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class="noprint">From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia</div> </div> <div id="contentSub"><div id="mw-content-subtitle"></div></div> <div id="mw-content-text" class="mw-body-content"><div class="mw-content-ltr mw-parser-output" lang="en" dir="ltr"><div class="shortdescription nomobile noexcerpt noprint searchaux" style="display:none">Comedy club in West Hollywood, California</div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1236090951">.mw-parser-output .hatnote{font-style:italic}.mw-parser-output div.hatnote{padding-left:1.6em;margin-bottom:0.5em}.mw-parser-output .hatnote i{font-style:normal}.mw-parser-output .hatnote+link+.hatnote{margin-top:-0.5em}@media print{body.ns-0 .mw-parser-output .hatnote{display:none!important}}</style><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">This article is about the comedy club located in the United States. For the comedy club with the same name located in London, England, see <a href="/wiki/The_Comedy_Store_(London)" title="The Comedy Store (London)">The Comedy Store (London)</a>.</div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1257001546">.mw-parser-output .infobox-subbox{padding:0;border:none;margin:-3px;width:auto;min-width:100%;font-size:100%;clear:none;float:none;background-color:transparent}.mw-parser-output .infobox-3cols-child{margin:auto}.mw-parser-output .infobox .navbar{font-size:100%}@media screen{html.skin-theme-clientpref-night .mw-parser-output .infobox-full-data:not(.notheme)>div:not(.notheme)[style]{background:#1f1f23!important;color:#f8f9fa}}@media screen and (prefers-color-scheme:dark){html.skin-theme-clientpref-os .mw-parser-output .infobox-full-data:not(.notheme) div:not(.notheme){background:#1f1f23!important;color:#f8f9fa}}@media(min-width:640px){body.skin--responsive .mw-parser-output .infobox-table{display:table!important}body.skin--responsive .mw-parser-output .infobox-table>caption{display:table-caption!important}body.skin--responsive .mw-parser-output .infobox-table>tbody{display:table-row-group}body.skin--responsive .mw-parser-output .infobox-table tr{display:table-row!important}body.skin--responsive .mw-parser-output .infobox-table th,body.skin--responsive .mw-parser-output .infobox-table td{padding-left:inherit;padding-right:inherit}}</style><table class="infobox vcard"><caption class="infobox-title fn org">The Comedy Store</caption><tbody><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-image"><span class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Frameless"><a href="/wiki/File:The_Comedy_Store.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/8a/The_Comedy_Store.jpg/250px-The_Comedy_Store.jpg" decoding="async" width="250" height="166" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/8a/The_Comedy_Store.jpg/375px-The_Comedy_Store.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/8a/The_Comedy_Store.jpg/500px-The_Comedy_Store.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1624" data-file-height="1080" /></a></span><div class="infobox-caption">The Comedy Store in 2006</div></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-image"><a class="mw-kartographer-map notheme mw-kartographer-container center" style="width: 250px; height: 200px;" data-mw-kartographer="mapframe" data-style="osm-intl" data-width="250" data-height="200" data-zoom="13" data-overlays="["_79ddb8b9e2c7d78986a661e6fcab4eea416ea438"]"><img src="https://maps.wikimedia.org/img/osm-intl,13,a,a,250x200.png?lang=en&domain=en.wikipedia.org&title=The_Comedy_Store&revid=1258327856&groups=_79ddb8b9e2c7d78986a661e6fcab4eea416ea438" width="250" height="200" decoding="async" srcset="https://maps.wikimedia.org/img/osm-intl,13,a,a,250x200@2x.png?lang=en&domain=en.wikipedia.org&title=The_Comedy_Store&revid=1258327856&groups=_79ddb8b9e2c7d78986a661e6fcab4eea416ea438 2x" alt="Map" /></a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Former names</th><td class="infobox-data nickname"><a href="/wiki/Ciro%27s" title="Ciro's">Club Seville</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Address</th><td class="infobox-data label">8433 West Sunset Boulevard</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Location</th><td class="infobox-data label"><a href="/wiki/West_Hollywood,_California" title="West Hollywood, California">West Hollywood, California</a>, U.S.</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/Geographic_coordinate_system" title="Geographic coordinate system">Coordinates</a></th><td class="infobox-data"><span class="geo-inline"><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1156832818">.mw-parser-output .geo-default,.mw-parser-output .geo-dms,.mw-parser-output .geo-dec{display:inline}.mw-parser-output .geo-nondefault,.mw-parser-output .geo-multi-punct,.mw-parser-output .geo-inline-hidden{display:none}.mw-parser-output .longitude,.mw-parser-output .latitude{white-space:nowrap}</style><span class="plainlinks nourlexpansion"><a class="external text" href="https://geohack.toolforge.org/geohack.php?pagename=The_Comedy_Store&params=34.0951_N_118.37384_W_type:landmark_region:US-CA"><span class="geo-nondefault"><span class="geo-dms" title="Maps, aerial photos, and other data for this location"><span class="latitude">34°05′42″N</span> <span class="longitude">118°22′26″W</span></span></span><span class="geo-multi-punct"> / </span><span class="geo-default"><span class="geo-dec" title="Maps, aerial photos, and other data for this location">34.09510°N 118.37384°W</span><span style="display:none"> / <span class="geo">34.09510; -118.37384</span></span></span></a></span></span></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Owner</th><td class="infobox-data agent">Peter H. Shore, Trustee of the Mitzi S. Shore Trust</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Type</th><td class="infobox-data category"><a href="/wiki/Comedy_club" title="Comedy club">Comedy club</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/Seating_capacity" title="Seating capacity">Capacity</a></th><td class="infobox-data">Main room: 450</td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header" style="background-color:#ccc">Construction</th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Opened</th><td class="infobox-data">April 1972<span style="display:none"> (<span class="bday dtstart published updated itvstart">1972-04</span>)</span></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Renovated</th><td class="infobox-data">1976</td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header" style="background-color:#ccc">Website</th></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data"><span class="url"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://thecomedystore.com">thecomedystore<wbr />.com</a></span></td></tr></tbody></table> <figure class="mw-default-size mw-halign-right" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:ComedyStore_02.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0d/ComedyStore_02.jpg/220px-ComedyStore_02.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="147" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0d/ComedyStore_02.jpg/330px-ComedyStore_02.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0d/ComedyStore_02.jpg/440px-ComedyStore_02.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1485" data-file-height="992" /></a><figcaption>The Comedy Store</figcaption></figure> <p><b>The Comedy Store</b> is an American <a href="/wiki/Comedy_club" title="Comedy club">comedy club</a> opened in April 1972. It is located in <a href="/wiki/West_Hollywood,_California" title="West Hollywood, California">West Hollywood, California</a>, at 8433 <a href="/wiki/Sunset_Boulevard" title="Sunset Boulevard">Sunset Boulevard</a> on the <a href="/wiki/Sunset_Strip" title="Sunset Strip">Sunset Strip</a>. An associated club is located in <a href="/wiki/La_Jolla" title="La Jolla">La Jolla</a>, <a href="/wiki/San_Diego" title="San Diego">San Diego</a>, <a href="/wiki/California" title="California">California</a>. </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="History">History</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=The_Comedy_Store&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: History"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The Comedy Store was opened in April 1972 by comedians <a href="/wiki/Sammy_Shore" title="Sammy Shore">Sammy Shore</a> (1927–2019), and <a href="/wiki/Rudy_De_Luca" title="Rudy De Luca">Rudy De Luca</a>. The building was formerly the home of Club Seville (1935),<sup id="cite_ref-waterandpower-Hollywood_(1920_+_1-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-waterandpower-Hollywood_(1920_+-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> later, <a href="/wiki/Ciro%27s" title="Ciro's">Ciro's</a> (1940–1957), a popular Hollywood nightclub owned by <a href="/wiki/William_Wilkerson" class="mw-redirect" title="William Wilkerson">William Wilkerson</a>, and later Ciro's Le Disc,<sup id="cite_ref-waterandpower-Hollywood_(1920_+_1-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-waterandpower-Hollywood_(1920_+-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> a <a href="/wiki/Rock_and_roll" title="Rock and roll">rock and roll</a> venue,<sup id="cite_ref-ogden99_2-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-ogden99-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> where <a href="/wiki/The_Byrds" title="The Byrds">the Byrds</a> were discovered in 1964. </p><p>When the venue reopened as The Comedy Store in 1972, it included a 99-seat theatre. As a result of a divorce settlement, Sammy Shore's ex-wife <a href="/wiki/Mitzi_Shore" title="Mitzi Shore">Mitzi Shore</a> began operating the club in 1973, and she was able to buy the building in 1976. She immediately renovated and expanded the club to include a 450-seat main room.<sup id="cite_ref-Lord_3-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Lord-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In 1974, The Comedy Store hosted the wedding reception of newlyweds <a href="/wiki/Liza_Minnelli" title="Liza Minnelli">Liza Minnelli</a> and <a href="/wiki/Jack_Haley,_Jr." class="mw-redirect" title="Jack Haley, Jr.">Jack Haley, Jr.</a> The Comedy Club signage was covered, for the evening, by signs reading "Ciro's", denoting the venue's prior identity. The event was attended by many dozens of Hollywood glitterati, including <a href="/wiki/Elizabeth_Taylor" title="Elizabeth Taylor">Elizabeth Taylor</a>, <a href="/wiki/Sammy_Davis_Jr." title="Sammy Davis Jr.">Sammy Davis Jr.</a>, <a href="/wiki/Cher" title="Cher">Cher</a>, <a href="/wiki/Bob_Fosse" title="Bob Fosse">Bob Fosse</a>, <a href="/wiki/Johnny_Carson" title="Johnny Carson">Johnny Carson</a>, <a href="/wiki/Goldie_Hawn" title="Goldie Hawn">Goldie Hawn</a>, <a href="/wiki/Cesar_Romero" title="Cesar Romero">Cesar Romero</a>, <a href="/wiki/Priscilla_Presley" title="Priscilla Presley">Priscilla Presley</a> and other stars, past and present. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Locations">Locations</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=The_Comedy_Store&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: Locations"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The original Comedy Store on Sunset at Ciro's had been joined by the Comedy Store <a href="/wiki/Westwood,_Los_Angeles" title="Westwood, Los Angeles">Westwood</a>, at 1621 Westwood Blvd.,<sup id="cite_ref-la-bruschetta-westwood_4-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-la-bruschetta-westwood-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> the Comedy Store <a href="/wiki/La_Jolla" title="La Jolla">La Jolla</a>, at 916 Pearl St.,<sup id="cite_ref-KPBS_5-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-KPBS-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Comedy Store Playhouse,<sup id="cite_ref-latimes-1989-04-13-ca_6-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-latimes-1989-04-13-ca-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> on Las Palmas, Comedy Store at the Sheraton Universal Hotel,<sup id="cite_ref-latimes-1987-05-21-vw_7-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-latimes-1987-05-21-vw-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> in <a href="/wiki/Universal_City,_California" title="Universal City, California">Universal City</a>,<sup id="cite_ref-latimes-xpm-1991-01-11_8-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-latimes-xpm-1991-01-11-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> and the Comedy Store Las Vegas at the <a href="/wiki/Dunes_(hotel_and_casino)" title="Dunes (hotel and casino)">Dunes Hotel</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-Mitzi_9-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Mitzi-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-History_10-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-History-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-wapo-obit-2018-04-11_11-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-wapo-obit-2018-04-11-11"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>11<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-jacksonville-2012-11-05_12-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-jacksonville-2012-11-05-12"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>12<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-baltimoresun-latimes-1992-09-20_13-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-baltimoresun-latimes-1992-09-20-13"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>13<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-erockphotos-photoshelter_14-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-erockphotos-photoshelter-14"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>14<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Job_action">Job action</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=The_Comedy_Store&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: Job action"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Beginning in 1979, The Comedy Store served for many years as the host location for the annual <i><a href="/wiki/Home_Box_Office" class="mw-redirect" title="Home Box Office">HBO</a> Young Comedians</i> specials. </p> <blockquote><p>Tension between the club owners stems from a 1979 strike of Los Angeles comedians against the Comedy Store's "no-pay policy". Until that time, neither <a href="/wiki/Mitzi_Shore" title="Mitzi Shore">Shore</a> nor <a href="/wiki/Budd_Friedman" title="Budd Friedman">Friedman</a> paid comedians a salary. The theory was that comedians should almost be paying the owners for the exposure the clubs provided. When the comedians' strike began, <a href="/wiki/The_Improv" title="The Improv">The Improv</a> (opened in 1974 at 8162 Melrose Avenue) was closed for fire-damage repairs. Therefore, the strike focused on Shore, not Friedman.<sup id="cite_ref-latimes-1987-05-21-vw_7-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-latimes-1987-05-21-vw-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></p></blockquote> <p>Also in 1979, <a href="/wiki/Stand-up_comedy" title="Stand-up comedy">stand-up</a> comedians formed a short-lived labor union and demanded to be paid for their appearances at The Comedy Store. For six weeks (beginning in March),<sup id="cite_ref-:0_15-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:0-15"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>15<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> several comedians staged a protest in front of the club, while others crossed the picket line.<sup id="cite_ref-:0_15-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:0-15"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>15<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The comedians involved formed a union called Comedians for Compensation and fought for pay where they had received none before. They eventually picketed in front of the club when their demands were not met. <a href="/wiki/Jay_Leno" title="Jay Leno">Jay Leno</a> and <a href="/wiki/David_Letterman" title="David Letterman">David Letterman</a> were among those on the picket line while <a href="/wiki/Garry_Shandling" title="Garry Shandling">Garry Shandling</a> and <a href="/wiki/Yakov_Smirnoff" title="Yakov Smirnoff">Yakov Smirnoff</a> <a href="/wiki/Strikebreaker" title="Strikebreaker">crossed the line</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-16" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-16"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>16<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The job action was not legally a strike as the comedians were classified as "<a href="/wiki/Independent_contractor" class="mw-redirect" title="Independent contractor">independent contractors</a>" and were not under contract with the club. </p><p>Mitzi Shore argued<sup id="cite_ref-thecomedystore-the-strike-of-79_17-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-thecomedystore-the-strike-of-79-17"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>17<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> that the club was and had always been a showcase and training ground for young comedians and was not about profits. She alleged that comedians came to the club and could work on their material in front of casting agents and other talent scouts who would possibly hire them as professionals if they were good enough. </p><p>The comedians at the club became unhappy when the club was expanded several times and it was perceived that Shore's profits were quite substantial. Shore also paid the rest of her staff, including waitresses and bartenders. </p><p>After the strike, some comedians were no longer allowed to perform at the club, including Steve Lubetkin, who committed suicide by jumping off the roof of the <a href="/wiki/Continental_Hyatt_House" class="mw-redirect" title="Continental Hyatt House">Continental Hyatt House</a> next door. His suicide note included the line: "My name is Steve Lubetkin. I used to work at The Comedy Store."<sup id="cite_ref-I'm_Dying_Up_Here_18-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-I'm_Dying_Up_Here-18"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>18<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Lubetkin hoped that his suicide would resolve the labor dispute. He also cited Shore as the reason he no longer had a job. </p><p>The union ceased to exist in 1980, although from the time of the job action onward, comedians in Los Angeles were paid for their shows. This included The Comedy Store and <a href="/wiki/The_Improv" title="The Improv">The Improv</a>. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Cresthill_house">Cresthill house</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=The_Comedy_Store&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: Cresthill house"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <blockquote><p>"When she and Sammy divorced in 1974, he gave her the club to lower his alimony payments; two years later, after being briefly evicted (and opening a new Comedy Store location in Westwood), she negotiated a deal to buy the entire building — plus Cresthill...around the time of Lubetkin’s suicide(After a bitter labor dispute between comedians and management<sup id="cite_ref-cLA/pad_19-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-cLA/pad-19"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>19<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup>), she essentially gave the place over to the comedians who worked at the Store."<sup id="cite_ref-buzzfeed_djpeisner_20-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-buzzfeed_djpeisner-20"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>20<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></p></blockquote> <p>Mitzi Shore also owned a 5,000-square-foot house a few doors away from the club, on 8420 Cresthill Road. The house was bought with the club in 1976. In 1979, she started to let the comedians from the clubs sleep there. During the 1980s, numerous comedians resided or just partied there, including Andrew Dice Clay, Marc Maron, Robin Williams, and Richard Pryor. <a href="/wiki/Argus_Hamilton" title="Argus Hamilton">Argus Hamilton</a> and <a href="/wiki/Mike_Binder" title="Mike Binder">Mike Binder</a> were the first to officially move into the house. <a href="/wiki/Dave_Coulier" title="Dave Coulier">Dave Coulier</a> was also an early resident, and <a href="/wiki/Yakov_Smirnoff" title="Yakov Smirnoff">Yakov Smirnoff</a> moved in in 1980. The place was known for its all-night parties and heavy consumption of cocaine and alcohol. <a href="/wiki/Bill_Hicks" title="Bill Hicks">Bill Hicks</a> moved there in 1980 when he was 18 and running away from his parents to pursue his career as a comedian. Many of those comedians developed their style while residing there. <a href="/wiki/Sam_Kinison" title="Sam Kinison">Sam Kinison</a> was a pillar there, and <a href="/wiki/Jim_Carrey" title="Jim Carrey">Jim Carrey</a> turned his act around in this house. Mitzi Shore had a plan to cash in on the house's unique atmosphere, and even shot a 12-minute pilot around 1987 starring Daphne Davis, Nancy Redman, and Tamayo Otsuki. In 1988, because of the debauchery that had been going on for years, Mitzi Shore kicked everybody out of the house and turned it into a recovery house. By the early 1990s, Her son Pauly moved into the house, and by the end of the 1990s, the house was sold.<sup id="cite_ref-buzzfeed_djpeisner_20-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-buzzfeed_djpeisner-20"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>20<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Notable_alumni">Notable alumni</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=The_Comedy_Store&action=edit&section=5" title="Edit section: Notable alumni"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Signed_photographs_at_The_Comedy_Store.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/2a/Signed_photographs_at_The_Comedy_Store.jpg/220px-Signed_photographs_at_The_Comedy_Store.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="293" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/2a/Signed_photographs_at_The_Comedy_Store.jpg/330px-Signed_photographs_at_The_Comedy_Store.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/2a/Signed_photographs_at_The_Comedy_Store.jpg/440px-Signed_photographs_at_The_Comedy_Store.jpg 2x" data-file-width="960" data-file-height="1280" /></a><figcaption>Signed photographs of past performers at The Comedy Store</figcaption></figure> <p><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1238218222">.mw-parser-output cite.citation{font-style:inherit;word-wrap:break-word}.mw-parser-output .citation q{quotes:"\"""\"""'""'"}.mw-parser-output .citation:target{background-color:rgba(0,127,255,0.133)}.mw-parser-output .id-lock-free.id-lock-free a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/6/65/Lock-green.svg")right 0.1em center/9px no-repeat}.mw-parser-output .id-lock-limited.id-lock-limited a,.mw-parser-output .id-lock-registration.id-lock-registration a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/d/d6/Lock-gray-alt-2.svg")right 0.1em center/9px no-repeat}.mw-parser-output .id-lock-subscription.id-lock-subscription a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/a/aa/Lock-red-alt-2.svg")right 0.1em center/9px no-repeat}.mw-parser-output .cs1-ws-icon a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/4/4c/Wikisource-logo.svg")right 0.1em center/12px no-repeat}body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-free a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-limited a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-registration a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-subscription a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .cs1-ws-icon a{background-size:contain;padding:0 1em 0 0}.mw-parser-output .cs1-code{color:inherit;background:inherit;border:none;padding:inherit}.mw-parser-output .cs1-hidden-error{display:none;color:var(--color-error,#d33)}.mw-parser-output .cs1-visible-error{color:var(--color-error,#d33)}.mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{display:none;color:#085;margin-left:0.3em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-left{padding-left:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-right{padding-right:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .citation .mw-selflink{font-weight:inherit}@media screen{.mw-parser-output .cs1-format{font-size:95%}html.skin-theme-clientpref-night .mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{color:#18911f}}@media screen and (prefers-color-scheme:dark){html.skin-theme-clientpref-os .mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{color:#18911f}}</style><cite id="CITEREFKnoedelseder2009" class="citation book cs1"><a href="/wiki/William_Knoedelseder" title="William Knoedelseder">Knoedelseder, William</a> (2009). <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.publicaffairsbooks.com/titles/william-k-knoedelseder/im-dying-up-here/9780786746187/"><i>I'm Dying Up Here: Heartbreak and High Times in Standup Comedy's Golden Era</i></a> (1st ed.). New York: <a href="/wiki/PublicAffairs" title="PublicAffairs">PublicAffairs</a>. <a href="/wiki/ISBN_(identifier)" class="mw-redirect" title="ISBN (identifier)">ISBN</a> <a href="/wiki/Special:BookSources/9781586483173" title="Special:BookSources/9781586483173"><bdi>9781586483173</bdi></a>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=book&rft.btitle=I%27m+Dying+Up+Here%3A+Heartbreak+and+High+Times+in+Standup+Comedy%27s+Golden+Era&rft.place=New+York&rft.edition=1st&rft.pub=PublicAffairs&rft.date=2009&rft.isbn=9781586483173&rft.aulast=Knoedelseder&rft.aufirst=William&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.publicaffairsbooks.com%2Ftitles%2Fwilliam-k-knoedelseder%2Fim-dying-up-here%2F9780786746187%2F&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AThe+Comedy+Store" class="Z3988"></span> — "A history of the young comedians coming to Los Angeles in the 1970s and performing at the club." </p> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1184024115">.mw-parser-output .div-col{margin-top:0.3em;column-width:30em}.mw-parser-output .div-col-small{font-size:90%}.mw-parser-output .div-col-rules{column-rule:1px solid #aaa}.mw-parser-output .div-col dl,.mw-parser-output .div-col ol,.mw-parser-output .div-col ul{margin-top:0}.mw-parser-output .div-col li,.mw-parser-output .div-col dd{page-break-inside:avoid;break-inside:avoid-column}</style><div class="div-col" style="column-width: 15em;"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Tim_Allen" title="Tim Allen">Tim Allen</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Louie_Anderson" title="Louie Anderson">Louie Anderson</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Roseanne_Barr" title="Roseanne Barr">Roseanne Barr</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Windy_City_Heat" title="Windy City Heat">Don Barris</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sandra_Bernhard" title="Sandra Bernhard">Sandra Bernhard</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mike_Binder" title="Mike Binder">Mike Binder</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Elayne_Boosler" title="Elayne Boosler">Elayne Boosler</a><sup id="cite_ref-Lord_3-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Lord-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li><a href="/wiki/David_Brenner" title="David Brenner">David Brenner</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bill_Burr" title="Bill Burr">Bill Burr</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bryan_Callen" title="Bryan Callen">Bryan Callen</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/John_Caparulo" title="John Caparulo">John Caparulo</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/George_Carlin" title="George Carlin">George Carlin</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jim_Carrey" title="Jim Carrey">Jim Carrey</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jimmy_Carr" title="Jimmy Carr">Jimmy Carr</a><sup id="cite_ref-21" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-21"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>21<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Dana_Carvey" title="Dana Carvey">Dana Carvey</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Dave_Chappelle" title="Dave Chappelle">Dave Chappelle</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Chevy_Chase" title="Chevy Chase">Chevy Chase</a><sup id="cite_ref-22" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-22"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>22<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Cheech_%26_Chong" title="Cheech & Chong">Cheech & Chong</a><sup id="cite_ref-23" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-23"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>23<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Louis_C.K." title="Louis C.K.">Louis C.K.</a><sup id="cite_ref-24" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-24"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>24<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Whitney_Cummings" title="Whitney Cummings">Whitney Cummings</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Andrew_Dice_Clay" title="Andrew Dice Clay">Andrew Dice Clay</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jenn_Colella" title="Jenn Colella">Jenn Colella</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Billy_Crystal" title="Billy Crystal">Billy Crystal</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Rodney_Dangerfield" title="Rodney Dangerfield">Rodney Dangerfield</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Chris_D%27Elia" title="Chris D'Elia">Chris D'Elia</a><sup id="cite_ref-25" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-25"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>25<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Joey_Diaz" title="Joey Diaz">Joey Diaz</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tom_Dreesen" title="Tom Dreesen">Tom Dreesen</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Leo_Gallagher" class="mw-redirect" title="Leo Gallagher">Gallagher</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jeff_Garlin" title="Jeff Garlin">Jeff Garlin</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Whoopi_Goldberg" title="Whoopi Goldberg">Whoopi Goldberg</a><sup id="cite_ref-Lord_3-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Lord-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Gilbert_Gottfried" title="Gilbert Gottfried">Gilbert Gottfried</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kathy_Griffin" title="Kathy Griffin">Kathy Griffin</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Argus_Hamilton" title="Argus Hamilton">Argus Hamilton</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Chelsea_Handler" title="Chelsea Handler">Chelsea Handler</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kevin_Hart" title="Kevin Hart">Kevin Hart</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bill_Hicks" title="Bill Hicks">Bill Hicks</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Charlie_Hill" title="Charlie Hill">Charlie Hill</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tony_Hinchcliffe" title="Tony Hinchcliffe">Tony Hinchcliffe</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Joel_Hodgson" title="Joel Hodgson">Joel Hodgson</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Andy_Kaufman" title="Andy Kaufman">Andy Kaufman</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Michael_Keaton" title="Michael Keaton">Michael Keaton</a><sup id="cite_ref-Lord_3-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Lord-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sam_Kinison" title="Sam Kinison">Sam Kinison</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bill_Kirchenbauer" title="Bill Kirchenbauer">Bill Kirchenbauer</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bert_Kreischer" title="Bert Kreischer">Bert Kreischer</a><sup id="cite_ref-26" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-26"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>26<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Martin_Lawrence" title="Martin Lawrence">Martin Lawrence</a><sup id="cite_ref-27" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-27"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>27<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bobby_Lee" title="Bobby Lee">Bobby Lee</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jay_Leno" title="Jay Leno">Jay Leno</a><sup id="cite_ref-Lord_3-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Lord-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Annie_Lederman" title="Annie Lederman">Annie Lederman</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/David_Letterman" title="David Letterman">David Letterman</a><sup id="cite_ref-Lord_3-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Lord-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jay_London" title="Jay London">Jay London</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Norm_Macdonald" title="Norm Macdonald">Norm Macdonald</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kathleen_Madigan" title="Kathleen Madigan">Kathleen Madigan</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sebastian_Maniscalco" title="Sebastian Maniscalco">Sebastian Maniscalco</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Howie_Mandel" title="Howie Mandel">Howie Mandel</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Marc_Maron" title="Marc Maron">Marc Maron</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Carlos_Mencia" title="Carlos Mencia">Carlos Mencia</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Dennis_Miller" title="Dennis Miller">Dennis Miller</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Paul_Mooney_(comedian)" title="Paul Mooney (comedian)">Paul Mooney</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Eddie_Murphy" title="Eddie Murphy">Eddie Murphy</a><sup id="cite_ref-Lord_3-6" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Lord-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Christina_Pazsitzky" title="Christina Pazsitzky">Christina Pazsitzky</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Esther_Povitsky" title="Esther Povitsky">Esther Povitsky</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Pat_Proft" title="Pat Proft">Pat Proft</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ollie_Joe_Prater" title="Ollie Joe Prater">Ollie Joe Prater</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Richard_Pryor" title="Richard Pryor">Richard Pryor</a><sup id="cite_ref-Lord_3-7" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Lord-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Chris_Rock" title="Chris Rock">Chris Rock</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Paul_Rodriguez_(actor)" title="Paul Rodriguez (actor)">Paul Rodriguez</a><sup id="cite_ref-Lord_3-8" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Lord-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Joe_Rogan" title="Joe Rogan">Joe Rogan</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ray_Romano" title="Ray Romano">Ray Romano</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Chris_Rush" title="Chris Rush">Chris Rush</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bob_Saget" title="Bob Saget">Bob Saget</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Andrew_Santino" title="Andrew Santino">Andrew Santino</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tom_Segura" title="Tom Segura">Tom Segura</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jerry_Seinfeld" title="Jerry Seinfeld">Jerry Seinfeld</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ari_Shaffir" title="Ari Shaffir">Ari Shaffir</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Garry_Shandling" title="Garry Shandling">Garry Shandling</a><sup id="cite_ref-Lord_3-9" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Lord-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Iliza_Shlesinger" title="Iliza Shlesinger">Iliza Shlesinger</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Pauly_Shore" title="Pauly Shore">Pauly Shore</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sarah_Silverman" title="Sarah Silverman">Sarah Silverman</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Yakov_Smirnoff" title="Yakov Smirnoff">Yakov Smirnoff</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Phil_Snyder" title="Phil Snyder">Phil Snyder</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Freddy_Soto" title="Freddy Soto">Freddy Soto</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/David_Spade" title="David Spade">David Spade</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Brody_Stevens" title="Brody Stevens">Brody Stevens</a><sup id="cite_ref-28" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-28"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>28<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Marc_Summers" title="Marc Summers">Marc Summers</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Duncan_Trussell" title="Duncan Trussell">Duncan Trussell</a><sup id="cite_ref-29" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-29"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>29<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Theo_Von" title="Theo Von">Theo Von</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jimmie_Walker" title="Jimmie Walker">Jimmie Walker</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Marsha_Warfield" title="Marsha Warfield">Marsha Warfield</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jeff_Wayne_(comedian)" title="Jeff Wayne (comedian)">Jeff Wayne</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Marc_Weiner" title="Marc Weiner">Marc Weiner</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Robin_Williams" title="Robin Williams">Robin Williams</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Thomas_F._Wilson" title="Thomas F. Wilson">Thomas F. Wilson</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/John_Witherspoon_(actor)" title="John Witherspoon (actor)">John Witherspoon</a><sup id="cite_ref-30" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-30"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>30<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li><a href="/wiki/David_Zed" title="David Zed">David Zed</a></li></ul> </div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Docu-series">Docu-series</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=The_Comedy_Store&action=edit&section=6" title="Edit section: Docu-series"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>A docu-series based on The Comedy Store debuted on <a href="/wiki/Showtime_(TV_network)" title="Showtime (TV network)">Showtime</a> in October 2020.<sup id="cite_ref-31" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-31"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>31<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Each episode is an hour long and breaks down a different time period throughout the existence of the Comedy Store. The director, <a href="/wiki/Mike_Binder" title="Mike Binder">Mike Binder</a> goes on a podcast with a different comedian to set the tone and help provide the narrative of each episode. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Episodes">Episodes</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=The_Comedy_Store&action=edit&section=7" title="Edit section: Episodes"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <table class="wikitable plainrowheaders wikiepisodetable" style="width:100%"><tbody><tr style="color:white;text-align:center"><th scope="col" style="background:#000000;width:5%;color:white"><abbr title="Number">No.</abbr></th><th scope="col" style="background:#000000;color:white">Title</th><th scope="col" style="background:#000000;color:white">Directed by</th><th scope="col" style="background:#000000;color:white">Original air date <span style="color:black;background-color:white;padding:1px;display:inline-block;line-height:50%"><sup id="cite_ref-TFC_32-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-TFC-32"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>32<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></span></th><th scope="col" style="background:#000000;width:10%;color:white">U.S. viewers<br />(millions)</th></tr><tr class="vevent module-episode-list-row" style="text-align:center;background:inherit;color:inherit"><th scope="row" rowspan="1" id="ep1" style="text-align:center">1</th><td class="summary" rowspan="1" style="text-align:left">"Saw You Last Night on the Tonight Show"</td><td style="text-align:center">Mike Binder</td><td style="text-align:center">October 4, 2020<span style="display:none"> (<span class="bday dtstart published updated itvstart">2020-10-04</span>)</span></td><td style="text-align:center"><small style="color: #2C2C2C" title="N/A">N/A</small></td></tr> <tr class="vevent module-episode-list-row" style="text-align:center;background:inherit;color:inherit"><th scope="row" rowspan="1" id="ep2" style="text-align:center">2</th><td class="summary" rowspan="1" style="text-align:left">"The Comedy Strike"</td><td style="text-align:center">Mike Binder</td><td style="text-align:center">October 11, 2020<span style="display:none"> (<span class="bday dtstart published updated itvstart">2020-10-11</span>)</span></td><td style="text-align:center"><small style="color: #2C2C2C" title="N/A">N/A</small></td></tr> <tr class="vevent module-episode-list-row" style="text-align:center;background:inherit;color:inherit"><th scope="row" rowspan="1" id="ep3" style="text-align:center">3</th><td class="summary" rowspan="1" style="text-align:left">"The Wild Bunch"</td><td style="text-align:center">Mike Binder</td><td style="text-align:center">October 18, 2020<span style="display:none"> (<span class="bday dtstart published updated itvstart">2020-10-18</span>)</span></td><td style="text-align:center"><small style="color: #2C2C2C" title="N/A">N/A</small></td></tr> <tr class="vevent module-episode-list-row" style="text-align:center;background:inherit;color:inherit"><th scope="row" rowspan="1" id="ep4" style="text-align:center">4</th><td class="summary" rowspan="1" style="text-align:left">"Joe Rogan Returns"</td><td style="text-align:center">Mike Binder</td><td style="text-align:center">October 25, 2020<span style="display:none"> (<span class="bday dtstart published updated itvstart">2020-10-25</span>)</span></td><td style="text-align:center"><small style="color: #2C2C2C" title="N/A">N/A</small></td></tr> <tr class="vevent module-episode-list-row" style="text-align:center;background:inherit;color:inherit"><th scope="row" rowspan="1" id="ep5" style="text-align:center">5</th><td class="summary" rowspan="1" style="text-align:left">"The Birth of a Bit"</td><td style="text-align:center">Mike Binder</td><td style="text-align:center">November 1, 2020<span style="display:none"> (<span class="bday dtstart published updated itvstart">2020-11-01</span>)</span></td><td style="text-align:center"><small style="color: #2C2C2C" title="N/A">N/A</small></td></tr></tbody></table><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1237879425">.mw-parser-output .wikiepisodetable tr.vevent,.mw-parser-output .wikiepisodetable tr.vevent th{text-align:center}.mw-parser-output .wikiepisodetable .summary{text-align:left}@media screen{html.skin-theme-clientpref-night .mw-parser-output .module-episode-list-row small[style]{color:#d5d584!important;background:#333;padding:8px}html.skin-theme-clientpref-night .mw-parser-output .wikiepisodetable span[style^="color"]{color:inherit!important;border-bottom:dotted 1px}}@media screen and (prefers-color-scheme:dark){html.skin-theme-clientpref-os .mw-parser-output .module-episode-list-row small[style]{color:#d5d584!important;background:#333;padding:8px}html.skin-theme-clientpref-os .mw-parser-output .wikiepisodetable span[style^="color"]{color:inherit!important;border-bottom:dotted 1px}}</style> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="References">References</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=The_Comedy_Store&action=edit&section=8" title="Edit section: References"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1239543626">.mw-parser-output .reflist{margin-bottom:0.5em;list-style-type:decimal}@media screen{.mw-parser-output .reflist{font-size:90%}}.mw-parser-output .reflist .references{font-size:100%;margin-bottom:0;list-style-type:inherit}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns-2{column-width:30em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns-3{column-width:25em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns{margin-top:0.3em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns ol{margin-top:0}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns 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href="https://waterandpower.org/museum/Early_Views_of_Hollywood_(1920_+).html">"Early Views of Hollywood (1920 +) : Historical Photos of Early Hollywood"</a>. <i>Water and Power Associates</i><span class="reference-accessdate">. Retrieved <span class="nowrap">24 November</span> 2020</span>. <q>The Club Seville opened New Year's Eve 1935 and featured a crystal dance floor with subsurface fish, fountains and colored lights in its Crystal Marine Room. In 1940, the building got a face-lift and became known as Ciro's Nightclub (1940 – 1957).</q></cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=unknown&rft.jtitle=Water+and+Power+Associates&rft.atitle=Early+Views+of+Hollywood+%281920+%2B%29+%3A+Historical+Photos+of+Early+Hollywood&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Fwaterandpower.org%2Fmuseum%2FEarly_Views_of_Hollywood_%281920_%2B%29.html&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AThe+Comedy+Store" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-ogden99-2"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-ogden99_2-0">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite id="CITEREFOgden1999" class="citation book cs1">Ogden, Tom (1999). <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://books.google.com/books?id=OxuiLy0FhuoC&pg=PA284">"The Comedy Store"</a>. <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://books.google.com/books?id=OxuiLy0FhuoC"><i>The Complete Idiot's Guide to Ghosts and Hauntings</i></a>. <a href="/wiki/Alpha_Books" title="Alpha Books">Alpha Books</a>. p. 284. <a href="/wiki/ISBN_(identifier)" class="mw-redirect" title="ISBN (identifier)">ISBN</a> <a href="/wiki/Special:BookSources/978-0-02-863659-7" title="Special:BookSources/978-0-02-863659-7"><bdi>978-0-02-863659-7</bdi></a>. <a href="/wiki/OCLC_(identifier)" class="mw-redirect" title="OCLC (identifier)">OCLC</a> <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://search.worldcat.org/oclc/42714505">42714505</a>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=bookitem&rft.atitle=The+Comedy+Store&rft.btitle=The+Complete+Idiot%27s+Guide+to+Ghosts+and+Hauntings&rft.pages=284&rft.pub=Alpha+Books&rft.date=1999&rft_id=info%3Aoclcnum%2F42714505&rft.isbn=978-0-02-863659-7&rft.aulast=Ogden&rft.aufirst=Tom&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Fbooks.google.com%2Fbooks%3Fid%3DOxuiLy0FhuoC%26pg%3DPA284&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AThe+Comedy+Store" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-Lord-3"><span class="mw-cite-backlink">^ <a href="#cite_ref-Lord_3-0"><sup><i><b>a</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-Lord_3-1"><sup><i><b>b</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-Lord_3-2"><sup><i><b>c</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-Lord_3-3"><sup><i><b>d</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-Lord_3-4"><sup><i><b>e</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-Lord_3-5"><sup><i><b>f</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-Lord_3-6"><sup><i><b>g</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-Lord_3-7"><sup><i><b>h</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-Lord_3-8"><sup><i><b>i</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-Lord_3-9"><sup><i><b>j</b></i></sup></a></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite id="CITEREFLord2003" class="citation book cs1">Lord, Rosemary (2003). <i>Hollywood Then and Now</i>. <a href="/wiki/San_Diego,_CA" class="mw-redirect" title="San Diego, CA">San Diego, CA</a>: Thunder Bay Press. pp. 140–141. <a href="/wiki/ISBN_(identifier)" class="mw-redirect" title="ISBN (identifier)">ISBN</a> <a href="/wiki/Special:BookSources/1-59223-104-7" title="Special:BookSources/1-59223-104-7"><bdi>1-59223-104-7</bdi></a>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=book&rft.btitle=Hollywood+Then+and+Now&rft.place=San+Diego%2C+CA&rft.pages=140-141&rft.pub=Thunder+Bay+Press&rft.date=2003&rft.isbn=1-59223-104-7&rft.aulast=Lord&rft.aufirst=Rosemary&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AThe+Comedy+Store" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-la-bruschetta-westwood-4"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-la-bruschetta-westwood_4-0">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation web cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://urbandiningguide.com/city/westwood-restaurants/place/la-bruschetta-westwood/">"La Bruschetta – Westwood"</a>. <i>Urban Dining Guide</i><span class="reference-accessdate">. Retrieved <span class="nowrap">24 November</span> 2020</span>. <q>In business since 1984, La Bruschetta has won a loyal neighborhood following and has long been one of the more serious—and relaxed—places to dine close to Westwood Village.</q></cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=unknown&rft.jtitle=Urban+Dining+Guide&rft.atitle=La+Bruschetta+%E2%80%93+Westwood&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Furbandiningguide.com%2Fcity%2Fwestwood-restaurants%2Fplace%2Fla-bruschetta-westwood%2F&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AThe+Comedy+Store" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-KPBS-5"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-KPBS_5-0">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation web cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.kpbs.org/places/comedy-store-la-jolla/">"The Comedy Store, La Jolla"</a>. <i><a href="/wiki/KPBS_(TV)" title="KPBS (TV)">KPBS</a></i>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=unknown&rft.jtitle=KPBS&rft.atitle=The+Comedy+Store%2C+La+Jolla&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.kpbs.org%2Fplaces%2Fcomedy-store-la-jolla%2F&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AThe+Comedy+Store" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-latimes-1989-04-13-ca-6"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-latimes-1989-04-13-ca_6-0">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite id="CITEREFShirley1989" class="citation news cs1">Shirley, Don (13 April 1989). <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1989-04-13-ca-1603-story.html">"Impresarios Pump Life Into Mid-Size Theaters; 'Carnage' Heads for Edinburgh and New York"</a>. <i>Los Angeles Times</i><span class="reference-accessdate">. Retrieved <span class="nowrap">24 November</span> 2020</span>. <q>...Comedy Store Playhouse, at the site of the old Hollywood Playhouse on Las Palmas south of Sunset Boulevard. The building was sold last fall to Comedy Store owner Mitzi Shore, who is renovating it and hopes to begin booking comedy plays and one-person shows as soon as construction is completed.</q></cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=Los+Angeles+Times&rft.atitle=Impresarios+Pump+Life+Into+Mid-Size+Theaters%3B+%27Carnage%27+Heads+for+Edinburgh+and+New+York&rft.date=1989-04-13&rft.aulast=Shirley&rft.aufirst=Don&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.latimes.com%2Farchives%2Fla-xpm-1989-04-13-ca-1603-story.html&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AThe+Comedy+Store" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-latimes-1987-05-21-vw-7"><span class="mw-cite-backlink">^ <a href="#cite_ref-latimes-1987-05-21-vw_7-0"><sup><i><b>a</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-latimes-1987-05-21-vw_7-1"><sup><i><b>b</b></i></sup></a></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite id="CITEREFDunham1987" class="citation news cs1">Dunham, Elisabeth (21 May 1987). <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1987-05-21-vw-1522-story.html">"Laughing on the Outside : Rival Comedy Clubs Get Serious in Quest for Patrons"</a>. <i>Los Angeles Times</i><span class="reference-accessdate">. Retrieved <span class="nowrap">24 November</span> 2020</span>. <q>Up the Ventura Freeway in Universal City, the Comedy Store at the Sheraton Universal Hotel is definitely more glamorous. The room underwent months of remodeling that transformed it from a dark cocktail lounge to the Valley counterpart of owner Mitzi Shore's Sunset Strip club....Tension between the club owners stems from a 1979 strike of Los Angeles comedians against the Comedy Store's "no-pay policy". Until that time, neither Shore nor Friedman paid comedians a salary. The theory was that comedians should almost be paying the owners for the exposure the clubs provided. When the comedians' strike began, the Improv was closed for fire-damage repairs. Therefore, the strike focused on Shore, not Friedman.</q></cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=Los+Angeles+Times&rft.atitle=Laughing+on+the+Outside+%3A+Rival+Comedy+Clubs+Get+Serious+in+Quest+for+Patrons&rft.date=1987-05-21&rft.aulast=Dunham&rft.aufirst=Elisabeth&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.latimes.com%2Farchives%2Fla-xpm-1987-05-21-vw-1522-story.html&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AThe+Comedy+Store" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-latimes-xpm-1991-01-11-8"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-latimes-xpm-1991-01-11_8-0">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite id="CITEREFWyma1991" class="citation web cs1">Wyma, Mike (11 January 1991). <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1991-01-11-ca-8262-story.html">"Cantina Hoping Comedians Can Shtick It Out"</a>. <i>Los Angeles Times</i><span class="reference-accessdate">. Retrieved <span class="nowrap">24 November</span> 2020</span>. <q>Nevertheless, the Valley hasn't been particularly hospitable to comedy. The Improv and the Comedy Store have closed branches here in recent years, and a host of nightclubs and restaurants seem to drop comedy nights as soon as they start them.</q></cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=unknown&rft.jtitle=Los+Angeles+Times&rft.atitle=Cantina+Hoping+Comedians+Can+Shtick+It+Out&rft.date=1991-01-11&rft.aulast=Wyma&rft.aufirst=Mike&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.latimes.com%2Farchives%2Fla-xpm-1991-01-11-ca-8262-story.html&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AThe+Comedy+Store" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-Mitzi-9"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-Mitzi_9-0">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation web cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://thecomedystore.com/mitzi-shore/">"The Queen of Comedy: Mitzi Shore"</a>. <i>The Comedy Store</i><span class="reference-accessdate">. Retrieved <span class="nowrap">24 November</span> 2020</span>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=unknown&rft.jtitle=The+Comedy+Store&rft.atitle=The+Queen+of+Comedy%3A+Mitzi+Shore&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Fthecomedystore.com%2Fmitzi-shore%2F&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AThe+Comedy+Store" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-History-10"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-History_10-0">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation web cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://thecomedystore.com/history/">"History"</a>. <i>The Comedy Store</i><span class="reference-accessdate">. Retrieved <span class="nowrap">24 November</span> 2020</span>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=unknown&rft.jtitle=The+Comedy+Store&rft.atitle=History&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Fthecomedystore.com%2Fhistory%2F&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AThe+Comedy+Store" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-wapo-obit-2018-04-11-11"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-wapo-obit-2018-04-11_11-0">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite id="CITEREFnews_servicesstaff_reports2018" class="citation news cs1">news services; staff reports (April 11, 2018). <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/obituaries/mitzi-shore-owner-of-las-influential-comedy-store-stand-up-club-dies-at-87/2018/04/11/6f8ee2ca-3dd2-11e8-974f-aacd97698cef_story.html">"Mitzi Shore, owner of L.A.'s influential Comedy Store stand-up club, dies at 87"</a>. <i><a href="/wiki/Washington_Post" class="mw-redirect" title="Washington Post">Washington Post</a></i><span class="reference-accessdate">. Retrieved <span class="nowrap">24 November</span> 2020</span>. <q>Legal documents filed by her family said she had Parkinson's disease and other neurological problems....Ms. Shore assumed control of the venue, which she soon expanded and built into a comedy empire with area locations in Los Angeles, San Diego and eventually at the former Dunes Hotel in Las Vegas.</q></cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=Washington+Post&rft.atitle=Mitzi+Shore%2C+owner+of+L.A.%27s+influential+Comedy+Store+stand-up+club%2C+dies+at+87&rft.date=2018-04-11&rft.au=news+services&rft.au=staff+reports&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.washingtonpost.com%2Flocal%2Fobituaries%2Fmitzi-shore-owner-of-las-influential-comedy-store-stand-up-club-dies-at-87%2F2018%2F04%2F11%2F6f8ee2ca-3dd2-11e8-974f-aacd97698cef_story.html&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AThe+Comedy+Store" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-jacksonville-2012-11-05-12"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-jacksonville-2012-11-05_12-0">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite id="CITEREFCrumpler2012" class="citation news cs1">Crumpler, David (2012-11-05). <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.jacksonville.com/article/20121105/ENTERTAINMENT/801244310">"Louie Anderson makes people laugh, and people make Louie Anderson laugh"</a>. <i>The Florida Times-Union</i><span class="reference-accessdate">. Retrieved <span class="nowrap">24 November</span> 2020</span>. <q>Every comedian talks about what appearing on Johnny Carson did for their career. Was there a literally next-day kind of difference in your career? Yep. I got hired the next day at The Comedy Store at The Dunes Hotel in Vegas. The next day NBC called about a holding contract with the network. The offers just kept coming in. But soon I was the opening act for The Commodores in Vegas. There's no platform like 'The Tonight Show' that can do that today.</q></cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=The+Florida+Times-Union&rft.atitle=Louie+Anderson+makes+people+laugh%2C+and+people+make+Louie+Anderson+laugh&rft.date=2012-11-05&rft.aulast=Crumpler&rft.aufirst=David&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.jacksonville.com%2Farticle%2F20121105%2FENTERTAINMENT%2F801244310&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AThe+Comedy+Store" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-baltimoresun-latimes-1992-09-20-13"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-baltimoresun-latimes-1992-09-20_13-0">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite id="CITEREFWharton1992" class="citation news cs1">Wharton, David (1992-09-20). <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.baltimoresun.com/la-et-send-in-the-clowns-19920920-story.html">"Send in the Clowns : The Comedy Store keeps the laughs coming as it celebrates its 20th birthday with some of the comedians who got their start there"</a>. <i>baltimoresun.com</i><span class="reference-accessdate">. Retrieved <span class="nowrap">24 November</span> 2020</span>. <q>Below is a Los Angeles Times story, published Sept. 20, 1992, about the 20th anniversary of the Comedy Store and how many influential comedians hold the club dear to their hearts. ... Over the years, Comedy Store branches have opened in La Jolla, Westwood, the San Fernando Valley and at the Dunes Hotel in Las Vegas. Only La Jolla and a newly reopened Westwood branch remain. Shore has also purchased the Hollywood Playhouse, a space that is given over to one-man shows.</q></cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=baltimoresun.com&rft.atitle=Send+in+the+Clowns+%3A+The+Comedy+Store+keeps+the+laughs+coming+as+it+celebrates+its+20th+birthday+with+some+of+the+comedians+who+got+their+start+there&rft.date=1992-09-20&rft.aulast=Wharton&rft.aufirst=David&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.baltimoresun.com%2Fla-et-send-in-the-clowns-19920920-story.html&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AThe+Comedy+Store" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-erockphotos-photoshelter-14"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-erockphotos-photoshelter_14-0">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite id="CITEREFPlastik" class="citation web cs1">Plastik, David. <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://erockphotos.photoshelter.com/gallery/SAM-KINISON/G0000AET7C9CW90Q/">"Sam Kinison"</a>. <i>VINTAGE MUSIC IMAGES</i>. 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You made late nights so much fun, pushing boundaries, being different, and never doing the same show twice. Joke writing, crowd work, drums, baseball. We love you forever Brody"</a>. <i><a href="/wiki/Twitter" title="Twitter">Twitter</a></i>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=unknown&rft.jtitle=Twitter&rft.atitle=Thank+you+Brody+for+sharing+your+Comedy+and+positive+energy+with+us+for+so+many+years.+You+made+late+nights+so+much+fun%2C+pushing+boundaries%2C+being+different%2C+and+never+doing+the+same+show+twice.+Joke+writing%2C+crowd+work%2C+drums%2C+baseball.+We+love+you+forever+Brody.&rft.date=2019-02-23&rft.au=The+Comedy+Store&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Ftwitter.com%2FTheComedyStore%2Fstatus%2F1099085083741278208&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AThe+Comedy+Store" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-29"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-29">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation web cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20200311153422/https://thecomedystore.com/paid-regulars/">"Paid Regulars – The Comedy Store"</a>. <i>thecomedystore.com</i>. 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