The Comedy Store

9/10 Film-Series "The Comedy Store" (🐷🐷🐷🐷🐷🐷🐷🐷🐷/10 comedic piglets)

You probably need to be a stand-up comedy nerd like me to appreciate this. But Mike Binder, (comedian, actor, author, and now director)... takes us on a five part journey into the famed comedy venue called 'The Comedy Store' in California. Firsthand interviews with almost every famous living comedian on the planet provide a look into not only comedians and their process, but the evolution and origins of this famed comedy venue!

From the stylized opening that starts every episode to the final "round table" in episode five, you will love it, as you bathe in the nostalgia of American stand-up comedy.

Do yourself a favor and watch it. I've watched it 5 times. It is scored beautifully. It's soooooo entertaining and no matter how much you think you know about the Comedy Store, you'll definitely learn something new. The best stories I've ever heard are contained in this documentary. Mike Binder did an amazing job. 10 star reviews down the board. I couldn't believe how many comedians Mitzi was responsible for,

I watched "I'm Dying Up Here" (back in) 2017 barely aware it was inspired by historical events, seeing this now felt ...like ventolin 4 an asthmatic !

Great memories of some of the most solid comedians of our time-I'm a little disappointed in the reliance on nutjobs like Carrey, Letterman and Apatow (what a putz) but I think Binder wanted to use his friends for the name recognition so whatever.

The Wayans boys, Kinnison, Allen, Keaton (he was damn funny, no seriously) Dice, Byron Allen, Rogan, Roseanne, Wright, etc., back when comedy was so damn funny, no fear, eff your feelings.

It's funny to hear the stories behind the comedy, what was really going on with Mitzi (always been the worst kept secret) we all heard she was going after some of the guys, that Paulie only became a 'thing' because of his mom (it really explains a lot) ran the store, etc., but it's a well constructed anthology, and fun to look back. Too bad it didn't happen before Mitzi's departure.

Started watching while being bored and couldn't stop. So much history of the Comedy Store that was amazing and sometimes sad to watch. Thank you Mitzi Shore for keeping the place alive in the hard time's RIP