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    TV Episode | 57 min | Documentary, Comedy, History

The Comedy Store

The Birth of a Bit (Season 1, Episode 5)
TV-MA
TV Episode | 57 min | Documentary, Comedy, History

The fifth and final episode spotlights Mitzi Shore's death, its impact on the iconic club and who's now running The Store. We also explore the current state of stand-up and the new style of shows being developed on the famous stage.
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Director
Writer
Mike Binder (written by)
Producer
Composers
Allen Blickle (original music by) | Josh Wiener (co-composer)
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Status
Edit Released
Updated Nov 1, 2020

Release date
Nov 1, 2020 (United States)

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105 cast members
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Jeff Altman
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Aziz Ansari
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Roseanne Barr
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Bruce Baum
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Richard Belzer
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Elayne Boosler
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Dyan Cannon
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George Carlin
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Dave Chappelle
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Tommy Chong
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Pam Grier
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Shirley Hemphill
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Darrow Igus
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Andy Kaufman
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Jimmy Kimmel
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Cheech Marin
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Steve Martin
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Tatenda Mbudzi
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Felicia Michaels
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Paul Mooney
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Eddie Murphy
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Willie Nelson
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Ted Nugent
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Freddie Prinze
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Richard Pryor
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Mary Lynn Rajskub
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Adam Sandler
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Jerry Seinfeld
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Garry Shandling
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Mitzi Shore
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Sarah Silverman
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Yakov Smirnov
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Doug Stanhope
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Tim Thomerson
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Robin Williams
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