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     • In May 1979, Don Ward, (Founder, CEO and Executive Producer) opened The Comedy Store in the old Gargoyle Night Club in Dean Street, Soho.
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   Who started the Comedy Store in Soho?

   • In May 1979, Don Ward, (Founder, CEO and Executive Producer) opened The Comedy Store in the old Gargoyle Night Club in Dean Street, Soho. He had been inspired by a trip the previous year to see the new comedy clubs in New York and L.A. They were producing observational comedy and poking fun at the political scene and the Establishment.

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   When did the Comedy Store start?

   • In late 1982, The Comedy Store operated from 28a Leicester Square (The 400 Club) for two years, taking over the club in 1985. In 1993, The Store moved to a specifically designed stand-up comedy venue, at 1a Oxendon Street, between Piccadilly Circus and Leicester Square.

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   Where is the Comedy Store located?

   • The Comedy Store is a comedy club located in Soho, London, England, opened in 1979 by Don Ward and Peter Rosengard. Since 16 January 1925 David Tennant 's Gargoyle private members' club had leased the three top floors of 69 Dean Street, Soho, London (at the corner with Meard Street).

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   What happened to the Comedy Store?

   • Ward remained CEO of Comedy Store interests. In 1982 when the upper floors were sold off, the Comedy Store moved to a series of other venues. In late 1982, The Comedy Store operated from 28a Leicester Square (The 400 Club) for two years, taking over the club in 1985.

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   Who started the Comedy Store in Gargoyle?

   • On Saturdays, beginning 19 May 1979, in the Gargoyle's rooftop club space Hammersmith-born insurance salesman Peter Rosengard started a weekly club-night on Saturdays called the Comedy Store, in partnership with comedian Don Ward.

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   How did the Comedy Store celebrate its 40th birthday?

   • In 2019 The Comedy Store celebrated its 40th Birthday with a star-studded Gala show, raising money for Teenage Cancer Trust. The line-up was a who's-who of UK comedy with acts such as Michael McIntyre, John Bishop, Jack Dee, Paul Merton, Omid Djalili, Dara Ó Briain and Alexei Sayle who all returned to celebrate this milestone in the club's history.

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5. www.independent.co.uk › arts-entertainment › comedyStand up and be counted: 30 years of the Comedy Store

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   The Store was born of the desire of two men, insurance salesman Peter Rosengard and Ward, a club owner and a former comic, to bring the American stand-up scene to the UK after they had both taken...

6. www.independent.co.uk › news › ukThe Comedy Store: 25 years of one-liners, hecklers and gongs

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   Jan 11, 2005 · Twenty five years ago, a new midnight show opened above a topless bar in Soho that would change the face of British stand-up comedy. The club owner, Don Ward, christened it the Comedy Store,...

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   May 18, 2009 · The Comedy Store at 30. It stuttered into life above a Soho strip club in 1979, the vision of two friends inspired by a trip to see comedy clubs in the USA. As it marks its 30th anniversary,...

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   Jun 9, 2009 · The Comedy Store at 30 It stuttered into life above a Soho strip club in 1979, the vision of two friends inspired by a trip to see comedy clubs in the USA. As the Comedy Store marks its 30th...

10. www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk › news › the-comedy-storeThe Comedy Store: 25 years of one-liners, hecklers and gongs

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    Jan 11, 2005 · News. The Comedy Store: 25 years of one-liners, hecklers and gongs. It is the club that transformed British comedy and created a new wave of stars. To mark its anniversary, Arifa Akbar and...