Leslie Goshko

Comedian, Musician, Writer, Cat-Lover

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Live Band Karaoke Spring/Summer Residency at Arlene’s Grocery!

Just announced: live band karaoke continues at the legendary Arlene’s Grocery with a spring/summer residency! Join us monthly, April though August, for the chance to be the lead singer with your very own professional backing band. Choose from a robust song list featuring pop, rock, and everything in between. Pre-sale tickets available NOW! We’ll see you there.

April 30th, 8pm

May 21st, 8pm

June 25th, 8pm

July 23rd, 8pm

August 27th, 8pm

LIVE BAND KARAOKE RETURNS TO ARLENE’S GROCERY, TUESDAY, 3/5!

That’s right! Your favorite live band karaoke night returns to the legendary Arlene’s Grocery on Tuesday, 3/5, 8pm - 11pm. Be the lead singer with your own live band backing you up. $10 at the door or via presale tickets. We’ll see you there!

Piano Karaoke comes to the East Village!

That’s right! Your favorite piano karaoke night now comes to the East Village in the beautiful Red Room! Choose from over 1,000 songs and sing in a prohibition, speakeasy venue. Enjoy classic cocktails with a night of your favorite tunes. 85 E. 4th Street, right above the legendary KGB Bar. $10 at the door. See you there!

Live band karaoke comes to Arlene's just in time for the holidays! Choose from an extensive song list and sing with your own live band behind you.

With a song list containing rock, pop, and everything in between, there's something for everyone. This isn't your regular karaoke night...it's karaoke amplified.

Get your tickets HERE!
21+ ONLY

BINGO SING-O At Midnight Theatre!

BINGO SING-O is BACK while simultaneously making its debut at the beautiful Midnight Theatre on Monday, 7/10, 7pm (and again on 8/7/23). Equal parts traditional bingo, karaoke party, and variety show, Australian showgirl Anna Copa Cabanna ("Always entertaining"-Time Out) hosts the entertaining and wildly original Bingo Singo with the hilarious Leslie Goshko ("She sure knows funny!" - Backstage) on piano! Be sure to RSVP!

Sideshow Goshko Storytelling Series Returns to the KGB Bar for One Night Only! 5/23/23

photo courtesy Craig Ruttle

Three years and one pandemic later, Sideshow Goshko Storytelling Series returns to the legendary KGB Bar for a night of stories, celebration, and closure. It's been a hell of a ride, so come help us go out in style as we enter our indefinite hiatus era!

Award-winning storyteller Leslie Goshko (TruTV, NPR) invites some of NY’s top writers and storytellers to share true, bizarre tales about their lives. There’s a challenging trivia game and a free wine giveaway where one lucky audience member will walk away with their very own bottle of Sideshow Sauce! Tonight’s stellar lineup includes stories from:

CALVIN CATO (Edinburgh Fringe Festival, Vice Media, Netflix, Disney Plus)

BRAD LAWRENCE (Moth Grandslam Champion, Hotsy Totsy Burlesque)

RORY SCHOLL (Amazon Stories, Marvelous Mrs. Maisel, Topview Comedy Tours)

* New York Times "Critic's Pick"
* Time Out NY “Critics’ Pick”
* NY Daily News “Editor’s Pick”
* “a well-programmed night” - The New York Times

Always FREE, always at a Soviet Bar. Doors 6:30pm, show 7pm. Arrive early to snag a seat--they go fast!

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“I LEARNED IT BY WATCHING YOU” SELLS OUT FOR THE 2ND TIME IN A ROW!

After a SOLD OUT debut at the off-off Broadway theater, Under St. Marks, as part of the Estrogenius Festival, “I Learned It by Watching You” returns for another SOLD OUT extended performance! Thank you to everyone who’s bought tickets and supported.

AND STAND BY! Additional tickets will be released soon, so be sure to check the Frigid website and snag your tix today! We’ll see you at Under St. Marks, Friday, April 28th, 8pm.

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WE'RE EXTENDED!

WE'RE EXTENDED!

photo courtesy Craig Ruttle

WE’VE BEEN EXTENDED!! After a SOLD OUT debut, “I Learned It by Watching You” returns for an extended encore performance on Friday, April 28th, 8pm, at Under St. Marks Theatre. Thank you to everyone who supported in-person and virtually!

So, if you didn’t get a chance to see it the first time, or just want to watch it again, be sure to snag your tickets HERE! See you at the theater!

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Oh boi!!!

For the first time in 13 years, I'm returning to Under St. Marks Theater with a brand new one-person show, for one night only, as part of the Estrogenius Solo Voce Festival! Tickets are now on sale for "I Learned It by Watching You!" Please join me on Wednesday, March 29th, 8pm for what critics (aka my cat) call "a weird night!" Full details HERE.

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THE CAT’S OUT OF THE BAG! I’m SO excited to officially announce that on Monday, December 5th, 6pm, at Tribeca360 in NYC, I’ll be returning as emcee (for the first time in-person since 2019!) to host The Worker’s Circle Annual Benefit: Defending Democracy, honoring Tony & Emmy-nominated actress and singer, Jessica Hecht (Friends, Breaking Bad, Sideways, and 10-time Broadway performer)!

Tickets are available, but space is limited. So sign up today and join us for an evening celebrating The Worker’s Circle community and long tradition of activism! Oh, and there will be jokes. I’m hosting after all…see you there!

Saturdays get a new makeover with YAS KWEEN KARAOKE at Good Judy in Brooklyn! 9pm ‘till late in the Blue Room, No Cover! Come choose from over 800+ songs. Yas, Kween!

Thursdays just got a lot more fun! Join me each Thursday, 8pm - 11pm, at Good Judy in South Slope Brooklyn for “B*itch, You Better Sing!” Live piano karaoke with a different theme every week. I play, you sing. See you there!

A HUGE “thank you” to Keith Serry for having me on his brilliant podcast, The Volume Knob: the songs that saved your life! You can listen to my story HERE or below, and find out how to win an online dance contest and perform with the Broadway cast of Hairspray! “You Can’t Stop the Beat!” Thanks, Keith!

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Tune in every Saturday night, 7:30pm EST, for the Sid Gold’s Virtual Piano Bar! There’s music, there’s requests, there’s themes, and of course, drinks! Find us on the Sid Gold’s FB page: facebook.com/sidgolds SEE YOU THERE!!!

Just a few Saturday night shenanigans! (photos courtesy Missy Cohen)

Just a few Saturday night shenanigans! (photos courtesy Missy Cohen)

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Oh what a night! Thank you to everyone who came out to celebrate the 11th Anniversary of Sideshow Goshko Storytelling Series! We had a packed house, fantastic stories, and an overall wonderful night. Catch the next installment on Thursday, February 27th, 7pm at KGB Bar. Always FREE, always at a Soviet Bar.

NY1’s Pat Kiernan stops by the Sideshow Goshko 11th Anniversary to join in the festivities. Photo Maryanne Ventrice

NY1’s Pat Kiernan stops by the Sideshow Goshko 11th Anniversary to join in the festivities. Photo Maryanne Ventrice

(L to R) Kevin Allison, Leslie Goshko, Katina Corrao, Andy Christie; photo Maryanne Ventrice

(L to R) Kevin Allison, Leslie Goshko, Katina Corrao, Andy Christie; photo Maryanne Ventrice

A HUGE thanks to The New York Times for naming the Sideshow Goshko 11 Year Anniversary Show one of their Top Comedy Picks! We’ll see you all at KGB Bar, Thursday, January 30th, 7pm with Kevin Allison (MTV’s The State, RISK!), Andy Christie (Peabody Award-Winning Moth Podcast), and Katina Corrao (Broad City, The Daily Show).

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It was a thrill and an honor to emcee The Worker’s Circle Annual Benefit honoring Seth and Mark Rogen! Thank you to The Worker’s Circle and to everyone who contributed to this great organization!

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It’s here! I wrote and performed an original song for Inside Edition’s season finale of “The Breakdown.” This is what is sounds like when you sing a ballad about “the comments section.” Huge thanks to everyone at The Breakdown who made this possible! I had such a blast. Shot at my home-away-from-home, Sid Gold’s Request Room. (Starts at the 7:25 mark)

I’m so thrilled to be featured in this new commercial for Invesco which you can check out below! The category is: New York City Business Woman Realness! :)

It was a blast being the musical director for the live podcast taping of “Let’s Talk About Cats” at the WNYC Greene Space! Check it out below.