The Borscht Belt Museum Brings Stand-Up Comedy Back to Its Roots in the Catskills!

Calling all Hudson Valley comedy fans! Looking for some fabulously funny comedy shows in the Catskills? As a fan, you’ve most likely heard the news and were very excited about the 2023 launch of the Borscht Belt Museum; which opens again this Spring. Well, hold on to y our hats, here’s some more exciting news! The museum has partnered with the New York Comedy Club to create a new stand-up comedy series in Ellenville, NY, a Catskills resort town once home to some of the region’s most storied hotels and nightclubs like the Nevele, the Fallsview, the Granite and the Homowack.

This 2024 series kicks off on March 16th at Shadowland Stages and features some of the country’s best known comedians, among them Michael Hirsch, Jesse Eigner, Rachel William and Eitan Levine. This exciting collaboration between The Borscht Belt Museum and New York Comedy Club highlights the soaring popularity of stand-up comedy in America–and The Hudson Valley, as the 7PM show quickly sold out! Thankfully, a 9 PM show was added. Tickets are $25; showtime is 7 PM and 9 PM. GET TICKETS HERE

Follow The Borscht Belt Comedy Club on Instagram to keep your finger on the pulse about upcoming events in this series and the Annual Borscht Belt Fest, see details at the end of this story.

Looking ahead to next month, on April 27th the series will showcase local talent Anddy Egan-Thorpe, David Lonstein, Alejandro Morales and Christian Finnegan, a veteran of VH1’s Best Week Ever, Chappelle’s Show, and Countdown with Keith Olbermann. Spring and summer events are also in the works, with a major national headliner set to appear at one of the shows.

“We’re thrilled New York Comedy Club has chosen the Catskills for its expanding constellation of comedy venues,” said Andrew Jacobs, board president of the Borscht Belt Museum, “It’s especially meaningful given the Catskills’ pivotal role as an incubator of stand-up comedy in America.”

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Catskills Borscht Belt Museum

The Borscht Belt Museum is dedicated to preserving the legacy of the Catskills resort era, and celebrating its history as a refuge from bigotry, the cradle of stand-up comedy and a cultural catalyst that left deep imprints on America.

• Located at 90 Canal Street in Ellenville, New York
• The Museum is closed for winter and will reopen in March 2024.
• For more information: https://www.borschtbeltmuseum.org/

Borscht Belt Fest 2024: July 27th and 28th

The Catskills Borscht Belt Museum’s inaugural arts extravaganza, Borscht Belt Fest 2023, was a smashing success, with 31 comedians, 5 bands, 1 babka-bakeoff winner and thousands of attendees who packed into our pop up museum and kvelled over the culinary offerings from two dozen food vendors. Check out the 2024 Lineup: https://www.borschtbeltfest.org/