R.I.P. Budd Friedman (1932-2022)
by Budd Friedman didn’t intend to set the standard for stand-up comedy clubs across America (and the world). You might say it only happened thanks to …
Tag: An Evening at the Improv
R.I.P. Mike Reynolds (1958-2019)
Stand-up comedian Mike Reynolds has died at the age of 60. Born Dec. 23, 1958, this Bayside Queens native New Yorker started in stand-up comedy …
R.I.P. Tim Jones
Tim Jones, a regular at The Comedy Store throughout the 1980s comedy boom and into the 1990s, has died. Jones, a native New Yorker, headed …
Before They Were Famous: 19 Stand-Up Comedians Who Performed on A&E’s An Evening at the Improv
In celebration of the 50th anniversary of The Improvisation comedy club’s opening in New York City (since closed in NYC, though The Improv chain has …