92YTribeca comedy-goers got a treat last night when Janeane Garofalo showed up to do a surprise set for Comedy Below Canal: Double Down Hearts with Kristen Schaal and Kurt Braunohler. Though don’t kick yourself for missing it quite yet; rumor has it she may show up here again for next week’s Chanukomedy event, and she’ll be headlining on January 8 with Paul F. Tompkins. That seems to be the way it goes with comedy at 92YTribeca; you may remember Will Arnett’s appearance with Zach Galifianakis last week, and the element of surprise lingers with every show. Maybe that’s why Time Out New York picked us as the year’s “Best New Comedy Venue.”

Janeane charmed the crowd with her wry sense of humor and sometimes painfully funny realizations (upon learning someone in the crowd was born in the early 90s, she exclaimed, “I had two eating disorders and a drinking problem and you were just joining us!”). Kristen and Kurt presented a three-act play (interlaced with silly sketches) that worked in reverse chronological order, for a result that was very Memento meets Flight of the Conchords. In the course of one evening we lay witness to board breaking, suicide bombing turtles, ribbon dancing to accordion music, a reenactment of the (supposedly) first phone call (between Pocahontas and John Smith, naturally), and at one point, audience members competed to “Win a Date with Kristen!”

Kristen will make another appearance at 92YTribeca when she returns the favor and opens for Janeane Garofalo. She’ll be joined by Arrested Development’s David Cross, as well as other surprise guests. Who will it be this time? Be there to find out!

And be sure not to miss Chanukomedy on Christmas Eve. Why is this night different from all other nights, you ask? Well, we have a stellar line-up, with Joe Mande (Time Out New York just named him one of the year’s “Best New Stand-Ups”), Leo Allen (of the comedy duo Slovin & Allen, who appeared at 92YTribeca at the beginning of December), and Comedy Central faves Todd Levin, Amy Schumer and Rachel Feinstein. These chosen people of comedy sure put the Tribe in Tribeca.

Are we done? Not yet. Let’s close it out with two more pictures from last night.