Character Night at Magnet Theater
Dates: 2/20/2026
📍 Theatre: Magnet Theater
254 W 29th st
New York, NY
Character Night is NYC's best showcase for bold, hilarious, and wildly original solo characters, impressions, and bits. From some of the city's sharpest and most-driven comedic minds in the city, Character Night is packed with big choices, big laughs, and sometimes a big mess.
This month's show is hosted by Russ Feder (Maggies 2025, Musical Megawatt, Friendsgiving, WrestleNarnia) with performances by Amanda Xeller (Best of the Fest Winner Montreal Sketchfest '25), Dejen Tesfagiorgis (Sesame Street, PBS, Disney+, Harlem Film Festival), Devin Gant (Best Buy, Bleacher Report, Vulture), Hannah Single (Megawatt), Jagdish Chhabria (Magnet Theater, UCB, The Second City, The PIT, Gotham Comedy Club), Jules Starn (UCB Betty, Characters Welcome, Cracked’s Totally Real Interviews, The Character Annex, Head of Video Production at Abracadabra NYC), Julia Schroeder (The Tonight Show, Screamboat, Time To Kill) & Kento Morita (JAPANESE GRANDMA FUNERAL - Edinburgh Fringe 2026, Marty Supreme - A24, Get Jiro! - Adult Swim, UCB, The Second City).
News About Character Night at Magnet Theater
Character Night to Return to the Magnet Theater in June
May 14, 2025 Character Night will return to the Magnet Theater! Join in for a one hour showcase of original characters, impressions and bits from some of the most driven, imaginative, and funny performers here in NYC.About the Theatre
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Where is Magnet Theater located?
What shows have played recently at Magnet Theater?
The Lab: Improv Comedy Inspired By Real Science (04/13/26-04/13/26)
Character Night (03/20/26-03/20/26)
A "Confessional" of a Recovering Catholic (12/06/25-12/06/25)
Mary Shelley - Megawatt at Magnet Theater (11/05/25-11/05/25)
Character Night (09/28/25-09/28/25)
All Mixed Up (09/26/25-09/26/25)
Character Night (07/20/25-07/20/25)
JON BANDER & AMANDA XELLER: The Familiar, The Strange, The Naked, and More Bold Characters (02/21/25-02/21/25)
What shows are coming up next at Magnet Theater?
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Oldies but Goldies (Extended Run) The PIT Mainstage (7/26-7/26) |
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A Tom Lehrer Cabaret The Green Room 42 (7/29-7/29) |
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Broadway Magic Hour Broadway Magic Hour: Magic Show (7/25-1/02) |
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Broadway Takes On The 80s The Cutting Room (9/14-9/14) |
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Fool for Love Vino Theater (8/06-8/08) |
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Oil & Whiskey The Bitter End, Laurie Beechman, Prohibition, The Rat NYC (7/15-8/12) |
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Rock Never Dies Hard Rock Cafe (5/29-8/30) |
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SAY MY NAME AMT Theatre (7/23-7/26) |
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Shangri-La-La, a comedy musical about Siegfried & Roy American Theatre of Actors (ATA) (7/25-7/26) |
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That Math Show Theater555 (6/11-8/16) |