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Comedy Kingmaker on Speaking Fearlessly & Living Well

Noam Dworman is the owner of comedy’s most revered venue, the Comedy Cellar, sometimes referred to as the "Harvard” of comedy clubs. He transformed it from a single 1980s room in Greenwich Village into a five-venue behemoth.

The stars who made their name on Dworman’s stage are a who’s who: Richard Pryor, Steve Martin, Chris Rock, Jon Stewart, Amy Schumer, Ray Romano, Sarah Silverman, Dave Chappelle, Louis C.K.

Why does Noam still do it? What has he learned about how to lead a good life? Is it harder to get ahead as a small business owner these days? And why is he getting fined for other…

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