Eliot and Ilana cull through countless 8mm tapes of self-shot home video to provide live footage complimented by instantaneous self-deprecating commentary alongside comic guests (who subsequently provide their own childhood masterpieces). Past guests have included Zach Galifianakis, Sara Schaefer …

This long-running variety show at the Upright Citizens Brigade Theater unfolds like a real-life high school talent show replete with teenage self-seriousness and the eccentric facility members who love them. Past guests have included Seth Herzog, Harvard Sailing Team, Sara Schaefer, and Livia Scott.

In an age where New York City is painted as a place where the streets are paved with condominium developments water fountains dispense cosmos, Eliot and Ilana invite comedians and performers to share their tales of woe and frustration, reminding us that urban plight has happened before, and …