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Dennis Donovan

(18,770 posts)
Wed Apr 11, 2018, 12:45 PM Apr 2018

Mitzi Shore, Comedy Store founder dead at 87

http://m.tmz.com/#2018/04/11/comedy-store-owner-mitzi-shore-dead-dies/


Comedy Store founder and owner Mitzi Shore has died ... TMZ has learned.

Mitzi, the mother of Pauly Shore, died in L.A. Wednesday morning after battling an unknown neurological disorder for years.

Mitzi's Comedy Store was the launching pad for some of the biggest comics in the world, including Robin Williams, Richard Pryor, David Letterman, Jay Leno, Jim Carrey, Chris Rock, Arsenio Hall and Roseanne Barr.


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Mitzi Shore, Comedy Store founder dead at 87 (Original Post) Dennis Donovan Apr 2018 OP
We have her to thank for much of what makes us laugh today. Eliot Rosewater Apr 2018 #1
The Showtime show "I'm Dying Up Here" is based on her and her Comedy Store. Kablooie Apr 2018 #2
End of an era. marble falls Apr 2018 #3

Kablooie

(18,634 posts)
2. The Showtime show "I'm Dying Up Here" is based on her and her Comedy Store.
Wed Apr 11, 2018, 12:49 PM
Apr 2018

Season 2 will be aired in May.

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