SAN FRANCISCO, April 11 (UPI) -- A dilapidated San Francisco apartment known as the "comedy condo," home to dozens of emerging comedians and writers, is closing after 19 years.
Among the past residents are Karen Anderson, writer for "The Ellen DeGeneres Show"; author Dan Spencer; comic writer Jim Farrell; "Air America" writer Barry Lank; and Damon Quimby, who helps run the Punch Line comedy club. Some former residents have also gone on to work for "The Simpsons," "Malcolm in the Middle," "The Daily Show" and "The Marijuana-Logues."
The end began last April when comic and voice-over artist Ron Lynch, the lease holder, had a legal wrangle with the landlord, who served him with papers, the San Francisco Chronicle said.
"The rent was super cheap, always has been," said stand-up comedian Kevin Kataoka, who lived in the house from 1997 to 1998. "So as a struggling comic and writer, it was a great place to be. Living there meant there was one less bad gig I had to do."
