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 …
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Improv Comedy Club Opening New Spot in Wisconsin
The Improv comedy club chain is more than back in business, announcing today it has expanded back up to 25 locations nationwide with the planned …
Two New York City comedy clubs join lawsuit against governor and mayor to reopen alongside other venues
New York Comedy Club and Broadway Comedy Club joined six small city theater venues in filing a lawsuit Friday in Federal District Court in Manhattan, …
Legendary Dangerfield’s comedy club in NYC has Permanently Closed, Building for Lease
Dangerfield’s, the iconic and legendary comedy club opened by the late Rodney Dangerfield in 1969 on New York City’s Upper East Side, has become the …
Austin’s Cap City Comedy Club closes for good after 34 years
Sad but true. Cap City Comedy Club, Austin’s shining beacon for stand-up and experimental comedy since 1986, has closed for good. Here’s the letter that …
Jeremiah Watkins on Staying Safe While Working Comedy Clubs During The COVID-19 Pandemic
Jeremiah Watkins, a comedian based out of Los Angeles who’s a staple at The Comedy Store as the bandleader of Kill Tony, part of “The …
Laugh Factory Chicago reopening Aug. 1, 2020
The Laugh Factory’s Chicago club has announced it will reopen this Saturday (Aug. 1), in accordance with the city of Chicago’s reopening guidelines during the …
Comedy Clubs Reopening In Parts Of The United States Amid A Pandemic: Too Soon?
Time for a quick game of Would You Rather… Would You Rather…tell jokes from the relative safety and comfort of your living room on Zoom …
When live comedy shuts down in a pandemic, what then?
When the nonprofit Comedy Gives Back held town hall meetings last month in New York City and Los Angeles at The Stand and Hollywood Improv, …
Project Comedy Club Database finds few women booked across America this fall
Women may have made great strides in comedy this decade, but judging by America’s comedy clubs, they’re still not getting booked on a regular basis. …