Laugh, Win, Drink at the "This Isn't Working" Benefit Party

As you may or may not know, your Drink at Work.com bartenders have a play that was recently selected for this year's New York International Fringe Festival (which will take place in New York despite the lack of a West Side Stadium). To celebrate — and finance — our participation in the festival, we're throwing a party on Monday, August 1st. We've already booked some great comedic talent (see below) and we're developing a quiz show extravanganza so exciting, so singular, it could only be named The Quiz Game Contest Show™. So for a $10 donation you'll see some great comedy, get a chance to compete in the quiz AND enjoy a free beer.

This Isn't Working Benefit Party

Siberia
356 W. 40th St.
(at 9th Ave, red light over a black door)

Monday, August 1st
Door opens at 6:00
The Quiz Game Contest Show starts at 7:30
Comedy/Music begins around 8:15
One Free Beer with your
$10 Donation at the door

Performing:
Christian Finnegan, Shayna Ferm, Aziz Ansari and more!

Christian Finnegan is a stand-up comedian, writer and actor based in New York City. You'll recognize him from VH1's Best Week Ever and Chappelle's Show, where he played "Chad", the only white roommate in "The Mad Real World" sketch. He's also appeared on NBC's Late Friday, VH1's Movie Obsession, and Comedy Central's Premium Blend. His half hour special Comedy Central Presents: Christian Finnegan premiered in March.

Shayna Ferm is a comedian, writer, actress and chanteuse. She is a co-creator, writer and performer for the award-winning sketch comedy sextet Fearsome, and has been playing her comedy songs in rooms all over New York City, including Caroline's, Don't Tell Mama, Variety Underground, Ash Wednesday, Royalwood, Invite Them Up!, Upright Citizen's Brigade, The Shark Show, and the borough of Queens most frightening bar, Bottoms Up! She has also recorded songs for Maxim Radio and she has been played on Sirius Satellite Radio's "Alternative Nation." Here's a clip of one of her songs.

Originally from South Carolina, Aziz Ansari is a 22 year old standup comedian based in New York City that TimeOut New York recently called their "favorite new standup." He also won the Emerging Comics of New York award for Best Male Standup in 2005. Later this year, Aziz will be appearing on the new season of Comedy Central's Premium Blend and he's also featured on the Comedy Central records CD/DVD compilation "Invite Them Up." In June of 2005, Aziz began a run of his one man show Aziz Ansari Punched a Wall at UCB. He also hosts the theatre's standup show, Crash Test, every Monday at 11, and regularly performs at Comic Strip Live, Invite Them Up and PSNBC.