Although performing was a love for Martin he found his niche as a comedy club
owner. He soon found himself helping his fellow comedians that he had once
worked beside. Sarah Silverman, Lisa Lampinelli, Brett Butler, Tracy Morgan and
Wanda Sykes are just a few comedians who have graced his stages over the years.
New York Comedy Club became the first comedy club with two showrooms in
1997. Al was one of the first club owners to embrace diversity in the comedy world
by establishing the first Latino Comedy Night at New York Comedy Club. He’s also
facilitated and
welcomed to
his stage shows
featuring gay,
urban
and
Asian communities. In 2000
Martin opened
New
York
Comedy Club
in Boca Raton,
which he ran
successfully until late 2006. With the success of two clubs Al decided to expand his
brand and in 2003 opened Broadway Comedy Club, located in the heart of Times
Square.
Martin again took a risk in opening Broadway Comedy, the only bi- level entertainment complex
with
three
showrooms in
NYC, serving
over 600 comedy lovers from
around
the
world nightly.
In 2005 he partnered
with
Barry Katz, executive producer of NBC’s Last Comic Standing to run Boston Comedy Club, giving
Martin the bragging rights to being the first person to run three comedy clubs in
New York City. (Cont’d)
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