Stranger, smaller-room, and in-the-know Scope NYC picks for Monday, May 18.
Ecstatic Peephole at Pete's has the right tiny-back-room title energy: literary, strange, and not trying to be broadly legible.
The Nuyorican Bowery Slam keeps Monday rooted in live words and actual room pressure instead of another casual open mic.
Drag King Bingo at Club Cumming is exactly specific enough: a game-night frame with a performer who knows how to make it more than bingo.
Caveat's And Scene is built for people who like comedy with a premise, where the fun is watching the format keep mutating.
Wonderville hosting Lex Walton, Bee Hall, and Prairie Princess reads like a deliberately odd little Ridgewood bill rather than a standard show.
Frankenstein's Baby has just enough title weirdness and Union Hall looseness to feel like the Monday plan you would not find by accident.
Burlesque Bingo at Alphabet Bar is cheeky, contained, and more memorable than the surrounding wave of generic Monday nightlife promos.
An all-Fleischer musical program introduced by Will Friedwald is a cartoon-history rabbit hole with a real host, not just a repertory slot.
Defector turning WNBA fandom into a comedy show at littlefield is niche in the best way: sports-brained, funny, and very online without being remote.
Vinyl After Hours at Mezzrow is a late-night jazz-club wind-down for people who still want the room to have a point of view.