Comedy History 101 - Live

Harmon Leon

March 18, 2019

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Comedy History 101 Podcast: Live is coming to NYC: Tues, 3/19, 7pm, The PIT Loft

Special live edition of our podcast, Comedyhistory101 - where we SCHOOL YOU IN COMEDY

Harmon Leon (Vice) and Scott Calonico (Sundance Film Festival) are joined by Chris O'Neil (StoryFest) will be bringing you:

The History of XXX Party Records

Party records were albums that people would play at night after the kids went to bed. Party Records helped launch the careers of Richard Pryor, Redd Foxx, LaWanda Page, Skillet & Leroy, and Tina (Calling all the Freaks) Dixon

Banter, clips, comedy history - and more at The PIT Loft

Tickets: https://thepit-nyc.com/events/comedy-history-101-podcast-live/?fbclid=IwAR26Q9SeR4m_v15DJJi-zEaSwsArK0Abvpul7zJOjc6WlLg0DjLbDD19BIo

Harmon Leon

March 11, 2019

(Pt 2) HIstory of the Purple Onion Comedy Club

Harmon Leon

March 11, 2019

Yes, we dive further into the history of the legendary San Francisco comedy club, The Purple Onion - up until it closed in 2012.

In the early days, the club launched the careers of Woody Allen, Richard Pryor, and Phyllis Diller. In this episode we cover the decline of the Purple Onion in the 70s and 80s - and how it resurrected as a garage rock club, and eventually returned to its comedy roots in the 90s. In fact, Zach Galifianakis filmed his comedy special, Live at the Purple Onion, ironically, live at the Purple Onion.

Harmon Leon

March 4, 2019

History of the Purple Onion Comedy Club in San Francisco

Harmon Leon

March 4, 2019

The Purple Onion was a legendary comedy club in San Francisco. It was a small, basement club that had its heyday in the 1950s and 60s -and helped launch the careers of Phyllis Diller, The Smothers Brothers, Lenny Bruce, Woody Allen, and Richard Pryor.

Opened in 1952, the Purple Onion ran for roughly 60 years before closing its doors in 2012.