Chris Rock has not forgotten his comedic roots. Punchline Magazine can reveal that the stand-up giant has agreed to sign on as executive producer of the forthcoming documentary about the world famous comedy club, the Comic Strip Live in New York City, where Rock, along with countless number of other comedy greats began their careers.

Richie Tienken, longtime owner of the Comic Strip, along with comedy writer/producer Jeffrey Gurian have been working on a book about the venue in honor of its 35th anniversary, which is next June. Twenty-five top-name comedians have already been interviewed for inclusion in the book.

And now, there will be an accompanying movie. Emmy-award winning Letterbox Pictures will produce the film, tentatively titled Eat, Drink Laugh (taken from the club’s tagline). Club owners and founders Tienken and Bob Wachs, as well as Gurian have also been attached to work on the documentary film.