The Creek and the Cave (CLOSED)

This multi-level comedy palace in Long Island City is the deserving gem of the Queens comedy scene. Catch shows seven nights a week, and at times you can catch up to five free shows on a busy weekend night. Among it's features: cheap, serviceable Mexican food, a ramshackle theater hosting larger sketch and improv events, a smaller space downstairs for intimate stand-up or storytelling shows and a bar with adjoining patio on which to ply friends for their opinions after the show.