Weekanerd NYC: Black Hole, Pantsless Wonders, and Comedy People

Friday, January 11

• Author Event with Charles Burns
  
• 7pm@ Barnes and Nobles Tribeca, 97 Warren Street, Manhattan

Black Hole, Charles Burns' critically acclaimed graphic novel, just came out as a sleek, affordable paperback. I was in a bookstore today, and there it was in the front display along side the regular texty books. Take that, fiction! At this Author Event, Burns will talk about Black Hole, and probably whatever people want to ask him about.

Pantsless hijinks and a bunch of comedians, after the jump...

Saturday, January 12

• No Pants 2008
• 3pm@ Foley Square, between Centre St and Layafette, Brooklyn

Geeks tend to go in for shameless exhibitionism only when they've got a really good, formal reason for doing so. Like an anime con. Or a Star Wars con. Any kind of Con, really. So think of this as an Anti-Pants con, and you'll be fine. Basically you group up at 3pm, get on the subway, and when the moment is right, you drop trou. Hit the title link for an FAQ. And make sure you wear some superhero boxers to represent (that goes for you too, ladies).

Sunday, January 13

• Tearing the Veil of Maya w/ Eugene Mirman and Michael Showalter
  
• 3pm and 6pm @ The Museum of the Moving Image, 35 Ave at 36th St, Queens

Semi famous alt-komedians Jessi Klein and Demetri Martin (I've heard straight hipster girls consider him to be "dreamy"!) join regular hosts Mirman and Showalter, who were recently nominated in the Best Hosts category of the Emerging Comedians of New York awards. Emerging?! Michael Showalter was in The State! The oldest sketch troupe of all time! This show appears to consist of whatever the funsters feel like doing, and it's only seven bucks.

Weekanerd NYC: Buffy Sing-A-Long, Head Trauma, and Comedy All-Stars

FRIDAY, JULY 13

• Buffy At Midnight: "Once More With Feeling" Sing-a-Long
  
• Midnight @ The IFC Center, 323 Sixth Ave, Manhattan
  

This weekly midnight screening of Buffy's classic Musical Episode features gift bags, karaoke, a Rocky Horroresque live cast performing along with the show, and the other sorts of crazy crap that you expect from Whedon fans. $15 bucks at the door.

SATURDAY, JULY 14

• Head Trauma - New York Premiere
• 6:30pm @ The Museum of The Moving Image, 35th Ave at 36th Street, Queens
  

The official site of this event describes it as "a collision of movies, music, gaming, and theatrics". And the website is decked out with great looking comic book style graphics, so this may just be the perfect Weekanerd event. Filmmaker Lance Wieler does Q & A after the show. Tickets are $18 bucks for non-members.

SUNDAY, JULY 15

• Tearing at the Veil of Maya - Anniversary Party
  
• 6pm @ Union Hall, 702 Union Street, Brooklyn
  

This is the 1 Year Anniversary celebration of Michael Showalter and Eugene Mirman's live comedy show. There will be music downstairs and comedy upstairs, courtesy of guests such as Janeane Garofalo and David Cross - it's only $10, so are you there, or what?