the New Comedy. Please.
  By Neil Strauss
  New York Times
  May 31, 1996
  
  
• Alternative comedy: Laughs on the edge
  By James S. Hirsch
  Wall Street Journal
  July 24, 1996

Links to other press… press-related news follows the links.

• 2006: April 28: Slamming Back, by Trav S.D. -- Village Voice
  The patron saint of the uncool strikes a blow against L.E.S. gentrification


• 2006: March 2: Mr. microphone, by Justin R. Silverman -- Time Out New York
  LES host Faceboy celebrates 600 wild nights of open mikes


• 2005: September 25: 10 departed institutions we miss -- Time Out New York
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• 2005: August 18: THE WIDE WIDE WORLD OF SURF REALITY -- New York Press
  Until its untimely demise at the hands of greedy landlords, Surf Reality was one of the coolest, cheapest and most anti-commercial performance-space lofts in town. Roughly two years later, they're still searching for a new home. Meanwhile, you can get a t


• 2003: April 29: A legendary comedy club closes its doors., by Greg Maxwell -- New York Press
  End of the Punchline A legendary comedy venue is history. You could argue that New York has seen stranger live shows than Faceboyz Open Mic. You could point out that the actor who painted his penis purple didn’t keep the audience’s attention aft...


• 2003: March 27: This Just In... -- Time Out New York
  Meanwhile, Surf Reality, the LES performance-art mecca, is being forced out of 172 Allen Street due to rising rents.


• 2003: March 5: Exit, Stage Lower East Side, by Trav S.D. -- Village Voice
  The Closing of Surf Reality and the Theatorium Signals the End of a Theatrical Era


• 2002: May 7: Three Jews and a Persian -- New York Press
  THREE JEWS and a Persian isn’t some Washington-based NGO, but rather one of the most excellent and absurd comedy sketch groups to emerge out of the Lower East Side’s sometimes strenuous performance scene.


• 2001: September 18: Ex-TV Head-er Kevin Maher Wonders If People Are Ready to Laugh, by Ned Vizzini -- New York Press
  Well, you knew this would happen, somewhere in the part of your mind that’s "returned to normalcy." A loose collection of neo-hippies, LES residents and Burning Man ... That leaves ex-TV Head-er Kevin Maher, sometimes known as Pigboy due to a certain ro


• 2001: March 26: The Downtown Realty Reality, by Francine Russo -- Village Voice
  Forget location, location, location. For downtown theaters located in skyrocketing rent districts, life and death may be "all in the timing"—how many years left on their leases.


• 2000: October 12: Review: Mono, by David Cote -- Time Out New York
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• 2000: September 28: BEST OF MANHATTAN 2000: Best Public Consumption of Marijuana, by Steve Naidich -- New York Press
  Surf Reality, 5/13


• 2000: July 27: Elfin magic, by Jen Schroeder -- Time Out New York
  A pointy-eared ordained minister enlivens the downtown performance scene


• 2000: July 26: ‘The Poseidon Adventure’—Coming to a Stage Near You!, by Trav S.D. -- Village Voice
  Alternative Theater Rides a Populist Wave


• 2000: April 27: Surf's up, by Greg Emmanuel -- Time Out New York
  The 13-day Le Surf 2000 festival offers a tsunami of downtown comedy


• 1999: July 8: Face time, by Greg Emmanuel -- Time Out New York
  Faceboyz Open Mike Night celebrates five years of entertainment on the edge


• 1999: June 2: Stage Struck, by Stuart Miller -- Village Voice
  From Fringe to Pop— Welcome to the Big Boom in Summer Theater Festivals


• 1999: April 29: Down and out there, by Greg Emmanuel -- Time Out New York
  The 1999 Surf Comedy Festival revels in its weirdness


• 1999: February 11: Rant boy, by Greg Emmanuel -- Time Out New York
  Marc Maron is one of NYC's busiest comics, so why is he so angry?


• 1997: August 21: Fringe benefits -- Time Out New York
  The New York International Fringe Festival has something for everyone


• 1996: June 5: ALTERNA BE THY NAME, by Cynthia True -- Time Out New York
  Say goodbye to stand-up as we know it. The new wave is here.


• 1995: November 8: BEAT NOIR, by Ava Chin Photographed by Andrew Kist -- Time Out New York
  So you wanna be a spoken-word star? Grab your beret and howl...

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