Charm City gets a new comedy club

by Brian McKim & Traci Skene on May 2nd, 2006

It’s official: According to the Baltimore Business Journal, Rascals will occupy the Inner Harbor spot left empty by the fleeing Improv.

Rascals would be downtown Baltimore’s second comedy club. The Comedy Factory is located above Burke’s Restaurant and Cafe. Mickey Cucchiella, an owner at the Comedy Factory, said another club that could attract big-name acts would boost the local comedy scene.

Historical note: The Comedy Factory, formerly the Comedy Factory Outlet, was an offshoot of the Philadelphia club by the same name. The Philly club lasted from roughly 1982 to 1992.