No photo of this bar survives from the 2008 site.

The Original Improv

318 W. 53rd St. · at 8th Ave
Hells Kitchen, Manhattan

In 2026

A different business is licensed at this address: Broadway Comedy Club

A different licensed business now operates at this address

From New York State Liquor Authority active licenses, downloaded October 9, 2026.

Intimate Times Square theatre hosts both improv and stand-up comedy.

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