Gotham Comedy Club is a venue for

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. The comedy club is located on 208 West 23rd Street between Seventh and Eighth avenues in

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. Several movies and television shows have been filmed at the club. Numerous mainstream comedians have performed at the venue, including

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, Chris Rush,

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, Adam Ferrara,

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, Dean Edwards,

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, and Colin Kane.

History

Native New Yorkers Chris Mazzilli and Michael Reisman opened the original Gotham Comedy Club in May 1996 at a space at 34 West 22nd Street (now occupied by The Metropolitan Room). In May 2006 the Club moved two blocks northwest to a 1929 structure adjacent to the

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. The new venue has an

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design with walls painted in red tones and hallways painted "Gotham Yellow." The entry walls feature photographer Dan Dion photographs of

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, Jerry Seinfeld, Lewis Black, and Chris Rock.

Film and television

*'' Live at Gotham'' –

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began recording at the venue in 2006; past hosts include D.L. Hughley, Lewis Black, Jeff Dunham,

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, Gabriel Iglesias, Greg Behrendt,

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, and

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'' – beginning in 2007,

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filmed the New York auditions at the club. *'' LOL with The N'' – All four episodes of

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show was filmed at Gotham. *''

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’s show with Larry David was filmed at the club. *''

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'' – Miramax’s feature with Jerry Seinfeld was filmed there in 2002. *''Gotham Comedy Live'' (

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References

External links

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