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Budd Friedman, Who Built an Empire of Comedy Clubs, Dies at 90

The New York Times – Business:

Starting with the original Improv in Midtown Manhattan, he gave Richard Pryor, Lily Tomlin and countless other comedians a launching pad to fame.

Clay Risen
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Comedy and Humor, Deaths (Obituaries), Evening at the Improv (TV Program), Improv, Los Angeles (Calif), Manhattan (NYC)
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