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Mitzi Shore (born Lillian Saidel; July 25, 1930 – April 11, 2018) was an American comedy club owner. Her husband, Sammy Shore, co-founded The Comedy Store in 1972 and she became its owner two years later. Through the club, she had a huge influence on the careers of up-and-coming comedians for many decades.
The Comedy Store was opened in April 1972 by comedians Sammy Shore (1927–2019), and Rudy De Luca.The building was formerly the home of Club Seville (1935), [1] later, Ciro's (1940–1957), a popular Hollywood nightclub owned by William Wilkerson, and later Ciro's Le Disc, [1] a rock and roll venue, [2] where the Byrds were discovered in 1964.
She single-handedly plucked young comics like Dave Letterman, Jay Leno, Robin Williams -- and Jim Carrey, pictured -- to perform at The Comedy Store.
No matter how many people tied to the Comedy Store you ask about the late Mitzi Shore, the connective tissue between their answers is an almost identical impression of the late owner. David ...
On April 7, 1972, he founded the Comedy Store with his writing partner Rudy De Luca. [5] In 1974, his ex-wife, Mitzi , became the owner of the club. [ 10 ] The club launched the careers of many comedians including Rodney Dangerfield , David Letterman , Eddie Murphy , Robin Williams , Jim Carrey , and Joe Rogan , also including his own son, Pauly.
The Comedy Store turns 50 this year, and it’s now known as a storied birthplace for the careers of literally hundreds of comedians — from David Letterman to Jim Carrey to Whoopi Goldberg to ...
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Weinstock was a mainstay at the Belly Room, a performance area in the Comedy Store that Mitzi Shore, the owner, opened as a place for only women to perform. Weinstock was thirty-six when the Belly Room opened in 1978.