Gotham Comedy Club is a venue for stand-up comedy in New York City . The comedy club is located on 208 West 23rd Street between Seventh and Eighth avenues in Chelsea, Manhattan .

Several movies and television shows have been filmed at the club. Numerous mainstream comedians have performed at the venue, including Dave Chappelle , Jerry Seinfeld , Lewis Black , Chris Rock , Dane Cook , Artie Lange , Chris Rush , Amy Schumer , Colin Quinn , Greg Giraldo , Tom Papa , Adam Ferrara , Jay Mohr , Dean Edwards , Pablo Francisco , Jim Gaffigan , Gabriel Iglesias , Doug Stanhope , Rosie O'Donnell , and Colin Kane .

History [ edit ]

Native New Yorkers Chris Mazzilli and Michael Reisman opened the original Gotham Comedy Club in May 1996 at a 3,300-square-foot (310 m ² ) space at 34 West 22nd Street (now occupied by The Metropolitan Room). ^[1]

In May 2006 the Club moved two blocks northwest to a 1929 structure adjacent to the Hotel Chelsea . The new 10,000-square-foot (930 m ² ) venue has an Art Deco design with walls painted in red tones and hallways painted "Gotham Yellow." ^[2] The entry walls feature photographer Dan Dion photographs ^[3] of Robin Williams , Jerry Seinfeld, Lewis Black, and Chris Rock.

Television shows/movies [ edit ]

• Live at Gotham ? Comedy Central began recording at the venue in 2006; ^[4] past hosts include D.L. Hughley , Lewis Black, Jeff Dunham , Ralphie May , Gabriel Iglesias, Greg Behrendt , Patton Oswalt , and Joe Rogan . ^[5]
• Last Comic Standing ? beginning in 2007, NBC filmed the New York auditions at the club ^[6]
• LOL with The N ? Every episode of the show was filmed at Gotham ^[7]
• Curb Your Enthusiasm ? The pilot episode for HBO ’s show with Larry David was filmed at the club ^[8]
• Comedian ? Miramax’s feature with Jerry Seinfeld was filmed there in 2002 ^[9]
• Gotham Comedy Live ( AXS TV ) ^{[10] [11] [12] [13]}

References [ edit ]

External links [ edit ]

• gothamcomedyclub.com

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