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BUDD FRIEDMAN DIES AT 90: Budd Friedman, the founder of The Improv Comedy Club franchise, died of heart failure on Saturday (November 12th) at age 90. Hollywood Improv wrote on Twitter, "The comedy world lost a giant today. In 1963 he changed the world of comedy by creating the first comedy club for the masses to come together in laughter. In 1963 he changed the world. He went global. He was a pioneer. He was a gentleman. He was a luminary." According to Variety, stars like Jay Leno, Robert Klein, Bette Midler, Richard Pryor and Andy Kaufman all performed at Friedman's comedy club in New York, and he helped launch the careers of comedians such as Jerry Seinfeld, Robin Williams, Jimmy Fallon, Larry David, Billy Crystal, Chris Rock, Keenen Ivory Wayans, and Lily Tomlin. ALEC BALDWIN FILES ‘RUST' LAWSUIT TO ‘CLEAR HIS NAME:' Deadline reports that, just days before the Santa Fe District Attorney is expected to announce possible charges regarding

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