The NY Comedy world caught some bad news late last year when Carolines Comedy Club abruptly closed its doors after 30 years in its Times Square location (40 total in NYC).
While that news was unsettling, the club stated that the brand would live on outside of its physical location as it still organizes the NY Comedy Festival and carry the name through a series of pop up events at various locations around the nation.
Today, the National Comedy Center cut the ribbon for an exhibit highlighting the legendary club and its impact on the comedy landscape. Club founder and its namesake Caroline Hirsch was on hand for the ribbon cutting at the center, located in Jamesburg, NY not only covers the history of the club but it also shows off the club’s iconic color diamond pattern that served as the backdrop on the stage all those years in Times Square.
