Pins & Needles Comedy Announces May 28 Lineup at Secret Pour
Pins & Needles Comedy returns to Secret Pour on Thursday, May 28, 2026, bringing tattooed stand-up, visual art, pop-up vendors, raffles, and after-show tattoo energy back to New York City.
This lineup includes:
Corey Cooley
Rania Hannan
Seth Rubin
Austyn Ray
Justin Hartmann
Featured Artist: Rob White
Hosted by Taylor Drew and Justin Hartmann
The May 28 show takes place at Secret Pour, 1114 DeKalb Avenue, with the event listed from 9:00 PM to 11:00 PM. Public event listings also describe the night as featuring tattooed comedians performing in their underwear, live comedy, featured tattoo artists, flash tattoos, merch, raffles, and immersive event energy.
Pins & Needles Comedy is not built like a normal stand-up show. The concept is blunt: tattooed comedians strip down for stand-up so the audience can actually see the tattoos that are usually hidden under stage clothes. The show’s materials describe Pins & Needles as a body-positive live comedy event where comedians perform in their underwear to show off their tattoos while merging stand-up, tattoo culture, visual art, and featured artist collaborations.
The May 28 Comedy Lineup
The May 28 lineup brings together comics with different voices, energies, and levels of chaos.
Corey Cooley joins the lineup for the May 28 Secret Pour show, with Pins & Needles Comedy promoting him as one of the next comic lineup drops for the event.
Rania Hannan is also on the lineup, announced by Pins & Needles Comedy as part of the May 28 lineup drop.
Seth Rubin has been announced for the May 28 show at Secret Pour, with the event promoted for 8:30 PM doors and a 9:00 PM show.
Austyn Ray appears on the May 28 lineup as the show’s Poser spot, joining Corey Cooley, Rania Hannan, Justin Hartmann, and featured artist Rob White in the current promotional rollout.
Justin Hartmann, co-host and co-producer of Pins & Needles Comedy, is also listed in the May 28 lineup promotion.
The result is a lineup that fits the room: sharp, weird, visual, and built for a show where the comedy is only part of what people came to see.
Featured Artist Rob White
The May 28 show also features Rob White, who is being promoted as the Featured Artist for this Pins & Needles Comedy event.
That matters because Pins & Needles is not just a comedy show with some art taped onto the side. The featured artist is part of the identity of the night. Each show builds a different visual world around the lineup, and Rob White brings the tattoo side of the event directly into the room.
After the stand-up portion, tattoos and local artist pop-ups are listed as part of the event experience, with the after-show tattoo and vendor portion beginning around 10:30 PM.
Pop-Up Vendors at the Show
The May 28 show will also include local pop-up vendors, giving the room more than just a stage and a mic.
L Train Productions, created by Adiel Kay, will bring comic books, shirts, and stickers to the event, with items priced between $10 and $30.
Artist Deven Rheinhold will also appear as a pop-up vendor, bringing original abstract paintings, character paintings, and canvas work priced between $10 and $40.
Together, the vendors push the night further into the world Pins & Needles is building: stand-up, tattoos, comics, paintings, merch, flash, and people hanging around after the show because there is actually something to look at.
Why Pins & Needles Comedy Feels Different
New York City has hundreds of comedy shows. Most of them are built the same way: dark room, lineup, host, sets, done.
Pins & Needles Comedy gives people a reason to remember the night.
The comedians strip down. The tattoos become part of the performance. The featured artist changes the visual identity of the show. The vendors make the room feel alive before and after the sets. The audience gets stand-up, tattoo culture, local art, raffles, merch, and a full alternative nightlife event in one ticket.
It is body-positive without being corny. It is tattoo-forward without being a tattoo convention. It is a comedy show, but it does not look like every other comedy show in New York City.
Event Details
Event: Pins & Needles Comedy
Date: Thursday, May 28, 2026
Venue: Secret Pour
Address: 1114 DeKalb Avenue, New York City
Doors: 8:30 PM
Show: 9:00 PM
Age: 21+
Hosted by: Taylor Drew and Justin Hartmann
Lineup:
Corey Cooley
Rania Hannan
Seth Rubin
Austyn Ray
Justin Hartmann
Featured Artist:
Rob White
Pop-Up Vendors:
L Train Productions
Deven Rheinhold
What to expect:
Live stand-up comedy, tattooed comics stripping down for stand-up, featured artist Rob White, local pop-up vendors, raffles, merch, tattoos, and a room that looks nothing like a standard comedy show.
