Garden of Laughs

Not only was the show a benefit for a great cause, but it was fantastic entertainment to boot! I had a great time at the show.

It was a great night of laughs and fundraising for the Garden of Dreams Foundation.

Six excellent top of their field comedians who put on a show that had me rolling my head back with LOL joy. What fun. One after the other introduced by fantastic surprise big name celebrities; all celebrating what MSG's Garden of Dreams is all about.

The comedians were much too clean (no cussing) and that got a bit boring but overall it was a really great night. A lot of fun and felt like something special.

Adam Ferrara was excellent as expected. Brian Regan was good. Robert Klein was still doing old routines as usual (and expected... only a couple of years ago he was still doing Dan Quale jokes). I expected nothing from Darryl Hammond and got it. I was VERY disappointed in Wanda Sykes and Ray Romano. I have seen better comedy shows for $20.

Sorry to say that I was disappointed....It was said a lot of time, effort and hard work went into organizing this benefit... but, truthfully, as a general ticket holder, I was only slightly entertained.....I found myself unattached and mostly board and wishing I was home. Glad my ticket purchase is going to a good cause....Good luck in the future - I do wish you well.... squashed-seats were made for small children - not for adults.

The show was good - a couple of the comedians were better than the others, but overall the show was good.

CHILDREN WERE ALLOWED TO SEE THE SHOW, AND SOME OF THE PERFORMERS WERE SUBDUED BECAUSE THE CHILDREN WERE THERE. ALTHOUGH SUBDUED, STILL HILARIOUS. THE AUDIENCE WAS READY TO BE ENTERTAINED, AND WE WERE. SOME OF THE ENJOYMENT CAME FROM THE PRESENTERS, WHO WERE SURPRISES, AND VERY WELL KNOWN. IT WAS AMAZING, AND THE ONLY WISH THE AUDIENCE COULD HAVE HAD, IS THAT IT SHOULD LAST LONGER.

What a great event. For me it was a wonderful Saturday evening with friends and laughing for hours. So glad my friend found this for us to do!!!!!

Performers were not on long enough and didn't seem too into it!

What a Fun night~ alot of surprise presenters made it all the more enjoyable~ Comics were terrific, (except Wanda Sykes, very disappointing) the Garden Theatre was easy to get in & out and the theatre itself was very nice... all in all a great experience. I will be attending when they do this again in 2 years~!

A very special night of great fun. The comdians were excellent although too many jokes catering to people over 50. The seating was really good although we paid the top price and could barely see the performers. I would recommend some large screen TV's to be put on the walls.

6 great comedians. Special guests to introduce each one. Bob Costas as a good MC. Al Trautwig came out first to explain all the great work done by the Garden of Dreams. A fun evening was had by all while raising funds for a good cause.

Really great event. I liked the fact that I helped such a wonderful charity and had the opportunity to see 6 wonderful comics perform AND was pleasantly surprised by the celebrity presenters. Organizer Rory rocks and really deserved his recognition and award. Congratulations to all who worked so hard to put together this event!

What a great idea to raise money for a great charity. The comics that donated their time were very funny! One suggestion I would like to make - when the presenters were on stage to announce the next comic they were not visible from Section 305. In order for everyone to see them, they need to be more center stage.

5 of the 6 comics were excellent. Even if Wanda was neutered by MSG. Darryl Hammond is painfully out of his element. Celeb presenters were ok but it would've been better if they either did more with their time or didn't go on at all (more time for the comics). Show should have been longer - 2 hrs felt cheap. Hope they get it better next time.

The show was amazing. The majority of the comedians were hysterical.

Great show and for a great cause. A lot of celebs were in the seats in section 100 which is where we sat. The seats were perfect. Rows S is the first row of the second section of 100. We were on the railing so there was nobody in front of us. Seats 21 and 22 are dead center. Each comedian stayed on only for about 15-20 mins. The show started at about 8:20 and ended at 10:10. A little too short for me.

Most comedians were not very funny. The show was disappointing. I liked Brian Regan the best. I had seen Wanda Sykes' material on TV. Ray Romano and Robert Klein need fresher material; Klein could have been more political....although I did laugh with both. I just dont think it was worth the money even if it was a fundraiser.

It was a fun night with many laughs. I appreciated that there was no intermission and the two hours went very quickly.

What could have been a great night was instead a dud! Very large venue for comedy and no video screens? It is 2013. Video screens are the norm now. If you weren't one of the celebs in the first few rows you missed out on the full performance of the comedians. Most acts were good not great with the exception of One who appeared either drunk or high and was as unprofessional as could be. Good cause poor execution. The experience of the average joe in the crowd left much to be desired.

Good event and surprised by the presenters (Brooke Shields, Ben Stiller, etc). A little disappointed in the short skits. Maybe half the number of comics with longer skits each or longer event. Ray Ramano was the BEST! Little disappointed in Wanda Sykes, I love her in New Adventures of Old Christine and she's funny as hell but she kinda droned on through her skit.

I know it was for a good cause, but since the tickets were so expensive, it should have been a little longer. Each comedian only did about a 10 minute set. But they were all funny!!

I thought that Brian Regan, Ray Romano, Adam Ferrara, Robert Klein were hysterical! Wanda Sykes, although I love her, did not bring her A game. Darrell Hammond was horrible. Not funny AT ALL! Couldn't wait for him to be done. Bob Costas was great as the MC. It was also a nice touch to have them each introduced by the chosen celebrities. Thanks for a fun evening.

Overall a very good event. A few disappointments, but I'd support this event next year.

Was a great time to see the comedians and presenters all together in one group! was alot of fun will be sure to go again.

Show was good, comics were all upbeat and did their segment.

Overall a great evening out! Would definitely attend again. Venue was excellent!

I know the show was a benefit show but I didnt understand how the proceeds were being donated & why I could not give a donation personally. If buying the tickets were there way of saying I donated then why wasnt I notified. Saw a few stars come thru the aisle but couldnt really get to see them & take a pic.

We had a great night-loved the surprise presenters (love Ben stiller!!) The comedians were hysterical-hope to be regulars at this event! A big screen would be a great addition, for those of us who were a little further away.

Show was entertaining and went to a great cause. Would have enjoyed more comedy from Wanda and less from Darrel Hammond and Robert Klein since those guys were mediocre at best. Ray Romano had the best material. Overall it was a good show, our seats were okay....a good way to spend a Sat. night in the city!

I haven't laughed this much at one show in a long time. All of the comedians did a fantastic job of entertaining the audience. I can't wait for the next one!! I'm in!

The theater was clean, the bathrooms were clean and the show was great. Darrryl Hammond was the only downer but it was for charity so his appearance was appreciated. Perhaps he should not have been a headliner though. The Garden of Laughs seems like a great charity so it was nice to see that there were very few empty seats.

Was surprised at how great this lineup was - definitely a great show and a great cause!!!

Amazing line-up of comedians!......................

What a great night!! Celebs to introduce some awesome comedians. It was great to see 7 fantastically funny comedians in one place. A great sampling of comic talent while raising funds to help children. Can't wait for the next show in 2 years.

It was an amazing amount of laughs for an amazing cause!!!

Great comedic talent turned out for an incredible one of a kind charitable event at the worlds most famous arena - MSG. With one movie star after another introducing the BEST standup comics of our generation including, Jerry Seinfeld, John Oliver, Chris Rock, Tracy Morgan, Bob Sagut, Leslie Jones and Sebastian Maniscalco.

Great show. All performances were great. Did not start on time.

The presenter concept was creative and informative The performers with the exception of Bob Saget were great

The only funny comedians were John Oliver, Jerry Seinfield, and Chris Rock. If it was a three hour show that consisted of just them, it would have been great. Everyone else was pretty awful and not funny at all.

I'm a 38yr old guy from Brooklyn. Vulgarity is just fine with me so this is not about curses.... It's about funny. Leslie Jones and Bob Saget are just not funny. The event bookers may feel unfunny is nec because time must be filled?? IMO people would just as well go home 20-30 minutes earlier. Every other comic absolutely more than makes up for them but I can only give 3 stars because for 20-30 minutes you made my life very difficult lol. Otherwise amazing night. The giving and charity aspect of it was great.

great evening with a star studded comedic line up, along with a look at foundation with which the proceeds were donated. very worthy endeavor

Great show!!! Surprise performers were amazing Only downside ... way too political!

A night of laughs for a good cause! Surprise comic! Great fun

We had the best evening, full of surprises. This was our first time attending Garden of Laughs and the night was just perfect for a worthy cause. I was so excited when Jerry Seinfeld showed up after posting that he wasn't able to attend. Leslie Jones was a riot and Sebastian had me laughing from the second he walked on stage. If there is a Garden of Laughs in 2018, we will definitely be there!

The shoe was amazing the amount of performers. Every last one being unbelievable

It was great to have all of these amazing comics at one event. Great surprise when Seinfeld showed up and did an hysterical set. Only wish would have been to have Chris Rock longer. Of all the comedians I believe his set was the shortest and just would have thought since he was last, he would be on longer. Either way great night, great cause, will definitely go again!!

the show was absolutely the best and the cause was a great one--i go to this every year.

It always makes you feel good when you can help a good cause and be entertained at the same time. The comedians were excellent, and the special guest announcers were great.

This was an absolutely fantastic evening! I wish the comedians were on a bit longer but the acts were hilarious. I was most excited to see Dane Cook and he lived up to my expectations. Bill Burr and Billy Gardell were FANTASTIC! I highly recommend attending this event and hopping on the tickets as fast as you can! The stars that showed up were fantastic: Whoopi Goldbery, Michael J Fox, Victor Cruz, guys from The Eagles and The Beastie Boys just to name a few! This is not a night to pass up.

A very good line up of comedians. The writing for the presenters could have been a bit better. Enjoyed myself overall.

All of the comedians put on a great show and we had a great time.

A lot of fun. But when some jerk booed Louis Black, they should have taken that guy out. Instead he remained in place and continued to make remarks. Louis cut his part short and he definately seemed pissed off about it. I paid to see and listen to Louis Black not some drunk Tea Bagger Troll in the audience.

Seeing Bill Burr and John Oliver alone would have been worth the price - and the benefits to the Garden of Dreams Foundation are the icing on the cake.

Great Comedy Show, they should do this type of show more often

I was very exited with the lineup for this event. John Oliver was great. The next comedian went, I don't know his name but his comedy was a lower level and misogynistic. The crowd seemed to love this so the other comedians followed suit. I was really disappointed that this was the running theme through each comedians bit. Lewis Black was the last one; he didn't pander to this so much, he actually criticized it. Overall I will not attend again as I was sorely disappointed.

Thoroughly enjoyed the evening and helping out a good cause. Hysterical performances!

OMG I haven't been to the Garden since it was the Felt Forum, so I automatically got some amazing vibes being back there. My buddy and I laughed like hell that whole time. It was great to see Whoopi and Michael J. Fox and all of the other celebs!

Laughed all night! We really enjoyed the event. Great fun!

I was very excited to see this line-up of comedians. Looked forward to it for a while. Unfortunately, I was very disappointed with the show. Each comedian did 10-15 minutes at the most. It is a great cause so I wont complain too much but the first comedian came on around 8:30 and the show was done by 10pm. It was like they all had somewhere else to be later Sat night. In addition, cutting off alcohol sales at 9:30 was a joke..........

This was my second attendance at Garden of Laughs. Comics were hysterical Masters of ceremony was great. Evening filled with talent galor. I only wish Whoppie would have stayed longer and maybe said a bit more.

The show was awesome. I really enjoyed the comedians as well as the super stars that were introducing the stars. I would go to this again. I also was surprised that they raised 1.4 million dollars for the Garden of Dreams...Awesome.

While I applaud MSG for holding the Garden of Laughs, I am not a fan of the Theater at MSG where the event was held. Bathrooms are a very long walk from seating and the SEATING itself is extremely uncomfortable. There has to be a balance relating to just how many seats you can squeeze into a row and the COMFORT of the ticket holder. The seats were extremely narrow and I will think twice before purchasing tickets at the Theater at MSG again.

It was a wonderful event & I was so happy to be part of such a wonderful cause!

Brought some good names but was pretty short for how many comedians there were and really wasn't very funny at all. I've been to so many comedy shows and I always love them -- never had a problem laughing. But I was pretty disappointed with this one. Maybe I was expecting too much because it was at MSG and it was a lot of money, especially compared to other comedy shows?? Not sure. I was also pretty offended by a lot of the jokes, which I usually don't have a problem with at other shows. A lot of the jokes were just completely offensive without anything funny attached. I can usually handle offensive jokes if they're funny in some way, but it wasn't funny -- just rude. Unfortunately, I definitely won't be going back next year.

It was a great time! Really enjoyed everyone involved.

Funniest show! Amazing lineup and celebrity guest!

All the comedians were excellent. Only negative was some of the presenting between the comics that just took too long or away from the show. I understand that this is a charity event and that's what normally goes on but I could've done without it and still felt good about my donation.

I wasn't sure what to expect from a benefit comedy show, but i was pleasantly surprised. Billy Gardell was hilarious, Lewis Black was great, Bill Burr was insultingly funny as usual. It was a great show, i plan on going to it again in 2017.

Mostly funny show. Very well put together. was expecting Dane Cook to be the headliner. He went on 2nd, for less than 15 minutes and did all old material mostly. I understand that it was a "benefit" concert but I was expecting more of Dane Cook. The guest celebrities who announce the comedians were extremely impressive. Kudos to MJF

the show was great! My boyfriend and I are huge fans of comedy and enjoyed every moment of it. It wasn't too long, wasn't too crowed, perfect fun night in the city. Cant wait till the next one in 2017!

The show was great and I basically had tears the whole night from laughing so much. Fun time!

This was our second time attending the Garden of Laughs. The first one was amazing and I didn't think it could be topped. i was wrong - the second Garden of Laughs provided nonstop laughter. We laughed so hard it was difficult for us to catch our breath. The bonus is the money raised to help ill and at risk youth. The energy in the room generated from all of the celebrities being part of this event to help kids was was joyous. We will definitely attend the next Garden of Laughs.

IT STARTED LATE AND THEN ONLY LASTED FOR AN HOUR AND 45 MINUTES....THIS INCLUDED SHORT FILM, THE IDIOT NOT FUNNY HOST, S AND PRESENTERS.... SO THE REST OF THE TIME WAS SPLIT UP ON 6 COMEDIANS.....VERY DISAPPOINTED. ALSO DID NOT LIKE THAT YOU COULD HEAR THE BASS FROM THE CONCERT IN THE BIG ARENA.

My husband and I were so impressed with the laughs and stars who presented. Whoopie Goldberg! Michael J Fox! Plus many more. We loved John Oliver and Bill Burr but all the comedians were amazing. We were sorry JB Smooth cancelled.

The show was awesome and all of the "surprise" emcee's were a bonus! The A/V was lacking a little for those of us who sat in the back; but it was still an awesome show!

This was a great comedy show for a great cause. We didn't stop laughing the entire night. One comedian topped the next. Sorry J.B. Smoove couldn't make it. He was the reason I bought the tickets, but I certainly enjoyed everyone else.

We had a great time. All the comedians were hysterical. I would definitely go again.

My husband I had a great time! A little disappointed that one of the performers had to cancel last minute, but understood due to the circumstances. The venue is big and beautiful, seats were comfortable. Definitely will do it again!

Fabulous event for a wonderful cause! Haven't laughed so much since Comic Relief 8!

the comedians were very good but some of the crowd was very loud and annoying

I bought these tickets as a Christmas present for the family (all adults) not knowing what it was. The event turned out to be amazing. I would not recommend it for younger children as some of the content was for mature audience only. The comedians and celebrities were fantastic and a nice surprise. I wish this event were held every year. I will just have to wait until 2017 for the next one. Such a great charity too.

the show was a great laugh for a great cause. Worth every penny. The celebrity announcers were an added bonus to a fun night.

This event was incredible! So many celebrities showed up for support! My boyfriend and I had such a great time and will go back for the next one!!

Ray Ramano was hystical!! But loved them all..wished it was longer time on stage for each performer!

Although the line up sounded great, the material was not even funny, almost like they improvised at worst, or at best didn't bother to come up with new material. The only comedian who even made me laugh was Brian Regan.

I had high hopes for the Garden of Laughs event because it featured respected and well-known comedians, plus it was for a good cause. However, most of the comedians made jokes based on deterioration from age, ranging from Robert Klein singing about a colonoscopy (great voice, though) to Ray Romano giving me an unpalatable visual of part of his genitals being affected by gravity. Wanda Sykes just stammered until almost the end of her set. The most generally relatable entertainer was Brian Regan who didn't allude to anything anatomical. Even then, it would have been tolerable except for the security staff who huddled near our seats, which were by the exit, and who didn't bother to lower their voices or their walkie-talkie conversations, and who kept going in and out of the exit doors nearest us as celebrating Ranger fans walked by. It took me an hour and a half to get to the venue from Long Island and I had to spend for the train, too. I'd rather just send a check to this charity and watch TV comedy shows than take the trouble of trekking in and being disappointed and unable to change the channel.

Overall, the event was great. There were a lot of famous people coming together to support a great cause. I suspect the event will keep getting better and better. My only complaint is that they didn't have big projector screens up so if you weren't sitting upfront, you missed out on key facial expressions.

I enjoyed the entire night. It was fun watching the celebrities walk npast us to get to their seats. The comics were good. I will say that I saw Ray Ramano on television the week before and he used some of the same jokes which was a little let down. Robert Klein was hysterical.

Great show, cant wait for the next one. Way to go Madison Square Garden and The Garden of Dreams!

it was very entertaining. i was quite surprised by robert kleins performance. i thought he and adam ferrara were the best.