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Posted Friday 4/08/22 at 3:44AM EDT
The Comedy Store turns 50
"For 50 years, the Comedy Store has been a club in need of comics, and a place for comics in...
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Posted Saturday 2/05/22 at 4:05AM EST
Is Amazon's Phat Tuesdays: The Era of Hip Hop Comedy a direct response to the whiteness of Showtime's The Comedy Store?
When Mike Binder's five-part Showtime docuseries on the history of the iconic Comedy Store premiered in October 2020, some noted...
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Posted Wednesday 1/05/22 at 6:03PM EST
Amazon's Phat Tuesdays docuseries to celebrate The Comedy Store's influential showcase for Black comedians
Oscar-nominated filmmaker Reginald Hudlin will direct the three-episode docuseries on the weekly showcase that Guy Torry created at The Comedy...
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Showtime's The Comedy Store Recalls Joe Rogan's Beef With Joke-Stealer Carlos Mencia
Carlos Mencia was a notorious joke thief, and Joe Rogan publicly called him out on it on stage back in...
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Posted Saturday 10/10/20 at 4:24AM EDT
The Comedy Store director Mike Binder admits he couldn't be objective in making his Showtime docuseries
"I realized I knew too much," says Binder in an interview with Vulture.
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Posted Saturday 10/03/20 at 7:13AM EDT
Showtime's The Comedy Store is surprisingly listless for a docuseries featuring legendaryiconic comedians
Mike Binder's five-part docuseries on the iconic Sunset Strip comedy club features a veritable Murderers’ Row of comedic talent, says...
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Posted Monday 9/14/20 at 7:14PM EDT
Showtime's The Comedy Store docuseries unveils its trailer
The Sunset Strip venue that launched the careers of Robin Williams, David Letterman, Jay Leno and countless big names will...
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Posted Monday 5/20/19 at 9:08AM EDT
The Comedy Store co-founder Sammy Shore dies at 92
Shore, the father of former MTV star Pauley Shore, co-founded The Comedy Store with screenwriter and actor Rudy de Luca...
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Posted Monday 4/22/19 at 3:39PM EDT
Showtime orders four-part The Comedy Store docuseries
After airing the The Comedy Store-inspired dramedy I'm Dying Up Here for two seasons, Showtime has ordered a four-part docuseries...
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Posted Wednesday 8/08/18 at 9:51PM EDT
Mitzi Shore's will names son Pauly Shore the manager of The Comedy Store
The former MTV VJ was essentially raised at the iconic comedy club.
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Posted Wednesday 4/11/18 at 1:11PM EDT
Iconic Comedy Store owner Mitzi Shore, the "godmother of comedy" in Los Angeles, dies at 87
David Letterman babysat her children, Jay Leno slept on her club's back stairs and Jim Carrey tended bar for her.