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When Comedy Heights host Jordon Ferber moved to a neighborhood dubbed Prospect Heights by his broker, but clearly marked Crown Heights on the map, there were no comedy clubs, just a few random rooms—and not many at that. Ferber thought, “Why not create another one?” A chance encounter with restaurant owner Jason Noble, whom Jordon knew from his West Village restaurant, Camaje, made that possible.
Just a few blocks away from Jordon’s new Brooklyn apartment, Noble and his wife, Abigail Hitchcock, had opened Abigail Cafe & Wine Bar, and were eager to find talent for the downstairs room. Noble approached the comedian about hosting a comedy night, and Noble and Hitchcock introduced Ferber to Kate Bulpitt, who was taking a six-month class at the American Comedy Institute. In December, the pair began Comedy Heights, touting the show as a mixed bag in an equally diverse neighborhood. Bulpitt books “very green” fellow students who haven’t performed regularly in front of an audience, while Ferber provides more experienced comedians who use Comedy Heights as a workout room for their new material.
Ferber also hosts a weekly show at Zinc Bar in Manhattan called Straight Up Stand Up! that features bigger names, but he enjoys Comedy Heights because there’s less pressure on the show, and performers love it. Despite the fact that the bustling kitchen is visible from the stage and crowd, and the decor is more storeroom than comedy club, Comedy Heights is regularly packed to capacity, and a small crew of neighborhood people have been dubbed “regulars” for attending the three nights held so far. Funny, huh?