Paul Lane, Des Moines Funny Bone proprietor

by Brian McKim & Traci Skene on October 1st, 2010

We hear that Paul Lane died yesterday of a heart attack.

The Des Moines Register has an obit, with a quote from comedian Willie Farrell:

I met Paul back 20 years ago at the old Funny Bone when another guy owned it. He became a good friend of mine. He just really loved comedy. He was always looking out for me and he was always an upbeat guy. He had a thing he used to do in the back of the room when the shows were going slow, he would do a phony laugh …