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Buy Tickets for Uptown Showdown: Book Smart Vs. Street Smart

  • Tue Oct 21, 2025
  • 7:00pm
  • In-Person Ticket
  • Leonard Nimoy Thalia, 250 95th Street
  • $18

Symphony Space / Comedy

Uptown Showdown: Book Smart Vs. Street Smart

Against a divided red and blue background: a woman holding a book appears on the left side, and a woman holding her hands in front of her face appears on the right. White text reading Book Smart vs. Street Smart appears in the center.
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Description

Is knowledge power, or is experience everything? Watch sharp-witted scholars face off against quick-thinking hustlers in a comedy clash of brains vs. instincts. Whether you swear by textbooks or street sense, this debate will school you in laughter!

The popular comedy debate series invites two teams of funny folks from the worlds of stand-up and late-night television to tackle topics of great importance to pop culture, such as which pet is superior—cats or dogs—and is it better to be comfortable or fashionable? The verbal sparring and all-around absurdity only stop when the audience decides the winner.

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Past Performers include
Elna Baker, Maria Bamford, Michael Ian Black, Guy Branum, Wyatt Cenac, Ronny Chieng, Jo Firestone, John Fugelsang, Janeane Garofalo, Jon Glaser, Ilana Glazer, Josh Gondelman, Dave Hill, Maeve Higgins, Mehran Khaghani, Julie Klausner, Hasan Minhaj, Aparna Nancherla, Kristen Schaal, Baratunde Thurston, Kevin Townley, Michael Showalter, Dan Soder, Bowen Yang, Sasheer Zamata, and many more.

Theatre

Leonard Nimoy Thalia

Expected Run Time is 90 minutes

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