If you’re in the New York City area, join me for a night of geekery at 92Y Tribeca for the latest installment in the popular live screening series “Kevin Geeks Out.” The theme is “rip-off cinema.” I’ll be showing a selection clips featuring foreign interpretations of your favorite superheroes. Other guests include Elliott Kalan of The Daily Show and The Flophouse podcast and blogger and author Geoff Klock.

More details below. You can purchase tickets here. And check out the nice write-up from GeekChicDaily. Hope to see you!

Kevin Geeks Out is the comedy-variety show hosted by writer-comedian Kevin Maher—a confabulation of vintage film clips and videos, new finds, guest experts, games and curiosities.

To geek out with Kevin you don’t need to be a geek, you just need to love cool stuff.

This month, Kevin Geeks Out about Rip-Off Cinema, chronicling the “knockbusters” that attempt to capture the magic of E.T., King Kong, War of the Worlds and other big-budget blockbusters. The two-hour cultural cavalcade includes trivia, snacks, prizes and guest speakers presenting rare film footage and TV clips you won’t find on YouTube or Netflix. Kevin is joined by some very special guests:

• Emmy Award-winning Daily Show writer Elliott Kalan looks back at his favorite E.T. rip-off. (It’s not Mac and Me!)
• Writer M. Sweeney Lawless gives a brief history of films that aped King Kong.
• Comic book blogger Nick Nadel presents a montage of superhero knock-offs from around the world.
• Professor Geoff Klock illustrates the difference between a rip-off and an homage.
• Filmmaker Matthew Glasson shares scenes from his favorite Jaws copycat (which was actually banned from the US for copyright infringement!)
• Horror blogger Brian Solomon presents a study of Halloween rip-offs.
• Artist-baker Sara Reiss serves up “knock-off” themed treats.
• Plus trivia games and prizes that will include knock-off products.

To purchase tickets, visit 92Y.org.

David Hasselhoff (fans) want you to come to Superhero Night at Under St Marks Theater this Wednesday @7pm. Clips include Roger Corman’s Fantastic Four movie, the Hasselhoff Nick Fury TV movie, rare cartoons, and more. Guests include James Dean Conklin, the animator of WONDERMAN (TV Funhouse), and Matthew K. Manning (Batman Strikes). Also trivia, prizes, cheap beer, and free fruit pie with admission. Come for The Hoff, stay for the fruit pie!

I’m cohosting a live superhero comedy screening event with Kevin Maher (AMC’s Scifi Department). If you enjoyed the “Batman Night” we put on, this one will be even better.