Modified On February 4, 2006
No mention of a connection to standup comedy is made in the obit of Al Lewis, who co-starred in the ghastly Addams Family ripoff The Munsters. But Lewis for a brief period in the mid-90s lent his name to a comedy club in Queens. Actually, it was named not after Lewis, but after his durable television character “Grandpa.”
Lewis, with his wife at his bedside, passed away Friday night, said Bernard White, program director at WBAI-FM, where the actor hosted a weekly radio program. White made the announcement on the air during the Saturday slot where Lewis usually appeared.
FOS Joe Starr writes:Al Lewis was 92. And I know his club was in Staten Island. I played there many times. To which the Male Half of the Staff replies: The wire services initially reported that Lewis was 95 years old. Hours later, they adjusted it (as did we) to 82. We may never know! As for the location of the club, I worked there, too, but only once. And we trust Starr’s geography over our own. Staten Island it is/was! Thanks!