The building has changed over the years but the memories of the brutality that had taken place there in the past are still causing repercussions to this day.
The comedy store belly room abortion.
A new wave of younger more socially conscious fans who older comics refer to as snowflakes started the anti clapping movement when asked a spokesperson for the snowflakes daniel stead stated that clapping favored the people who were better comics and therefore made less.
Well for those whom haven t yet experienced this classic spot.
The original room.
The original room as the name suggests was originally the comedy store s single stage as the portion of the building which now houses the main room was rented to other establishments until mitzi purchased the entire building on sunset in july of 1976 and created the multi stage venue which the comedy store is today.
When the venue reopened as the comedy store in 1972 it included a 99 seat theatre.
The comedy store was opened in april 1972 by comedians sammy shore 1927 2019 and rudy de luca the building was formerly the home of ciro s a popular hollywood nightclub owned by william wilkerson and later a rock and roll venue where the byrds were discovered in 1964.
The basement of the comedy store had been an area in which violent beatings abortions and murder had occurred in the days when the club served as a mob hangout.
The belly room a part of the popular comedy store of la has officially banned clapping starting monday.
It now has a third room the belly room so three concurrent standup shows can be scheduled per night.