Stand-Up Westchester Comedy Club: Comedy Loft & Speakeasy @Locals 10538 with Talia Reese, Ben Asher, Dan Altano, Ron Nobles
Stand-Up Westchester Comedy Club’s Comedy Loft & Speakeasy at Locals 10538 presents top comics from NYC’s clubs with the finest food & drink
The Stand-Up Westchester Comedy Club’s ‘Comedy Loft’ & Speakeasy, at Locals 10538 is where you go in Westchester County to hear top comics from TV and NYC’s major clubs performing long sets on an intimate stage, while eating and drinking the finest foods and cocktails prepared by chef Peter Sherman . Past performers include comedians from HBO, Netlfix, Colbert, SNL, the Daily Show, Letterman, the Tonight Show, Comedy Central, and more. Every month, Ben Asher and the Stand-Up Westchester Comedy Club presents comedy that reaches up into your brain with the force of a fist through the nose. Ben’s show was named “Best Comedy Show in Westchester” by Westchester Magazine.
Every month you can hear some of the most talented comics perform long sets, that other shows don’t give them the time to perform. The Stand-Up Westchester Comedy Club’s ‘Comedy Loft’ & Speakeast, at Locals 10538 is your chance to get to really watch comedians flex their muscles and hit their stride on stage, at Locals 10538.
Locally-grown comedian Ben Asher presents a tasting of what the area’s best stand-up comics are cooking up, at Stand-Up Westchester Comedy Club’s ‘Comedy Loft’ & Speakeasy, at Locals 10538 every 1st Thursday of the month.
Tickets available at https://WestchesterComedyLoft.eventbrite.com
Show at 7:00 PM. Seating at 6:30 PM (There is a required $20 minimum purchase of food/drink. Food orders must be placed by 7:00 PM. Orders will not be taken after 7:00 PM and you will be charged the $20. Please make sure you arrive on time so the show can start. You are welcome to arrive prior to 6:30 PM and dine at Locals 10538 and have that applied as your required minimum purchase. Make sure to tell your server you have tickets.)
Admission is $25 in advance.
Updates to line-ups may be posted the week of the show here or you can follow @the_ben_asher on Instagram (line-ups are subject to change, but rarely, and will always be amazing!)
The June 4th lineup features:
TALIA REESE (SiriusXM Radio; The Wendy Williams Showw) – https://www.taliareese.com
Talia Reese ditched the exciting world of bankruptcy law to pursue a more stable path as a stand-up comedian, which thrilled her parents to no end. Luckily, her career move has worked out. She regularly performs at the hottest comedy clubs and events in the US and Canada–and soon, Israel! Her jokes have appeared in major news publications and are mentioned frequently on Page Six. The Times of Israel says Talia’s “a rising comedy star who has a polish, panache, and a gift of jab reminiscent of her childhood hero, Joan Rivers.” Her parents were most proud when Talia’s comedy show was called a “Hot Ticket” by the NY Post. Her routines feature personal life stories, from growing up in Great Neck to life as a newly observant Jew, marriage, motherhood, and a unique take on being female in today’s society. A recent surge in interest in her stand-up clip “Female Privilege” has garnered over 350K views on YouTube. Passionate fans are blown away by the irony and intellect behind her jokes.
DAN ALTANO – (Comic Strip Live!; SiriusXM) – https://www.danaltano.com/
Dan Altano has carved a name for himself in stand-up comedy by blending brutal honesty, sharp wit, and genuine heart into high-energy performances. Whether he’s reflecting on fatherhood, marriage, or the hilarious absurdities of everyday life, Dan delivers every punchline with a storyteller’s charm and a Jersey-born edge.
He headlines comedy clubs and theaters nationwide and was recently named the National Comedic Host of the 2025 “Best Of” Awards, an event held in major cities around the country to honor top businesses. Dan’s 2023 album, Stand-Up Dad, debuted at #1 on the iTunes Comedy Charts and now plays in regular rotation on SiriusXM. His comedy special of the same name has been praised for its relatability and consistently laugh-out-loud moments.
Produced/Hosted by BEN ASHER (New York Comedy Festival; StandUp NBC; Iceland Comedy Festival headliner; Caroline’s; Catch A Rising Star; DoublePlusGood Comedy) – http://www.benasher.net
Ben Asher, a writer and comedian from New York, is known for his “brave,” confrontational material, and his skills as a “brilliant joke writer” among fellow comedians. He performs regularly at comedy venues and colleges throughout the metropolitan area, East Coast, and Europe. Audiences are always quick to share their appreciation of Ben’s style of sardonic irreverence and absurd, satiric wit in which he doesn’t just dissect language and taboos – he explodes them. “What Ben Asher says makes me laugh, even though I feel like I shouldn’t.”
In 2022 Ben recorded a half-hour special “An Intimate Evening of Provocative and Deranged Humor” at The Nest rock club, in Brooklyn, NY. In 2024, Ben recently opened for Greg Fitzsimmons and Nick Griffin. Also, in 2023 and 2022, Ben’s show Arthur Avenue Comedy was featured in the NY Comedy Festival as one of only two comedy shows in Bronx. In 2014, Ben traveled to Iceland to headline in the Iceland Comedy Festival. He has appeared in the Chosen Comedy Festival, Borscht Belt Comedy Festival and Ben was also the finalist in the 2014 Funniest Jewish Comedian Competition. In 2013 Ben was first in the New York Comedy Festival. Ben has been a guest on Sherrod Small’s ‘Races Wars’ podcast.
Ben currently produces and hosts the weekly Arthur Avenue Comedy show in NYC’s Bronx borough, the monthly Comedy From Scratch at The Idea Kitchen, which was named “Best Comedy Show” by Westchester Magazine, and Slide-In at Slate-Nightclub in Manhattan’s Chelsea neighborhood, and has produced and hosts a monthly comedy show in Park Slope, Brooklyn and New York’s East Village, DoublePlusGood Comedy, (formerly Nasal Vice! Stand-Up,) where, since 2013, rising comics perform long, 20+ minutes sets, every month. He also co-produces/hosts The Homebrewed Mic, giving New Yorkers a sample of homebrewed beers and comedy.
From TimeOut NY: For comedy connoisseurs tired of seeing their favorite comics squeeze their sets into five minutes, Ben Asher’s showcase provides full-length sets and a chill atmosphere for diverse acts to thrive in.
Press: In addition to being a TimeOut New York ‘Critics Pick’, TimeOut NY has frequently called Ben’s show the “best cheap things to do,” of the week and one of the “most amazing things to do” of the month, and the New York Times has listed it show as an editor’s choice multiple times.
Presented by The Stand-up Westchester Comedy Club – https://StandupWestchester.com
QUESTIONS:
Is This Venue Handicapped Accessible?
No. Unfortunately there is no evlevator. We have stairs we can assist you up if you need help.
What Age is Appropriate For This Comedy Show? Should I Bring My Children?
The material comedians discuss may be what you consider ‘Adult’ material. Anyone under 16 years of age should be accopanied by a parent or guardian. We would discourage you from bringing any child under 11 years old. If you child is age 11-15, and loves dark stand-up comedy (think George Carlin or Sarah Silverman) and you do, too, then we don’t have any problem with them coming. However, if you child’s only exposure to comedy is watching Seinfeld, Friends, or any situation comedy from TV, please do not assume you will be comfortable with material being discussed. Comedians on the show may discuss ANY aspect of human existence, or non-existence, in the darkest, most absurd way possible
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What can you seriously expect? Just look which comics are frequently on my shows. This show is no BS.
Past performers on Ben Asher’s shows include comedians and writers from Saturday Night Live, the Tonight Show, the Late Show with Stephen Colbert, the Daily Show, HBO, Netflix, including:
Ophira Eisenberg (NPR’s Ask Me Another),
Mark Normand (Comedy Central 1-Hour Special),
Phoebe Robinson (HBO, 2 Dope Queens),
Myq Kaplan (Netflix Special, Comedy Central Presents, Conan, Tonight Show),
Mike Lawrence (Comedy Central Half-Hour, Roast Wars champ),
Emmy Blotnick (writer Colbert, Comedy Central The President Show),
Sam Morril (Comedy Central 1-Hour Special, Colbert, special ‘Up On The Roof’),
Liz Miele (Comedy Central’s “Live at Gotham”; Caroline’s),
Erik Bergstrom (Comedy Central Half-Hour, Colbert),
Matteo Lane (Netflix, Late Nite w/ Seth Meyers, Comedy Central Half-Hour),
Mike Recine (Conan; Comedy Central Half-Hour),
Jena Friedman (The Daily Show, Conan, Adult Swim),
Jacqueline Novak (‘Get On Your Knees’ off-Broadway hit produced by Mike Birbiglia, Comedy Central Half-Hour, The Late Late Show),
Ben Kronberg (Last Comic Standing, Comedy Central Half-Hour),
Vlad Caamano (Jimmy Kimmel Live, HBO, Comedy Central),
Nick Vatterott (HBO’s Real Time with Bill Maher, Comedy Central Half-Hour),
Langston Kerman (Comedy Central Half-Hour),
Josh Gondelman (Desus & Mero on Showtime; Jon Oliver HBO),
Mehran Khaghani (TruTV, MTV, Comedy Central),
Harrison Greenbaum (Conan, AGT, Comedy Cellar),