" Official Site For the Comedy Hall Of Fame
(R) & National
Comedy Hall Of Fame (R)"
Anyone else calling themselves Comedy Hall
Of Fame are fake sites and are now put on notice!
THE NATIONAL COMEDY HALL OF
FAME
A division of
Comedy Hall of Fame, Inc., a 501-C3 Not-for-Profit Corporation
P.O. Box 20492 St. Petersburg,
FL 33742
Due
to the enormous amount of phone calls,
please e-mail
comedyhall@aol.com and we'll get back to
you.
Warning!
The words Comedy Hall Of Fame (R) or National Comedy Hall Of Fame(R)
are registered trademarks of the Comedy Hall Of Fame, Inc. and are protected
by over 50 trademarks under State, Federal, and International Law both in
the United States, Canada, & The United Kingdom. Any use of the above names
or anything close to the above names that can confuse the public is a
criminal act. Trademark Infringement, is a violation of State Law, The Lathham Act, and International Law.
MISSION
1) To honor the great comedy legends who have
dedicated their lives to enhancing the quality of ours by
sharing with us their humor and bestowing upon us the
greatest gift of all, Laughter.
2) To educate the public about the history of comedy in
American Theater.
MUSEUM
The National Comedy Hall of Fame Museum will be
a family oriented facility. It will include puppets, clowns
and cartoons to entertain the younger generation, to the
brilliance of comedy legends like Burns & Allen for
everyone to enjoy. The museum is expected to open in December
1998.
EDUCATION
The museum is designed to provide visitors with
an educational yet entertaining history of comedy from the
beginning of the century to present day, including radio,
screen, stage and nightclub comedians. It will provide a
melting pot of comedy performers including the great black
comedians, women of comedy, ventriloquists, clowns, mimes and
even cartoon characters. As an added feature for the student
of comedy history, monthly comedy workshops will be provided
with instruction by accomplished comics, designed to
encourage young comedians.
COMEDIANS
The museum will house exhibits of over 400
world-renowned comedians spanning over 90 years in comedy
history and representing every medium in the entertainment
industry from Film, Radio, Stand-Up, Television, Theater and
Vaudeville.
EXHIBITS
The exhibits, while including state of the art
technology such as holograms, lasers, robotics and virtual
reality, will be workable by everyone from small children to
people challenged with disabilities.
COMEDIAN ARTIFACTS NEEDED
The National Comedy Hall of Fame is searching
for donations of Comedian Artifacts for display in the
Museum. If you have any artifacts such as films, photographs,
posters and puppets or have knowledge of the location of
these types of artifacts please contact Tony Belmont,
Executive Director E-Mail comedyhall@aol.com or
write to P.O. Box 20492, St Petersburg, FL 33742.
All donations are 100% tax deductible.
NATIONAL COMEDY HALL OF FAME FOUNDATION TRUST
FUND
As a gesture of appreciation to the wonderful
people who have dedicated their lives to making us laugh, a
portion of proceeds from admission to the Museum will be
donated to the National Comedy Hall of Fame Foundation Trust
Fund to provide financial assistance for major medical
treatment required be comedians who are experiencing
financial difficulties.
For more information please contact the National
Comedy Hall of Fame at the following:
E-Mail:
comedyhall@aol.com, Mail:
P.O. Box 20492, St
Petersburg, FL 33742