- Caroline's
Carolines on Broadway is a venue for stand-up comedy located in
Times Square in New York City on Broadway between 49th and 50th Street. It is one of the most established, famous, and recognizedstand-up comedy clubs in the United States. Its marketing slogan is "America's Premiere Comedy Nightclub." Many of the top headliners in the U.S. have performed at Carolines, includingPaul Reubens ,Jerry Seinfeld ,Jay Leno ,Andrew Dice Clay ,Gilbert Gottfried ,Andy Borowitz ,Joy Behar ,Colin Quinn ,Artie Lange ,Elayne Boosler ,Michael Richards ,Richard Belzer andMitch Hedberg . Other popular stand-ups that have headlined at Caroline's includePatrice Oneal ,Jim Norton ,Greg Giraldo ,Adam Ferrara ,Dave Attell ,Rich Vos ,Bill Burr , Bob Kelly and Stephen Lynch.Caroline Hirsch opened her eponymous cabaret in
Chelsea, New York , in 1981. She started booking comedians, and these were so popular that was soon booking nothing else. Needing a larger venue, Caroline's moved toSouth Street Seaport where it gained national recognition as the venue forA&E Network 's "Caroline's Comedy Hour " television series, which won aCableACE award for Best Stand-Up Comedy Series. In 1992, the club moved to a 300-seat space in Times Square. The new club received the American Institute of Architecture Award for Best Interior Club Design and was featured on the cover of "Interior Design" magazine. [ [http://www.carolines.com/aboutus.html 'About us', "carolines.com"] . Retrieved1 September 2006 .]Before he died of cancer, the final stand-up appearance of
Bill Hicks ' career was at Caroline's in January 1994. Also, Mitch Hedberg performed his last shows at the club before he died in March 2005.External links
* [http://www.carolines.com/ Carolines on Broadway website]
* [http://www.myspace.com/carolinescomedy Carolines on Broadway on MySpace]References
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