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Article: Well-Known Entrepreneur Opens Comedy Theme Restaurant in New York.(Originated from The Philadelphia Inquirer)
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- Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News
- Article date:
- April 6, 1997
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NEW YORK--Apr. 6--She began in 1981 with a small cabaret in the Chelsea section of Manhattan and before long she was filling her 120-seat club by presenting unknown comics like Jay Leno, Jerry Seinfeld, Sandra Bernhard and Pee-wee Herman.
No one in the business is quite sure whether Caroline Hirsch anticipated the burst of popularity that stand-up comedy clubs enjoyed in the 1980s or whether she helped create it. Most say she did some of each.
Hirsch has become one of the most successful entrepreneurs of comedy in the nation. Her Manhattan night spot, Carolines Comedy Club, remains the premier comic showcase in New York. Located for the last ...