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The Comedy Store was opened in April 1972 by comedians Sammy Shore (1927–2019), and Rudy De Luca.The building was formerly the home of Club Seville (1935), [1] later, Ciro's (1940–1957), a popular Hollywood nightclub owned by William Wilkerson, and later Ciro's Le Disc, [1] a rock and roll venue, [2] where The Byrds were discovered in 1964.
Largo (nightclub) Coordinates: 34.077849°N 118.376319°W. Largo nightclub exterior (previous location) Largo, also called Café Largo, [1] Largo, darling!, or Club Largo, is a nightclub and cabaret in Los Angeles, California. Largo is known for its musical and comedy shows and for the Friday night residency of singer-songwriter Jon Brion.
The Improv. L.A. Improv on Melrose Avenue in Los Angeles. Irvine Improv. The Improv is a comedy club franchise. It was founded as a single venue in the Hell's Kitchen neighborhood of New York City in 1963, and expanded into a chain of venues in the late 1970s.
In October 1962, comedian Lenny Bruce was arrested on obscenity charges for using the word "schmuck" on stage; one of the arresting officers was Sherman Block, who would later become Los Angeles County Sheriff. [5] Michael Nesmith sometimes worked as an M.C. at the club in the 1960s, before the formation of the music group the Monkees. [6]
Eugene and Dan Levy took walked the red carpet at the Peacock Theater in downtown Los Angeles tonight in coordinating, yet very different suit looks. ... including Outstanding Comedy Series, at ...
The ACME Comedy Theatre is an American sketch comedy and improvisational theater located near Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, [ 1] on La Brea near Wilshire's "Miracle Mile". [ 2] ACME was started by M.D. Sweeney as "The Two Roads Theater" in Studio City in 1989 with Cynthia Szigeti. [ 3] The players known as the Two Roads Players and later ...
The Groundlings is an American improvisational and sketch comedy troupe and school based in Los Angeles, California.The troupe was formed by Gary Austin in 1974 and uses an improv format influenced by Viola Spolin, whose improv techniques were taught by Del Close and other members of the Second City, located in Chicago and later St. Louis. [1]
In the early 1980s, he started doing standup at various comedy clubs in Los Angeles, including The Improv in Hollywood and The Ice House in Pasadena. In 1984, he became the first $100,000 grand champion winner in the comedy category of the TV show Star Search.