Stranger, smaller-room, and in-the-know Scope NYC picks for Sunday, August 23, 2026.
A Ryo Sasaki-hosted Smalls jam keeps the afternoon loose, player-driven, and far from the Sunday brunch churn.
Putiverso on the Sultan Room roof reads like a tiny scene flyer that escaped into the main calendar.
A mouse-song parody competition at Eris is stupidly specific in the way a Sunday comedy pick should be.
Stereo Mandrax piles Black's Myths, Windscour, and Phantom Honeymoon into a Pianos bill with a real left-field pulse.
Vaudeville 3000 at Alphaville has the exact off-center title energy that belongs below the bigger Sunday concerts.
A Galileo Theatre Company Match & Mingle at Purgatory sounds more like a downtown dare than a clean theater listing.
Caveat turns self-infection into a comic expert interview, which is a weirder ask than another stand-up showcase.
C'mon Everybody's Fagnet booking gives the night a sharper queer-club edge than the broad dance listings.
Wonderville's Disasterpiece Movie Night gives the film slot a games-bar cult angle instead of repertory polish.
The Oval Self-Portrait keeps the late Tank slot small, cryptic, and more intriguing than the safer matinees.