Laugh Factory
{{Short description|American comedy club chain}}
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{{COI|date=April 2016}}
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{{Infobox venue
| name = The Laugh Factory
| image = Laugh Factory at Night.jpg
| image_caption = The Original Laugh Factory in Hollywood, California
| address = 8001 Sunset Boulevard
Hollywood, California
90046
| type = Comedy club
| owner = Jamie Masada{{cite web|url=https://www.huffingtonpost.com/jamie-masada/post_7450_b_5229306.html|title=Comedian Dave Chappelle and Laugh Factory Charged With Murder?|date=April 29, 2014|work=The Huffington Post}}
| seating_capacity = Hollywood: 300
| website = {{URL|laughfactory.com}}
}}
Laugh Factory is a chain of comedy clubs in the United States. The chain is owned by Laugh Factory Inc., and the founder and current chief executive is Jamie Masada.{{cite web|url=https://todayshonoree.wordpress.com/2013/08/15/jamie-masada-of-the-laugh-factory-is-todays-honoree/|title=Jamie Masada of The Laugh Factory is Today's Honoree|work=Today's Honoree is The #1 Blog For Recognizing The Works of Others|date=August 15, 2013}}
Endurance record
The Laugh Factory keeps track of an endurance record for the comedian who can deliver the longest single set at the club. The record-holding performances are listed below:{{Cite news|url=https://www.variety.com/article/VR1117963202.html?categoryid=14&cs=1|publisher=Variety|title=Chappelle pulls all-nighter at Factory|author=Josef Adalian|date=April 16, 2007}}{{cite web|url=https://www.huffingtonpost.com/2007/12/04/dave-chappelle-breaks-own_n_75318.html|title=Dave Chappelle Breaks Own Standup Endurance Record|date=October 21, 2009|work=The Huffington Post}}{{cite web|url=https://www.foxnews.com/story/dane-cook-breaks-dave-chappelles-laugh-factory-endurance-record/|title=Dane Cook Breaks Dave Chappelle's Laugh Factory Endurance Record|work=Fox News|date=March 25, 2015}}
| class="wikitable"
! Date !! Duration (hr:min) !! Performer | ||
| 1980 | 2:41 | Richard Pryor |
| April 10, 2007 | 3:50 | Dane Cook |
| April 15, 2007 | 6:07 | Dave Chappelle |
| December 3, 2007 | 6:12 | Dave Chappelle |
| January 2, 2008 | 7:34 | Dane Cook |
Acts of charity
On December 8, 2010, at 4:38 pm, the Laugh Factory broke the Guinness World Record for "Longest Continuous Stand Up Comedy Show (Multiple Comedians)".{{cite news| url=http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/culturemonster/2010/12/toy-to-the-world-laugh-factory-sets-new-world-record.html | work=Los Angeles Times | title=Culture Monster}} The record was previously held by Comic Strip Live that set the original record of 50 hours. The Laugh Factory surpassed 50 hours on Wednesday and continued non-stop until 10:38 pm, Thursday, December 9, setting a new record of 80 hours. Dom Irrera was on stage when the record was broken, and Deon Cole was on stage when the new record was set. The event, titled "Toy to the World", was paired with a Toy Drive for Children's Hospital. Over 130 different comedians performed, and the event was live-streamed over the internet. The Laugh Factory held this record until April 15, 2015, when the record was broken by jokesters at The East Room in Nashville, Tennessee.{{cite news|last1=Conzett|first1=Lance|title=Local Comics Set the World Record for Longest Comedy Show and Aren't Stopping|url=http://www.nashvillescene.com/countrylife/archives/2015/04/16/local-comics-set-the-world-record-for-longest-comedy-show-and-arent-stopping|accessdate=April 17, 2015|work=Nashville Scene|date=April 16, 2015}}
Charity fundraisers have been held at the club, including benefit nights for the Red Cross, USO, Cops for Causes, Comics Without Borders, Wounded Warriors, Middle Eastern Comedy Fest, and Stand Up for India.{{cite web|date=February 20, 2016|title=Stand-Up Comedy Bridges Boundaries Between Pakistan And India — By Crossing The Line : NPR|url=https://www.npr.org/2016/02/20/467458650/stand-up-bridges-decades-long-boundaries-by-crossing-the-line|work=NPR.org}}
Locations
Outlets of the chain are located in:
- Chicago{{Cite web|url=http://www.laughfactory.com/clubs/chicago|title=Chicago's Best Stand Up Comedy Club {{!}} Laugh Factory|website=laughfactory.com|access-date=April 7, 2018}}
- Hollywood{{Cite web|url=http://www.laughfactory.com/clubs/hollywood|title=Hollywood's Best Stand Up Comedy Club {{!}} Laugh Factory|website=laughfactory.com|access-date=April 7, 2018}}
- Las Vegas{{Cite web|url=http://www.laughfactory.com/clubs/las-vegas|title=Las Vegas's Best Stand Up Comedy Club {{!}} Laugh Factory|website=laughfactory.com|access-date=April 7, 2018}}
- Long Beach{{Cite web|url=http://www.laughfactory.com/clubs/long-beach|title=Long Beach's Best Stand Up Comedy Club {{!}} Laugh Factory|website=laughfactory.com|access-date=April 7, 2018}}
- Reno{{Cite web|url=http://www.laughfactory.com/clubs/reno|title=Home|website=laughfactory.com|access-date=April 7, 2018}}
- San Diego{{Cite web |date=2021-06-19 |title=After pandemic postponed grand opening, comedy club Laugh Factory finally opens in San Diego |url=https://www.10news.com/news/local-news/after-pandemic-postponed-grand-opening-comedy-club-laugh-factory-finally-opens-in-san-diego |access-date=2023-05-06 |website=ABC 10 News San Diego KGTV |language=en}}
- Covina{{Cite web |last=Valdes |first=Georgia |date=2023-04-01 |title=No joke: A Laugh Factory comedy club is opening in Downtown Covina |url=https://www.sgvtribune.com/2023/04/01/no-joke-a-laugh-factory-comedy-club-is-opening-in-downtown-covina/ |access-date=2024-04-18 |website=San Gabriel Valley Tribune |language=en-US}}
References
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External links
{{Commons category}}
- [https://www.youtube.com/user/TheLaughFactory Laugh Factory] on YouTube
- {{IMDb title|qid=Q127788414|title=Laugh Factory}}
Category:Nightclubs in Los Angeles County, California
Category:Comedy clubs in the United States
Category:Landmarks in Los Angeles
Category:Event venues established in 1979
Category:1979 establishments in California
Category:Buildings and structures in Hollywood, Los Angeles
Category:Buildings and structures in Long Beach, California