Venue for stand-up comedy in New York City
Entrance to the club in the Carteret Building 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 Native New Yorkers Chris Mazzilli and Michael Reisman opened the original Gotham Comedy Club in May 1996 at a 3,300-square-foot (310 m2 ) 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 m2 ) 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
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