Rick Newman, founder of Catch a Rising Star comedy club, dies at 81

Washington Post

23 Feb 2023 0 shares 1 views

Washington Post

Published 23 Feb 2023

The New York City club helped launch the careers of Billy Crystal, Richard Lewis, Jerry Seinfeld, Robin Williams, Richard Belzer and others.

Rick Newman Dies: Founder Of Influential Catch A Rising Star Comedy Club Was 81

Rick Newman, the founder of New York City’s hugely influential Catch a Rising Star comedy club that provided a training ground..

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Rick Newman, far right, at a party in 1982 to celebrate the 10th anniversary of his nightclub, Catch a Rising Star. With him in the..

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