Inside The Comedy Store: Richard Pryor, Jim Carrey, Marc Maron and Tales of Comedy’s Most Famous Club

from Comedy History 101 · host Harmon Leon

We dig into the CH101 archives for firsthand tales from The Comedy Store with Borat director Larry Charles, Emmy-winning Arrested Development writer Jim Vallely, comedian/voice actor Joey Camen, Marc Maron documentary writer/producer Julie Seabaugh, and Comedy Store vet Freddy Lockhart. Larry Charles hustles $10 jokes to Jay Leno! Richard Pryor wanting to kick Joey Camen's ass! Mitzi Shore tells Gilbert Gottfried to 'open his eyes'! Sam Kinison peeing on Marc Maron's bed! Michael Richards arrives hours after his infamous meltdown! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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