Governors Comedy Club
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Governor's Comedy Club is an American
comedy club
in Levittown
, New York
, on Long Island
. It was more than 25 years old as of 2010. It hosts a variety of comedians from local talent, to national headliners such as Kevin James, Nick DiPaolo
, and Gilbert Gottfried
.
It has two sister clubs also on Long Island: The Brokerage Comedy Club & Vaudeville Cafe, in Bellmore, New York, and McGuire's, in Bohemia, New York
.
They all hold Comedy Classes, which train up coming comedians on comedy writing and performance styles, resulting in a "Graduation Show" at either Governor's, The Brokerage or McGuires Clubs.
United States
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comedy club
Comedy club
A comedy club is a venue, typically a nightclub, bar, or restaurant where people watch or listen to performances, including stand-up comedians, improvisational comedians, impersonators, magicians, ventriloquists and other comedy acts...
in Levittown
Levittown, New York
Levittown is a hamlet in the Town of Hempstead located on Long Island in Nassau County, New York. Levittown is midway between the villages of Hempstead and Farmingdale. As of the 2010 census, the CDP had a total population of 51,881....
, New York
New York
New York is a state in the Northeastern region of the United States. It is the nation's third most populous state. New York is bordered by New Jersey and Pennsylvania to the south, and by Connecticut, Massachusetts and Vermont to the east...
, on Long Island
Long Island
Long Island is an island located in the southeast part of the U.S. state of New York, just east of Manhattan. Stretching northeast into the Atlantic Ocean, Long Island contains four counties, two of which are boroughs of New York City , and two of which are mainly suburban...
. It was more than 25 years old as of 2010. It hosts a variety of comedians from local talent, to national headliners such as Kevin James, Nick DiPaolo
Nick DiPaolo
Nicholas Rocco "Nick" DiPaolo is an American stand-up comedian, writer, actor and radio host formerly on 92.3 Free FM in New York City until May 24, 2007, when the station changed formats. He is also a frequent guest on the Opie and Anthony and Howard Stern radio shows...
, and Gilbert Gottfried
Gilbert Gottfried
Gilbert Gottfried is an American actor, voice actor and stand-up comedian, best known for his trademark comedic persona of speaking in a loud, grating tone of voice. He has played numerous roles in film and television, perhaps most notably voicing the parrot Iago in Disney's Aladdin , and...
.
It has two sister clubs also on Long Island: The Brokerage Comedy Club & Vaudeville Cafe, in Bellmore, New York, and McGuire's, in Bohemia, New York
Bohemia, New York
Bohemia is a hamlet in Suffolk County, New York, United States. The population was 9,871 at the 2000 census.Bohemia is in the Town of Islip.The main school district in the town is the Connetquot School District...
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They all hold Comedy Classes, which train up coming comedians on comedy writing and performance styles, resulting in a "Graduation Show" at either Governor's, The Brokerage or McGuires Clubs.