Brooklyn comedy is bustling. The Brooklyn Academy of Music recently started a stand-up series. Spaces like Littlefield and the Knitting Factory in Williamsburg have become reliable homes for great comedy. And Louis C.K. has made a habit of working out early versions of his annual stand-up specials at the Bell House. But the anchor of the Brooklyn scene is probably Eugene Mirman, the comic who runs a weekly Sunday show at Union Hall (where much of Mike Birbiglia's movie “Sleepwalk With Me†was set) and curates and hosts the Eugene Mirman Comedy Festival. This freewheeling, talent-packed event has none of the stuffy air of more established festivals. It takes place Sept. 13-16 at the Bell House and Union Hall . Veteran comedians like Jon Glaser, Todd Barry and Sarah Silverman will appear. So will young, emerging comics like Michael Che and Brent Sullivan. You can also expect some special guests. The events include a Saturday show titled “Uh Oh: Dangerous, Inappropriate Comedy for Teenagers†and a film festival of short films on Sunday.
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