The man who closes The Comedy Store.
A Comedy Store regular since the mid-'80s. He has hosted The Ding Dong Show every Monday since 1992, co-wrote Comedy Central's cult prank film Windy City Heat, and spent years as Jimmy Kimmel's audience warm-up.
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EveryMON10:30 PM
The Ding Dong Show
The Comedy Store · Belly Room · 8433 Sunset Blvd, West Hollywood
The longest-running show in Comedy Store history. 21+. Also streamed live on Twitch and YouTube.
Other dates and one-off shows are posted on Don's Comedy Store calendar and @simplydon1.
Mondays · The Belly Room · since 1992
The Ding Dong Show
It's the longest-running show in The Comedy Store's history. Mitzi Shore named it. It's part panel show, part late-night variety act, and every week Don wrangles a cast of the most colorful people on the Sunset Strip.
Inside the showThe Ding Dong Show goes out live every Monday at 10:30 PM Pacific. Catch the newest episode on Don's channels.
The cult classic
Windy City Heat
In 1992 Don met an open-mic hopeful named Perry Caravello. Eleven years later, with Jimmy Kimmel, Adam Carolla and director Bobcat Goldthwait, Perry "starred" in a Comedy Central movie that didn't exist. Don co-wrote it and played the gangster Big Lou.
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