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JAMESTOWN PROFILED IN NY TIMES
JAMESTOWN, NY – August 9th, 2012 – The city of Jamestown, New York and itsLucille Ball Comedy Festival were profiled at length in the NY Times, among the most widely read newspapers in the world, on Monday, August 6th. The article, which featured multiple photos and a map image pinpointing Jamestown, received coverage on the front [...]
LUCY FEST 2012: GRAPE-STOMPING BY DAY, STANDING OVATIONS BY NIGHT
JAMESTOWN, NY – August 6, 2012 – The Lucille Ball Festival of Comedy concluded after five days filled with laughter in the hometown of one of the greatest comedians of all time. People filled the streets and theaters of Jamestown, a city setting out to show it is ready to become the next Cooperstown of Comedy. World-class [...]
CALLING ALL MUSICIANS AND LUCY FANS
The Lucy Desi Center for Comedy is in need of musicians to take part in the largest community rendition of “I Love Lucy”, the theme song, this Friday, Aug. 3 at 6pm (arrive at 5:30) for an ABC 20/20 Barbara Walters special on “The Best Television of All Time.” The song will be played in F [...]
THE CRITICALLY-ACCLAIMED STORY PIRATES SELECT FOUR STORIES, WRITTEN BY LOCAL KIDS, TO PERFORM AT LUCY FEST
JAMESTOWN, NY – July 30th, 2012 – The Story Pirates have selected four stories written by area children to perform at their show at the Lucille Ball Festival of Comedy on Saturday, August 4th. The stories were hand-chosen by the Story Pirates from nearly 50 entries that the Lucy Desi Center for Comedy collected throughout the summer. [...]
LINE-UP SET FOR LUCILLE BALL COMEDY FESTIVAL
JAMESTOWN, NY – July 27th, 2012 – The Lucy Desi Center for Comedy has announced the final line-up of The Lucille Ball Comedy Festival, August 1st-5th. The five-day festival will feature nationally-recognized comedians and rising stars, as well as one-of-a-kind events that any Lucy fan couldn’t miss, all in Lucille Ball’s hometown of Jamestown, NY. “Our [...]
THE LUCILLE BALL FESTIVAL OF COMEDY TO BE FEATURED ON ABC NEWS 20/20
JAMESTOWN, NY – July 20th, 2012 – ABC News 20/20 will be sending producers to cover the Lucille Ball Festival of Comedy on August 3-4 as part of a Barbara Walters 2-hour special, “The Best in TV—The Greatest Shows of Our Time.” “To have ABC News and People magazine come to town really proves how global our [...]
LUCY DESI CENTER TO UNVEIL NEW AUDIO GUIDE TOURS
JAMESTOWN, NY – July 10th, 2012 – The Lucy Desi Center for Comedy is excited to announce that new audio guide tours will be launching in its dual museum attraction during Lucy Fest, August 1st-5th. The new audio guide tours, which will be narrated by Lucie Arnaz, were made possible thanks to a grant from [...]
TAMMY PESCATELLI JOINS LUCY COMEDY FEST LINE-UP
JAMESTOWN, NY - June 29th, 2012 – The Lucy Desi Center for Comedy is proud to announce that Tammy Pescatelli will be joining an already star-studded lineup that includes Billy Gardell and Paula Poundstone for its annual Lucille Ball Festival of Comedy, August 1st-5th. Pescatelli, winner of Comedy Central’s 2010 Stand-Up Showdown, will be performing at the Stand-Up [...]
LUCILLE BALL COMEDY FESTIVAL LINE-UP AUGUST 1-5, 2012
Featured performers: The star of the hit show Mike & Molly, CBS’s #1 new series in 2011, comedian Billy Gardell will headline an event that last year had a direct impact of $3.6 million to the Chautauqua County economy: the Lucille Ball Comedy Festival August 1-5 in Jamestown, NY. The Pittsburgh native is known to more than 12 [...]
THE LUCY DESI CENTER FOR COMEDY LAUNCHES COMEDIC ARTS EDUCATION
JAMESTOWN, NY – June 19th, 2012 – The Lucy Desi Center for Comedy has announced that its comedic arts education program will be debuting this year in Jamestown at Lucy Fest 2012. The Lucy Desi Center will be providing comedic workshops that benefit both the experienced comedian and curious first-timer in the areas of improv [...]
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