Mitzi died Wednesday morning at age 87, but the news was not a surprise to anyone following Pauly on social media. See the most-read stories in Entertainment this hour ». The reason why I have been Canceling shows and have been laying low on Social is that mom Mitzi. All fellow comedians let mom Mitzi know how honored you are for her letting you develop your craft at TheComedyStore she will be able to feel you in your tweet..
Our maintenance man of 20 years Juan Carlos had the neon lights on for her, and her music playing ourgodmotherofcomedy. May you go with Peace, knowing that you changed the world forever, for truth and for the sake of art and freedom.
You wlll always be with us-we will always be with you. Thank you, genius! The great Mitzi Shore, owner of the famous Comedy Store, has passed away. No words can express the gratitude I have for her. We met in Born Mitzi Saidel in Marinette, Wisconsin, she took over ownership of the two-year-old club on Hollywood's Sunset Strip after divorcing its co-founder, comedian Sammy Shore, in She arrived at a moment when a huge stand-up boom was erupting, and became a queen over the scene, with arguably more power than anyone to make or break the career of an up-and-coming comedian.
Virtually every major comic from Richard Pryor to Robin Williams to Jerry Seinfeld used the club as a stepping-stone and returned to hone their acts after gaining fame. MitziShore was my friend She was a woman in a male dominated business who pulled no punches.
Mitzi took over the club in a as part of a divorce settlement with her husband, comedian Sammy Shore. The fiercely competitive line-ups helped aspiring comedians hone their acts with comics flocking from all over the country to perform.
Comedians would line the sidewalk for a chance to audition, and Mitzi always had the final say on who got to go on stage. Pryor returned to The Comedy Store after a couple of years hiatus from standup to develop material for his tour which resulted in his hit double-album, Wanted: Live in Concert. The club was like a home away for home for many aspiring stars, with Letterman once recalling of Mitzi and his time at the venue: 'She had this place where we could all come and be silly and make mistakes and have fun and go home with a waitress.
Mitzi is survived by four children; sons Pauly, Peter and Scott and a daughter, Sandi. Comedian Richard Pryor performs to a crowd in while suffering from multiple sclerosis. Pryor returned to standup at The Comedy Store after a couple of years break to develop material for his hit tour. The views expressed in the contents above are those of our users and do not necessarily reflect the views of MailOnline.
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I go there and just see reminders of her everywhere. He adds that he thinks director Mike Binder did a magnificent job with the series. He was the youngest comic, other than me, that started at The Store I don't think anyone else could have done the series.
Shore, who recently made a return to acting after a ten-year hiatus with the comedy Guest House coming to Blu-Ray in November and Netflix in December , said on the podcast that he thinks the comedy scene is different now then when he was growing up, when he'd be in a booth as a ten-year-old watching people like David Letterman, Robin Williams, Richard Pryor and Sam Kinnison onstage.
I'm not saying the guys now are not just as good—it's just a different style.
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