The National Comedy Museum
Jay Rosenblatt

National Comedy Center

Jamestown, New York

At the National Comedy Center, the history of American comedy is on display: the museum’s artifacts include Joan Rivers’ stand-up notes, the Seinfeld “puffy shirt” and a George Carlin archive. In March, Congress designated the space the official cultural institution for comedy in the U.S. —Rachel E. Greenspan

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