Stand Up NY Competitors

Founded in 1987 with its first venue opening in New York City, Knitting Factory Entertainment (KFE) is a creative producer, manager and distributor of universal music content, film/TV and theatrical events: The Company operates music venues and Amphitheaters across the country including New York, California, Idaho, Montana, Omaha, Oklahoma, Minneapolis and Washington. Knitting Factory Ent , one of the top 50 promoters in the world, produces national and international tours, concerts and events; Knitting Factory Records, along with its partner Partisan Records, manages recorded music catalogs and current artists and releases content in all formats ; Knitting Factory Management, which handles the careers of emerging and critically acclaimed recording artists both in the U.S. and overseas. KFE launched The Federal Bar: Gastropub and Music Complex, located in Los Angeles & Long Beach, CA and El Tejano & The Thirsty Merchant Bar / Restaurant in Los Angeles. KFE is also partners with Giant Step Media Marketing, The Connect Group Brand Marketing, Boomtown Brewery, Chris Moore Concerts, Selby Artists Management, and The Talk House web IP. KFE partnered with Spaceland Presents and Arts & Recreation Hospitality (A&R Inc) in LA to launch The Regent Theatre, as well as, A&R Inc to build Arrive Hotel in Palm Springs. KFE is also a partner with Monoblock Presents and Red Light Management on the critically acclaimed music fest, Desert Daze Festival in Southern CA.

Opening its doors in 1979, the world famous Laugh Factory has been recognized as "The #1 Comedy Club in the Country." With two Southern California locations in Hollywood (its original Sunset Boulevard locale) and Long Beach (opened in 2008), a club in Chicago's East Lakeview, and a new location inside the Tropicana Las Vegas, the top stars of stand-up comedy, as well as today's brightest emerging talent, shine on the legendary stage.

New York Comedy Club has been at the heart of the American comedy scene for more than three decades, and remains dedicated to the work, to the talent, to the community, and to preserving the exhilarating “anything can happen” vibe that is unique to live comedy. We operate two venues in NYC's Midtown and East Village, one in Stamford Connecticut, and one in Atlantic City. Through our parent company, Future Days Entertainment, we also offer talent management (Forza), live and studio recording (Pinch), and a ticketing platform that is customized to the needs of comedy clubs (Standuptix). "This Manhattan hotspot is super traditional with brick walls, neon signs, and classic theater lighting. The club is unapologetically New York City—authentic, no-frills, and just plain awesome." —Gotham Magazine