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Budd Friedman, Founder of The Improv Comedy Clubs, Talks Jimmy Fallon Making It in Comedy

November 28, 2013
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The very first Improvisation Comedy Club, now known internationally as The Improv with several locations across the U.S., was founded by Budd Friedman and he stopped by Late Night with Jimmy Fallon to wax nostalgic about Jimmy coming up in comedy.

Watch a nice walk down comedy lane between Budd and Jimmy here.

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