List of New York Improv comedians
This is a partial list of New York Improv comedians and singers. In the 1960s, 1970s & 1980s they performed regularly at the Improvisation Comedy Club. The Improv was founded by Budd Friedman and his then wife Silver Saundors Friedman in 1963 and was located at 358 West 44th Street, New York City, in an area known as Hell's Kitchen.
- Shelley Ackerman
- Bobby Alto
- Richard Belzer
- Elayne Boosler
- David Brenner
- Jimmy Brogan
- Ron Carey
- Billy Crystal
- Rodney Dangerfield
- Larry David
- John DeBellis
- Al Franken
- Gilbert Gottfried
- Allan Havey
- Gabe Kaplan
- Andy Kaufman
- Michael Patrick King
- Robert Klein
- Steve Landesberg
- Jay Leno
- Richard Lewis
- Lynne Lipton
- Bruce Mahler
- Ken Ober
- Rick Overton
- Joe Piscopo
- Freddie Prinze
- Richard Pryor
- Rita Rudner
- Mark Schiff
- Lenny Schultz
- Ronnie Shakes
- Laura Taylor
- Tim Thomerson
- Lily Tomlin
- Liz Torres
- Jimmie Walker
- Robert Wuhl
- Alan Zweibel
External links
- Web page history of the Improv
- Online article about Improv founder Budd Friedman
- PDF Interview with Chris Albrecht
- One comedian's journey
- The recollections of an Improv pianist
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