The Funny Bone Explained

The Funny Bone is a comedy club chain in the United States. The original Funny Bone Comedy Club opened in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania by co-founders Mitch Kutash and Gerald Kubach^{[1] [2]} in 1982.

Alumni

Past performers have included:

• Roseanne Barr^[3]
• Bill Bellamy
• Lewis Black
• Brett Butler
• Drew Carey
• Ellen DeGeneres
• Ben Brainard
• Jeff Dunham
• Pablo Francisco
• Bobcat Goldthwait
• D.L. Hughley
• Dom Irrera^[4]
• Paul Reiser, who began his career and met his wife at the Pittsburgh Funny Bone.
• Chris Rock
• Jerry Seinfeld
• Marc Maron
• Ralphie May^[5]

Locations

The Funny Bone's locations have included:

• Albany, New York^[6]
• Chicago, Illinois^[7]
  • Columbus, Ohio Dayton, Ohio
• Des Moines, Iowa
• Manchester, Connecticut
• Naperville, Illinois
• Newport, Kentucky
• Omaha, Nebraska
• St. Louis, Missouri^{[8] [9] [10]}
• Syracuse, New York
• Richmond, Virginia
• Schaumburg, Illinois
• Toledo, Ohio^[11]
• Virginia Beach, Virginia

External links

• The Funny Bone

Notes and References

1. Scanlon, Tom. "Pittsburgh played critical role in Reiser's rise". Pittsburgh Tribune-Review. February 17, 2016.
2. Web site: Writer . JUNE SCHARF Freelance . Comedy club owner makes bucks from yuks . 2023-04-28 . Cleveland Jewish News . 9 May 2002 . en.
3. Web site: FunnyBone.com . 2023-04-28 . FunnyBone.com . 6 January 2023 . en.
4. Book: Katz, Jesse . Los Angeles Magazine . June 2005 . Emmis Communications . en.
5. Book: May . Ralphie . This Might Get a Little Heavy: A Memoir . Parker . Nils . 2017-12-12 . St. Martin's Griffin . 978-1-250-08575-7 . en.
6. Web site: Funny Bone Comedy Club and Restaurant to open this summer at Crossgates Mall . 2023-04-28 . Capital Region Chamber . en-US.
7. Book: Brady, Vince Vieceli and Bill . Stand-Up Comedy in Chicago . 2014 . Arcadia Publishing . 978-1-4671-1184-3 . en.
8. Web site: Funny Bone Comedy Club-Westport Plaza . 2023-04-28 . Riverfront Times . en.
9. Web site: Johnson . Kevin C. . St. Louis Funny Bone finds a second home at Streets of St. Charles . subscription . 2023-04-28 . STLtoday.com . 20 April 2021 . en.
10. Web site: Hill . Daniel . Funny Bone Comedy Club Is Opening a St. Charles Location . 2023-04-28 . Riverfront Times . en.
11. Skebba, Jay.  "The 52: Need a laugh? The Funny Bone is the place for you". Chicago: TCA Regional News. February 27, 2019.