Russell Peters gets first laughs in the new Laugh Factory

When Jamie Masada opened the now-famous comedy club Laugh Factory in Los Angeles in 1979, the first comic to appear was Richard Pryor. The oft-told story goes that when Masada tried to pay Pryor, Pryor instead insisted on giving Masada, who was still in his teens, some money for the rent.

Chris Jones

February 24, 2012