The Comedy Store

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

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 !

I came to this a little skeptical. But having heard so much about the comedy store and the legends and stories over the years on talkshows from various comedians, I had to check it out. It's a fascinating history lesson on the role the comedy store played in the evolution of stand-up comedians, TV and the growth of comedy clubs in general. Scores of comics with historical footage and interspersed with interviews that's a great way to look back on this story that has only been told in fragments before. Highly recommend to fans of stand up or simply cultural history.