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5 unusual facts about Comic Strip Live

Andrew Goffman

In 1997, following a year-long stint with Grandma Sylvia's Funeral, he began concentrating primarily on stand-up comedy, appearing at such venues as Caroline's, Catch A Rising Star, The Comic Strip, Rascals and at Canada's Yuk Yuks.

Etta May

She was the winner of the American Comedy Awards Stand-Up Comic of the Year, and has appeared on MTV, Oprah, Comic Strip Live, and as a guest commentator on CBS Sunday Morning.

Jeffrey L. Gurian

The book traces the history of the Comic Strip Live comedy club in New York City, from its opening in 1976 forwards.

Rick Shapiro

Shapiro performs regularly at clubs in New York such as The Comedy Village, the Sidewalk Cafe, Comic Strip Live, the Laugh Lounge, and Comix.

Ron Shock

Shock's blend of stand-up comedy and storytelling, which he referred to as "comedy from a life fully lived", made him a favorite at comedy clubs across the country as well as on such television shows as Comic Strip Live, Comedy on the Road and Showtime's Bad Gig Blues.