Funny business is booming at local comedy clubs.(Hollywood, California)

From: Los Angeles Business Journal | Date: June 7, 1999| Author: | Copyright information

After several lackluster years, smiles have come back to local comedy club owners.

"Our club has been packed almost every night," said Jamie Masada, president and founder of the Laugh Factory in West Hollywood. "I'm having to turn away a couple hundred people every Friday and Saturday night and send them to clubs down the street."

At the Ice House in Pasadena, night manager Amy Bernard-Herman says she's seeing more customers - and repeat customers - over the last couple of years.

Business has also gotten better at the Comedy and Magic Club in Hermosa Beach, according ...

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