Nightlife in Hoboken

Karaoke Boho's private lounge rooms provide a generous amount of sectioned-off space for crooners and backup singers to belt out tunes in comfort. To loosen up vocal cords still knotted around your heart, choose courage-boosting concoctions such as melon balls, martinis, domestic and import beers, and other fine spirits. With plenty of mics and seats in each room, performers don't need to be professional recording artists or highly skilled ventriloquists to bust duets. Relive an embarrassing musical obsession from your middle-school days, or declare your shameless love for the latest and greatest hits.

Nestled in the heart of Times Square, Broadway Comedy Club harvests chuckles in the Big Apple with standup comedy acts, improv groups, and musical comedies. A veritable melting pot of talent, Broadway Comedy Club showcases comedians seen on shows such as NBC’s Last Comic Standing, Conan, and The Daily Show with Jon Stewart. The club also nurtures fledgling comics into hilarious swans with open-mic nights and standup classes, which teach students how to craft original material from just their wits, construction paper, and cases of sewing bobbins. An expansive cabaret-style theater and diverse menu of bar fare and cocktails cater to large audiences ready to laugh.

Tickling funny bones since 1975, the Comic Strip Live's cabaret-style club continues to host nightly lineups of new talent and comedic all-stars, such as Eddie Murphy, Chris Rock, and Ellen DeGeneres. Humorists take the one-person stage in the intimate space, luring out laughter with jokes and savory one-liners placed in the club's on-site bear trap. Guests can rest their elbows on wooden tables as they sip alcoholic or nonalcoholic beverages, which help to escort bites of nachos or popcorn past belly laughs attempting to make a quick exit. Once laughers have exhausted their last chuckle, they can make an exit while gazing upon the venue's walls, which are spackled from floor to ceiling with framed headshots of hilarious people.

From an early age, Cielo owner Nicolas Matar may have been destined for a career in music. As a child, his lullabies were his parent's nonstop stream of disco, funk, and soul music. His father—a hobbyist DJ and an original member of the legendary Studio 54—even built a mini-club in the family basement, where Nicolas encountered a diverse array of music genres. Nicolas went on to DJ at top clubs across the world, eventually landing a resident position at the famous Pacha in Ibiza. After spending most of the '90s working the high-end nightclub scene, Nicolas returned home to New York to open Cielo, where he spins electronic-centric sets alongside top international DJs. Named as a top club by the likes of the International Dance Music Awards and DJ Mag, Cielo has earned worldwide renown for its unpretentious atmosphere, extraordinary sound-system, and dedication to quality dance music. Inside, guests dance to electronica, house, and techno music on a sunken dance floor beneath the glimmer of disco balls. Others recline on comfortable banquettes, cushioned by plush brown and blue cylinder pillows. The club strives to avoid the elitist attitude of other lounges, eschewing VIP rooms, velvet ropes, and restrooms guarded by hungry mountain lions.