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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. He had been inspired by a trip the previous year to see the new comedy clubs in New York and L.A.
The Comedy Store is a comedy club located in Soho, London, England, opened in 1979 by Don Ward and Peter Rosengard. [1] Early history. Since 16 January 1925 [2] 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). [3] .
When the Comedy Store threw open its doors, it rewrote the joke book. Julian Hall celebrates 30 years of mirth - and 10 comedians recall their first, nerve-wracking, appearances there.
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.
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...
Jun 9, 2009 · Frank Skinner's unheralded Comedy Store debut was in a post-midnight slot following Lee Evans. The rubber-limbed comic brought the house down; Skinner "went on and died" and thought he'd killed...
May 18, 2009 · 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, here are 10 things to know...
