The one and only Gary Austin, the founder of The Groundlings, passed away yesterday at the age of 75.
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Austin and his company literally built The Groundlings from the ground up with their own hands and made into a world famous comedy institution that provided SNL with some of its most celebrated cast members. You can get a timeline of how the company, theatre, and school came to be here.
Austin’s legacy in comedy, as you probably already knew, is forever secured.