#COMEDY CELLAR VILLAGE UNDERGROUND SERIES#
In September 2015, the club launched its public-policy debate series with a debate on the Iran nuclear deal. It appeared regularly on HBO's Crashing, and is the home for Comedy Central's "This Week At The Comedy Cellar" The club was also featured in Chris Rock's film Top Five, including a performance by his character, Andre Allen. Speaking with ESPN's Bill Simmons about the club on a Grantland podcast in June 2012, CK discussed playing shows at the Cellar to empty rooms in the 1990s, stating that then-owner Manny Dworman "kept comedy alive" by making comedians perform on empty stages, in an effort to lure in potential customers. Many scenes in the show are filmed in and around the Comedy Cellar and Olive Tree Cafe. The beginning sequence of Louis CK's television series Louie shows him walking into the Comedy Cellar.
Much of Jerry Seinfeld's 2002 documentary Comedian was filmed at the club, and it also can be seen in a 2006 Pepsi commercial starring Jimmy Fallon. Musician John Mayer can also be seen dabbling in stand-up here occasionally. Other celebrity comics who have performed at the club include Sarah Silverman, Amy Schumer, Robin Williams, Patton Oswalt, Kevin Hart, Chris Rock, Bill Burr, and Matteo Lane. Rising stars in comedy frequently perform at the Comedy Cellar, including Dov Davidoff, Ryan Hamilton, Robert Kelly, Harrison Greenbaum, Sherrod Small, Keith Robinson, Eric Neumann, Gregg Rogell, Nikki Glaser, Ben Bailey, and Andrew Schulz.Ĭelebrity comedians Aziz Ansari and Jon Stewart started their comedy careers at the Comedy Cellar, and both continue to occasionally perform there. Regular performers there include Louis C.K., Dave Chappelle, Dave Attell, Todd Barry, Judah Friedlander, Colin Quinn, Kevin Hart, Jim Norton, Jeff Ross, Mitch Fatel, Darrell Hammond, Michael Mittermeier, Rich Vos, Nick Di Paolo, Artie Lange, Greer Barnes, and Marc Maron. Each week consists of three to six shows a night on Sunday through Thursday and ten shows each Friday and Saturday, between both the original room and the larger Village Underground around the corner. A show will consist of between five and seven comics performing sets of roughly 10-15 minutes each. The Comedy Cellar, like The Comedy Store, uses a showcase format, as opposed to a headline format like most clubs. The businesses share the same menu, kitchen, and staff.
The club is owned by Noam Dworman, who inherited it from his late father, Manny, and run by booker Estee Adoram, who has developed the club's talent for nearly four decades. Above the club is a restaurant called The Olive Tree Cafe to which it is connected, where many of the comedians hang out after performing. It is located in Greenwich Village on 117 Macdougal Street between West 3rd Street and Minetta Lane. It was founded in 1982 by then stand-up comedian, and current television writer/producer Bill Grundfest. It is widely considered to be the best comedy club in the country. The Comedy Cellar is a comedy club in Manhattan where many top New York comedians perform. The Comedy Cellar stage as seen from the audience left
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