Comedy From Scratch at The Idea Kitchen Best of Westchester Comedy Stand-Up

Every 4th Saturday comedian Ben Asher presents a taste of what the NYC-area's best stand-up comics are cooking up at Comedy From Scratch IF THIS MONTH'S SHOW IS SOLD-OUT PLEASE SIGN UP FOR THE WAIT-LIST by adding yourself to it on Eventbrite. (For each ticket/seat you wish to purchase you must add a name to the waitlist) These Shows Sell-Out So Purchase Tickets In Advance - All of the shows in 2026/2027 are on sale. Thanks for supporting live comedy in Westchester! Be sure to purchase tickets for November 28, December 26, and January 23 now before they sell out. Comedy From Scratch 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. Past performers include comedians from HBO, Netlfix, Colbert, SNL, the Daily Show, Letterman, the Tonight Show, Comedy Central, and more. Every month, Ben Asher's presents comedy that reaches up into your brain with the force of a fist through the nose. 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. Comedy From Scratch is your chance to get to really watch comedians flex their muscles and hit their stride on stage, at The Idea Kitchen. Locally-grown comedian Ben Asher presents a tasting of what the area's best stand-up comics are cooking up, at 'Comedy From Scratch' at the Idea Kitchen every 4th Saturday of the month. Tickets available at https://ComedyFromScratch.eventbrite.com Show at 8:00 PM. Seating at 7:30 PM (bring your drinks/wine/beer with you to your seats!!) Admission is $25 in advance, and $30 if purchased the day of the show. (Unlike Comedy Clubs, There is NO 2-Drink Minimum at this show)(and there is Free Parking.) BYOB or wine and drinks. 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 October 24th lineup features: SARAH ADELMAN (HBO; NY Comedy Festival; Montreal Just For Laughs: ) – https://www.sarahadelmancomedy.com Sarah Adelman is astand up comic, and screenwriter (and former scientist). As a stand-up, she's a regular at New York Comedy Club, Union Hall, DontTellComedy, and more and tour nationally. I’ve been a selected performer on festivals like New York Comedy Festival and the Riot Comedy Festival, and was a Gold Comedy 2026 Comedian to Watch. Sarah has opened for Janeane Garofalo, Judy Gold, Mohanad Elsheiky, Gianmarco Soresi, and Isabel Hagen, and can be seen on two episodes of HBO’s Game Theory season 2, an LMAOF comedy special, as well as an upcoming pilot for Adam McKay’s Yellow Dot Studios. I’ve also done cool stuff like hosted the red carper for the Webby Awards. Sarah's pilot scripts have been an official Just For Laughs 2026 pitching selection, and I was an Ars Nova resident for the 2023-2024 season where I developed and premiered my one-woman show "EGG," Called "a charming coming-of-age stand-up show" by New York Times comedy critic Jason Zinoman. EGG has been on a sold-out national tour. Sarah's pilot “BUSTED!” premiered at SeriesFest 2025 and won both the Jury Award for Best Writer and the Audience Award in the Digital Short Series category. MATT HYAMS (Amazon Prime; McSweeney's) - https://www.matthyams.com Matt Hyams is a comedy writer, comedian, content creator, and husband to an entrepreneurial perimenopausal wife. After posting "tips for men whose wives are going through perimenopause" video on Instagram and it going viral with millions of views - and being featured in People Magazine - Matt realized this is who he is now. With that said, I'm not just the "king of perimenopause" (self-anointed), I'm also a stand up comedian and comedy writer. My 1/2 hr TV pilot, "On the Line" won Stage32's 4th Annual TV Comedy Screenwriting Competition;. Matt has performed in stand up festivals around the country; and his satire writing has appeared in McSweeney's. Matt is also a satirical business keynote speaker, am the creator of ego-baby.com, a satirical site that spoofs the new age/spirituality scene (think goop.com meets The Onion) and the podcast, The Only Advice You Need, an extension of my satirical keynote character, that offers terrible - bizarre - leadership advice. 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. Ben Asher is a sought after Jewish comedian who frequently performs for Synagogues and on Jewish comedy shows and he recently headlined a Jewish comedy show for the Jewish Federation of Northeastern New York and Temple Israel in Albany, NY. 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. The November 28th lineup features: MYQ KAPLAN (Netflix; The Tonight Show; Conan, Letterman; Comedy Central Presents; The Late Late Show) – https://myqkaplan.com Myq “Mike” Kaplan is a comedian named Myq Kaplan Myq has appeared on the Tonight Show, Conan, Letterman, James Corden, Seth Meyers, Comedy Central, Last Comic Standing, and America’s Got Talent. His newest special “Rini” is out on YouTube starting November 19, 2025 at 8pm Eastern Time. He also has a half-hour special on Comedy Central, a one-hour standup special on Amazon called “Small, Dork, and Handsome,” and a Dry Bar special called “Live From The Universe,” as well as two podcasts, “The Faucet” and “Broccoli and Ice Cream,” and a book of his jokes illustrated by Ramin Nazer called “Heart Brain Art Train.” His debut album, “Vegan Mind Meld,” was one of iTunes’ top 10 comedy albums of the year, and his last album, “A.K.A.,” debuted at #1 and was called “invigoratingly funny” by the NY Times! JOANNA ROSS (NY Comedy Festival ) - https://hotjoanna.com JoAnna Ross started her career off as a dancer at 3 years old (pictures available upon request).