Remembering "Catch A Rising Star"

An April, 1989 news feature about the proliferation of comedy clubs nationwide. Nice interior and exterior shots of that late, great mecca of New York standup, "Catch A Rising Star." Look for glimpses of Susie Essman, Ray Romano,
Barry Mitchell, Cathy Ladman, Taylor Mason, Mike Sweeney and Bobby Slayton. From "This Morning's Business" WCBS-TV.
"Catch" was founded around 1972 by impresario Rick Newman. By the time of this TV report, some of the intimacy and charm was gone -- the Yuppie types had bought in and tried leveraging the brand. They eventually leveraged it out of business.

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