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This article is about the club in the United States; there is also a Comedy Store in London. The Comedy Store is a comedy club located in Soho, London, England that was opened in 1979 by Peter Rosengard. ...


The Comedy Store is a comedy club located in West Hollywood, California, at 8433 Sunset Boulevard on the Sunset Strip. A comedy club is a club where people can sit at a table, enjoy a drink and watch or listen to performances, including stand-up comedians, improvisational comedians, impersonators, magicians, ventriloquists and other comedy acts. ... West Hollywoods logo illustrates the citys borders. ... Sunset Boulevard is a street in the western part of Los Angeles County, California, that stretches from Downtown Los Angeles to Pacific Coast Highway at the Pacific Ocean between Santa Monica and Malibu. ... The Sunset Strip is a mile and a half stretch of Sunset Boulevard in West Hollywood, California, that runs from Crescent Heights Boulevard and Hollywood to Doheny Drive and Beverly Hills, and is probably the best known portion of Sunset, embracing a premier collection of boutiques, restaurants, rock clubs and...


The Comedy Store was opened in April 1972 by comedians Sammy Shore and Rudy DeLuca. The building was formerly the home of Ciro's. 1972 was a leap year that started on a Saturday. ...


Famous stand-up alumni include Roseanne Barr, Jim Carrey, Whoopi Goldberg, David Letterman, Eddie Murphy, Richard Pryor, and Edie McClurg. Richard Pryor hits the money line A stand-up comedian or stand-up comic is someone that performs in comedy clubs, usually reciting a fast paced succession of amusing stories, short jokes and one-liners, typically called a monologue. ... Roseanne Barr (November 3, 1952) is an actress, writer, talk-show host and comedienne. ... James Eugene Carrey (originally Carré) (born January 17, 1962) is a Canadian/American film actor, comedian, writer and producer who was born and grew up in the Toronto suburb of Newmarket, Ontario. ... Whoopi Goldberg Caryn Elaine Johnson, better known by her stage name of Whoopi Goldberg (born November 13, 1955), is a well-known movie actress, comedian, and singer. ... David Letterman drawn by Konstantin Ryabitsev David Michael Letterman (born April 12, 1947) is an American talk show host, comedian, and television producer. ... Eddie Murphy Edward Regan Eddie Murphy (born April 3, 1961, Brooklyn, New York) is an African-American comedian and actor. ... Richard Pryor Richard Franklin Lenox Thomas Pryor (born December 1, 1940 in Peoria, Illinois) is an American actor and comedian. ...


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  • The Comedy Store (http://www.thecomedystore.com/)

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Encyclopedia: The Comedy Store (665 words)
The Comedy Store is a comedy club located in Soho, London, England that was opened in 1979 by Peter Rosengard.
A comedy club is a club where people can sit at a table, enjoy a drink and watch or listen to performances, including stand-up comedians, improvisational comedians, impersonators, magicians, ventriloquists and other comedy acts.
The Comedy Store was opened in April 1972 by comedians Sammy Shore and Rudy DeLuca.
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