A vintage picture of the late Richard Pryor performing at the Comedy Store. (Evan Hurd Photography/Corbis via Getty Images) For 50 years, the Comedy Store has been a club in need of comics and a place ...

The Comedy Store opened on Sunset Boulevard in 1972 on the site of the former Ciro’s nightclub, and it has been a launchpad and mecca for the biggest stars in stand-up ever since. In Showtime’s ...

UPDATE: Dave Chappelle was the “special guest” on The Comedy Store’s live broadcast, which is raising money to support The Comedy Store Family Fund. The special, currently airing now on YouTube, ...

For 50 years, the Comedy Store has been a club in need of comics and a place for comics in need of a club. The relationship is as plain as the writing on the walls of the storied venue, cluttered with ...