Jimmy Shouts Out Budd Friedman for Giving Him His Start at The Improv

CLIP09/21/17

Jimmy congratulates Improv founder Budd Friedman on his book The Improv: An Oral History of the Comedy Club That Revolutionized Stand-up and thanks him for giving him his start.

Talk and Interview Late Night Highlight

Appearing:Jimmy Fallon

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Tags: Jimmy Fallon, The Tonight Show, Budd Friedman, The Improv, comedy, stand-up, memoir, Oral History

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