Comedy Store
It was the first all-stand-up comedy nightclub in the world. It was Mitzi who coined the name "The Comedy Store". It quickly become a hot club on the Strip where the famous comedian friends of Sammy and Rudy, such as Redd Foxx, Tim Conway, Buddy Hackett, and Jonathan Winters could "work out" new sets or just relax among friends before setting out on their national and worldwide tours. For newcomers starting a career in comedy, The Comedy Store was a one-stop shop to watch all the greats on stage. As luck would have it, the Comedy Store was born the same month that Johnny Carson moved the Tonight Show from New York to Los Angeles and a flood of comics immediately followed Johnny out West, hoping to get their shot on his show.
It was Mitzi who deemed this place to be more than just a nightclub, but rather an "artist’s colony" designed to develop the unique art form of stand-up comedy and to create a family-like environment where stand-ups can develop their craft and then "pay it forward" by mentoring newer comics that follow behind them.
- Website: https://thecomedystore.com/
- Address: 8433 Sunset Blvd, West Hollywood, CA 90069
- Contact: 323-650-6268
- Yelp Rating: 4/5
- Price: $0-20
