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 ...