JAMESTOWN - There will be increased construction activity on East Third Street in the coming weeks now that the city Planning Commission has signed off on site plans for an upcoming Streetscape reconstruction project. The project will take place … [Read more...]
NCC Variance and Special Use Permit Requests to Go Before City Zoning Board Thursday
JAMESTOWN - Officials with the National Comedy Center will appear before the Jamestown Zoning Board of Appeals Thursday to request a zoning variance and special use permit involving two large digital signs planned to be installed on the front façade … [Read more...]
Temporary Way-Finding Signage to Be Posted in Jamestown as Officials Await Final Plan
JAMESTOWN - Temporary way-finding signs will be put up around the city in the coming weeks as city officials await the completion of a $500,000 permanent way-finding plan. On Monday night department of public works director Jeff Lehman presented … [Read more...]
25-Year Development Odyssey: The National Comedy Center Finds a Home in Jamestown’s Historic Train Station
JAMESTOWN, NY - The acquisition of the Gateway Train Station (formerly "Erie-Lackawanna Train Station") and its surrounding property by the National Comedy Center in the Summer of 2017 was the culmination of a 25-year renovation and development … [Read more...]
Tomlin, Schumer and Aykroyd to Appear in Jamestown for 2018 Lucille Ball Comedy Festival
JAMESTOWN - The headliners for the 2018 Lucille Ball Comedy Festival have been announced. Early Tuesday night the National Comedy Center announced via a media release that it would celebrate its grand opening on Aug. 1 with appearances by Amy … [Read more...]
National Comedy Center to Open August 1, 2018
JAMESTOWN - The National Comedy Center has announced its official opening. According to a media release sent out on Monday, the center will open on Wednesday, Aug 1 to coincide with the organization’s annual Lucille Ball Comedy Festival – which … [Read more...]
Governor Cuomo, Jim Gaffigan Highlight Thursday’s Events for Lucille Ball Comedy Festival
JAMESTOWN - The 2017 Lucille Ball Comedy Festival goes into full swing Thursday with more than a dozen different events scheduled to take place in Jamestown and Chautauqua Institution. Highlighting today’s events will be an appearance by Governor … [Read more...]
[LISTEN] Arts on Fire – Conor McGibboney Talks Nameless Comedy and the 2017 Lucille Ball Comedy Fest
MOBILE APP USERS: LISTEN HERE Originally airing Friday, July 28, 2017. WRFA public affairs director Jason Sample talks with Conor McGibboney from the Forum in Jamestown to learn more about Nameless Comedy's slate of events for the 2017 Lucille … [Read more...]
2017 Lucille Ball Comedy Festival Begins Monday, Continues Throughout the Week
JAMESTOWN - The annual celebration of comedy in Jamestown begins this week with a new twist to the Lucille Ball Comedy Festival. The National Comedy Center will be presenting a week of comedy performances and dialogues this year, and partnering … [Read more...]
Kevin James, Robert Klein Join 2017 Lucille Ball Comedy Festival Line-up
JAMESTOWN - The National Comedy Center has announced that Kevin James, Robert Klein and more will join Jim Gaffigan in Jamestown, NY during the 2017 Lucille Ball Comedy Festival, August 3-6. Tickets will go on pre-sale to members on May 16, and on … [Read more...]
