Hack City Comedy with Mic Nguyen and Jenny Arimoto: Pride Edition
About This Event
Hack City Comedy, hosted by Mic Nguyen and Jenny Arimoto, comes to Union Hall for a Pride edition that mixes stand-up and variety. The bill draws on Union Hall regulars — Aukar, Nataly, Jatty and Esther Povitsky — alongside music-minded performers Bahe and Carney, with material honed in close-room settings and an emphasis on clear pacing rather than spectacle.
About Hack City Comedy with Mic Nguyen and Jenny Arimoto: Pride Edition
Hack City Comedy with Mic Nguyen and Jenny Arimoto: Pride Edition lands at Union Hall as a live stand-up showcase shaped by the city’s queer calendar and neighborhood nightlife. Nguyen and Arimoto host, with sets from Nataly, Aukar, Harshil, and Shukla, tracing identity, work, and daily New York friction through jokes rather than speeches. Pride-themed comedy has long functioned here as a public record of who gets heard, and how. The strongest moments tend to come when the room’s laughter doubles as a small act of witness.
About the Artists
Hack City Comedy with Mic Nguyen and Jenny Arimoto
Hack City Comedy is a New York City stand-up and variety show hosted by Mic Nguyen and Jenny Arimoto. Both are working comedians with roots in the downtown scene, shaping bills that mix sharp joke craft with guest sets and occasional character work.
Nataly
Nataly is a New York City–based comedian who has appeared at Union Hall, working the kind of small-room stages where timing and audience contact are legible. She has performed on lineups including Hack City Comedy with Mic Nguyen and Jenny Arimoto, alongside comics such as Aukar, Harshil Shukla, Courtney Maginnis, and Esther Chen.
Aukar
Aukar is a New York City-based comedian who appears on bills at Union Hall, a venue known for mixing stand-up with the borough’s wider performance scene. They’ve performed on Hack City Comedy with Mic Nguyen and Jenny Arimoto, sharing lineups with Nataly, Harshil Shukla, Courtney Maginnis, and Esther Chen.
Harshil
Harshil is a New York City–based artist whose work moves between performance and documentary attention to everyday detail. Trained through a mix of formal study and community-based practice, he has appeared in small-theater productions and interdisciplinary evenings across the city, including downtown venues and cultural spaces that favor close listening.
Shukla
Shukla is a New York City–based performer and maker whose work draws on documentary research and live storytelling. Trained in theater and movement, she has developed projects that combine spoken text, archival material, and a spare physical vocabulary.
Courtney
Courtney is a dynamic force in the Rock/Pop scene, captivating audiences with her electrifying performances at New York City's renowned Union Hall. Known for her engaging stage presence, she regularly shares the spotlight with talents like Tommy McNamara, Pat Byrne, and Brittany Carney in events such as "Christmas Boy.