one hilarious halloween

Ah. Halloween in NYC. Many people will tell you to hit up the legendary Greenwich Village Halloween Parade, but do not be deceived! While the parade may sound fun in theory, it is actually incredibly frustrating, and involves thousands of drunk people shoving you, pushy police, and getting stranded on the West side of the city, having to subway home when it would be super fast for you to just walk, but the cops won't let you through. Yah, I didn't do that again this year.

Instead I had a two-part comedy-centric Halloween. Saturday night, C and I went to Hot Tub Halloween at Littlefield in Brooklyn, which was am amazing comedy/music/film extravaganza, hosted by Kristen Schaal (The Daily Show, Flight of the Concords) and Kurt Braunohler, featuring hilarious salvaged VHS videos from the Found Footage festival, comedy by tons of great stand up comedians, including Wyatt Cenac (also from The Daily Show) and finally, a musical performance by John Darnielle (the Mountain Goats). Caroline and I enjoyed amazing cocktails (I had a "Stormy Weather", appropriate since we had travelled through the insane October snowstorm) and lots and lots of laughs.

Bat girl and Rosie the Riveter

Kurt + Kristen

Wyatt Cenac

John Darnielle, who amongst other things, covered "Superheroes" from Rocky Horror!

John Darnielle is a puppet controlled by Kristen and Kurt!

Actual Halloween I had the pleasure of attending a taping of a Conan O'Brien show, thanks to my roommate who had won tickets in a draw. Conan was filming a few special episodes in NYC, and they all featured awesome guests. Ours had Reggie Watts, Jimmie Fallon, and a surprise appearance from Mayor Bloomberg! But first we had a delicious, comfort-filled brunch at Good Enough to Eat (I had the lumberjack, which comes with 4-grain pancakes, bacon and scrambled eggs), and I wandered into the amazing Steven Alan Outpost, where everything is on sale and I can (almost) afford things! Couldn't have asked for a better way to spend Halloween.

Picking up our tickets!

Orange Conan bracelets!

Decor at Good Enough to Eat

Amazing Conan set!