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The National Comedy Center is filled with Fun & Laughs
The National Comedy Center is the United States’ official cultural institution and museum dedicated to presenting the vital story of comedy and preserving its heritage for future generations.
The National Comedy Center is the United States’ official cultural institution and museum dedicated to presenting the vital story of comedy and preserving its heritage for future generations. Located in Lucille Ball’s hometown of Jamestown, New York, the Comedy Center showcases comedy's great minds and unique voices, exclusive collections, world-class exhibits, and cutting-edge interactive technology to create an immersive experience that inspires, entertains, and educates visitors while filling their day with laughter.
The National Comedy Center is fun for the entire family, with engaging activities for kids like drawing cartoon characters, adding sound effects to a classic comedy scene, acting out a movie or tv comedy, performing on the Comedy Karaoke stage, and much more.
Plus, visit the Lucille Ball Desi Arnaz Museum to explore the lives, careers, and legacy of the “First Couple of Comedy” and the incredible impact they had on the world - just three blocks from the National Comedy Center.
USA Today named the National Comedy Center the “Best New Museum in the Country,” TIME magazine named it one of its “World’s Greatest Places,” and U.S. News & World Report selected it as one of the “25 Top Family Weekend Getaways in the U.S.,” while Condé Nast Traveler called the National Comedy Center “one of the best museums in the country,” and People magazine named it one of “100 Reasons to Love America.”
The National Comedy Center is fun for the entire family, with engaging activities for kids like drawing cartoon characters, adding sound effects to a classic comedy scene, acting out a movie or tv comedy, performing on the Comedy Karaoke stage, and much more.
Plus, visit the Lucille Ball Desi Arnaz Museum to explore the lives, careers, and legacy of the “First Couple of Comedy” and the incredible impact they had on the world - just three blocks from the National Comedy Center.
USA Today named the National Comedy Center the “Best New Museum in the Country,” TIME magazine named it one of its “World’s Greatest Places,” and U.S. News & World Report selected it as one of the “25 Top Family Weekend Getaways in the U.S.,” while Condé Nast Traveler called the National Comedy Center “one of the best museums in the country,” and People magazine named it one of “100 Reasons to Love America.”
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