The National Comedy Center held a ribbon cutting ceremony to open the new exhibit about legendary comedy club, Carolines On Broadway, at the Center in Jamestown. … [Read more...]
Jamestown Local Development Corporation to Vote on Funding Non-Profit Requests in July
The Jamestown Local Development Corporation will vote in July on awarding $1.5 million in Non-Profit Assistance Program funds. Nine organizations have requested a total of $2,756,457 toward$43,462,532 in project costs. Council President and … [Read more...]
National Comedy Center Opens Exhibit Honoring Carolines on Broadway
The National Comedy Center has opened a new exhibition honoring legendary New York City comedy club Carolines on Broadway. Club Founder and Owner Caroline Hirsch joined Comedy Center Executive Director Journey Gunderson in cutting the ribbon to … [Read more...]
Free Showing of ‘Nutty Professor’ At Comedy Center for Juneteenth
"The Nutty Professor" will be shown for free outdoors on Monday, June 19 by the National Comedy Center. The showing of the free movie is co-sponsored by the Jamestown Human Rights Commission as part of Juneteenth. The movie starts at 7:15 p.m. … [Read more...]
Comedian Joan Rivers’ Archive Donated to National Comedy Center
The National Comedy Center will become the home of Joan Rivers’ career archive. The announcement came on the 90th birthday of the late comedy icon. Rivers' archive includes a file cabinet containing over 65,000 original jokes spanning from the … [Read more...]
Free Admission for Kids This Summer at National Comedy Center, Lucy-Desi Museum
The National Comedy Center has announced that admission for kids and teens will be free this summer thanks to support from Shults Auto Group. The Kids and Teens Free program will run from May 26, 2023 through Monday, September 4, 2023. Up to two … [Read more...]
Comedians Gabriel ‘Fluffy’ Iglesias, Taylor Tomlinson Headlining Comedy Festival
Comedians Gabriel "Fluffy" Iglesias and Taylor Tomlinson have been announced as the headliners for the 2023 Lucille Ball Comedy Festival. Gabriel “Fluffy” Iglesias, the top-selling comedian in the world in 2022, and one of the most-watched … [Read more...]
Human Rights Commission Co-Sponsoring Juneteenth Movie Event with National Comedy Center
The Jamestown Human Rights Commission has approved funding to co-sponsor with the National Comedy Center a Juneteenth event. The National Comedy Center is planning to show "The Nutty Professor" starring Eddie Murphy on Monday, June 19. HRC member … [Read more...]
[LISTEN] Arts on Fire – Comedian Paul Morrissey
Comedian Paul Morrissey talks with WRFA's Anthony Merchant about his upcoming album taping at the National Comedy Center in Jamestown, NY, the unlikely dreams of being a comedian while growing up in Upstate New York, getting bumped by Regis Philbin … [Read more...]
Paul Morrissey Recording Comedy Album in Jamestown
Acclaimed comedian Paul Morrissey will be recording a new comedy album in Jamestown. The National Comedy Center is presenting the performance, “An Evening of Comedy with Paul Morrissey: ICE CREAM VS EVERYTHING,” that will be held in the Lucy Desi … [Read more...]
