Mitzi Shore, whose club was a comedy mecca, dies at 87 – Medford News, Weather, Sports, Breaking News

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Mitzi Shore, whose club was a comedy mecca, dies at 87 Apr 11, 2018 12:00 AM A A LOS ANGELES (AP) — Mitzi Shore, owner of the Los Angeles club the Comedy Store and one of the most influential figures in stand-up for more than four decades, has died. Spokeswoman Jodi Gottlieb released a statement from the club announcing Shore’s death on Wednesday. She was 87. No cause was given, but her son Pauly Shore, a comedian and actor, tweeted that she had been in hospice. The Comedy Store was two years old when Mitzi Shore took over ownership after divorcing the club’s co-founder, comedian Sammy Shore, in 1974. She arrived at a moment when a huge stand-up boom was erupting. Virtually every major comic from Richard Pryor to Robin Williams to Jerry Seinfeld used the club as a stepping-stone and returned to hone their acts after gaining fame.