SCHTICK A POLE IN IT, NYC’s best and only comedy and pole dancing show, has announced new performance dates (11/27/2021 – 1/22/2022) for an open-ended run at Drom (85 Avenue A) in the East Village.
The NY Times called this show “Top 5 Comedy Shows to Catch†while Gothamist claims the show is the “ Only in New York Thing to Do,†and it certainly has a lot to hold your attention. An entertainment “mashup†SCHTICK A POLE IN IT combines the aerial artistry of the city’s best pole dancers with the comic chops of its funniest stand-ups. It proves to be an evening of sexy, hilarious, eye-popping, jaw-dropping fun.
Hosted by comedy power couple Dan Goodman and JoAnna Ross, every month’s show features a different music theme from Cardi B to Frank Sinatra, Queen to Hamilton, and Megan Thee Stallion to Led Zeppelin.
SCHTICK A POLE IN IT all started for a friend. Dan and JoAnna had just wrapped up Dan’s short film Skinja! about a stripper by night and ninja by day when a close friend was diagnosed with breast cancer. As two comics who’d just worked on a film with a bunch of pole dancers, JoAnna came up with the crazy idea to take the two groups of performers and use them to raise money for a good cause. The night was such a success that they kept it going as a “normal†show, and eight years later, they are expanding to more dates as they continue to wow audiences with their one-of-a-kind events.
By the way, their friend who was diagnosed with cancer, well, they kicked cancer’s ass!
Here is some of the upcoming talent you really should not miss: Comics for the November 27 show include Calvin Cato (Oxygen’s “My Crazy Love,†National Geographic’s “Brain Gamesâ€), Anthony DeVito (“The Late Show with Stephen Colbert,†“Comedy Central Presentsâ€), Ophira Eisenberg (Host of NPR’s “Ask Me Anotherâ€), Dan Goodman (Fusion Network, Skinja!) and JoAnna Ross (Original Broadway Cast of Footloose).
Dancers include Victoria Finehout-Vigil (Queen of the Night, Kanye West), Niara Lucas Eustace (Pole Art Italy), Lara Michaels (US Pole Dance Federation/USPDF National Champion 2017), Brittnai Pytlar (USPDF Miss Sexy 2019), Patricia Yndigoyen (North American Pole Champ 2018) and Jenny Zhou (Ms. Pole Dance Japan finalist).
This is a must-do for the holidays, beyond running up to try and beat the crowds and get a look at the Rockefeller Center tree (forget trying to get on the ice there) or manage a cold carriage ride through the park. Tickets $35 – $45. 21+ admitted. 2 drink minimum at table with full menu and bar. All shows start at 8 pm. Doors open at 7:30 pm. Running time is 90 minutes. Line up subject to change. Proof of Covid vaccine checked at the door. Purchase at https://www.schtickapole.com.