Steve Martin/Martin Short, Jay Leno, Jackie Martling, 17 more great comedy shows coming to Long Island this fall

Steve Martin and Martin Short bring their Dukes of Funnytown... — Steve Martin and Martin Short bring their Dukes of Funnytown comedy show to LIU Posts Tilles Center for the Performing Arts in Greenvale on Oct. 19. Credit: Mark Seliger

By David J. Criblezdavid.criblez@newsday.com DavidJCriblezUpdated October 10, 2024 6:21 am

When "Only Murders in the Building" co-stars Steve Martin and Martin Short are in each other’s presence they share a unique chemistry. There’s a clearly defined yin and yang to their comedic exchanges.
"The banter has become very natural," says Short, 74, while at a tour stop in Nashville. "When you think of close friendships, they razz each other. Due to our long history of working together, there’s an ease because we are constantly in each other’s energy. I think that shows on stage."

Despite being elder statesmen, no luster has come off their fastball. The angsty bromance continues with both zip and a fair amount of chop breaking.

"Steve will say, ‘I love touring with Marty because there’s no paparazzi,’ ” says Short. "I’ll respond, ‘Steve, you look fantastic, but I guess that’s the benefit of looking 70 since you were 30.’ ”

These comedy legends will together headline LIU Post’s Tilles Center for the Performing Arts in Brookville on Oct. 19. This is one of dozens of live stand-up comedy shows happening throughout both Nassau and Suffolk. Here’s a peek at who will be behind the mic this fall.

JEFF GARLIN

Larry David’s best bud on "Curb Your Enthusiasm" does back-to-back dates at Governor’s Comedy Club in Levittown on Oct. 18-19.

MORE INFO 516-731-3358, govs.com

COST $30 (plus two item minimum), 16 and older

STEVE MARTIN & MARTIN SHORT

The dynamic duo brings the "The Dukes of Funnytown!" show to the Tilles Center for the Performing Arts at LIU Post in Brookville on Oct. 19.

"Steve will come out and do five minutes then I come out and we do different things together," says Short. "I say [to the crowd], ‘Steve and I have a rule. The second this no longer becomes fun, that’s when we quit.’ Then Steve walks out. I’ll do 20 minutes, he comes out to do 20 minutes and at the end, we come back together."

MORE INFO 516-299-3100, tillescenter.org

COST $192.80-$479.40

ANTHONY RODIA

The Franklin Square resident will perform two shows (7 and 9:30 p.m.) at The Paramount in Huntington on Oct. 19 as part of his "Totally Relatable Tour."

"I make my humor relatable because that’s where you get the real belly laughs," says Rodia, 44. "If someone is sitting in the audience and you talk about something that they experienced or thought about, they instantly connect. I want my audience to be like, ‘My kids did that! My wife said that!’ or ‘I was raised that way!’ ”

MORE INFO 631-673-7300, paramountny.com

COST $77.75-$110.25

JACKIE 'THE JOKE MAN' MARTLING

Bayville resident Martling headlines The Brokerage in Bellmore on Oct. 26. The former head writer of Howard Stern's radio show, who has been doing stand-up for 45 years, tells a cavalcade of dirty jokes in his set.

"I have over 5 hours of material," says Martling, 76. "My current set is me boiling it down to all the real killers. I hammer the audience — BOOM! BOOM! BOOM! By the end of the show, they are done."

MORE INFO 516-781-5233, brokerage.govs.com

COST $25 (plus two item minimum), 16 and older

PETE CORREALE

The comedian with regular-guy charm, who grew up in Oakdale, will take the stage at Governor’s Comedy Club on Nov. 1-2.

"I always treat stand-up like it’s a party and I just walked into your house saying, ‘What’s up?’ ” says Correale, 54. "I always wanted to be that guy in the kitchen from Long Island making everybody laugh."

Correale’s material is based on his life ranging from his wife’s hot flash problem to his daughter’s terrible teeth to his own knee surgery.

"I don’t confine myself to one area," he says. "If it’s funny to me, I’m saying it!"

MORE INFO 516-731-3358, govs.com

COST $30 (plus two item minimum), 16 and older

RENE VACA

Hot off his set at the Netflix Is a Joke... — Hot off his set at the Netflix Is a Joke Festival, Vaca plays The Paramount on Nov. 6. Credit: Getty Images/Michael S. Schwartz

MORE INFO 631-673-7300, paramountny.com

COST $32.75-$93.80

JAY LENO

The former "Tonight Show" host comes out from behind the... — The former "Tonight Show" host comes out from behind the desk and gets on the mic at Flagstar at Westbury Music Fair on Nov. 8. Credit: Getty Images/David Becker

MORE INFO 516-247-5200, thetheatreatwestbury.com

COST $35-$172

VIC DiBITETTO

Mr. "Bread & Milk" Vic DiBitetto delivers his expressive comedy at the Patchogue Theatre for the Performing Arts on Nov. 9.

MORE INFO 631-207-1313, patchoguetheatre.org

COST $46-$86

PAT McGANN

Sarcasm is McGann’s game as he unleashes his signature sass at The Paramount on Nov. 9.

MORE INFO 631-673-7300, paramountny.com

COST $38.75-$194.70

FUNNY WOMEN OF A CERTAIN AGE

Come see the trio of Carole Montgomery (Showtime), Julia Scotti ("America’s Got Talent") and Leighann Lord (HBO) mix it up at The Suffolk in Riverhead on Nov. 10.

MORE INFO 631-727-4343, thesuffolk.org

COST $59-$69

DEON COLE

"Black-ish" star Cole’s "My New Normal Tour" hits Westbury Music... — "Black-ish" star Cole’s "My New Normal Tour" hits Westbury Music Fair on Nov. 14. Credit: Getty Images/Ethan Miller

MORE INFO 516-247-5200, thetheatreatwestbury.com

COST $35-$76.70

JIM JEFFERIES

The comedian from Down Under tackles Westbury Music Fair on Nov. 29 with an Aussie sharp tongue on his "Give ’em What They Want Tour."

MORE INFO 516-247-5200, thetheatreatwestbury.com

COST $64-$141

BOBBY COLLINS

Bobby Collins, who grew up in New Hyde Park, returns to Long Island playing McGuire’s in Bohemia on Nov. 29 and Governor’s on Nov. 30.

"When I come to Long Island, I feel at home," says Collins, 73. "I know the mentality of the people so I can go off in a lot of different directions. It’s not like California where they are not high up on Brain Mountain."

MORE INFO 631-467-5413, bohemia.govs.com; 516-731-3358, govs.com

COST $30 (plus two item minimum), 16 and older

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