Toronto’s Laugh Resort closing after 18 years

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The Laugh ResortAfter 18 years, Toronto’s Laugh Resort is hosting its final shows this week. The club was home to many independent comics in Toronto. Most other clubs in the city sought exclusive deals with comedians.

The club used to regularly book comics like Adam Sandler, Ray Romano, and Ellen DeGeneres, but has not had the same success in recent years since it moved to a new location at the base of a Holiday Inn.

The club’s owner, Jim Vanderberg, hopes to find a new location, but seems resigned to the possibility that these shows could be the last.

“Who knows? I’ve got a bit of a vision to find a bigger space and start doing some of those shows that seem to only happen when Just For Laughs pulls into town for a few days, once a year,” he told the Toronto Star. “Whether we open in some other fashion or let it go, it’s been fun.”

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