Did you recognize the image for this week's Access Point? It was the Lenny Bruce likeness outside Laughing Skull Lounge in Midtown. Bruce is to the left in this photo from March, 2009. AJC file photo
See something familiar in this week’s Access Points photo game? Commenter David was the first one to get it right — indeed, it’s one of the black-and-white-on-red signs outside the Laughing Skull Lounge in Midtown. They feature Richard Pryor, Andy Kaufman and other comedians. The one in the photo features Lenny Bruce.
The comedy club celebrates its first anniversary this weekend, and what a year it has been. It has drawn some big names, gotten kudos from a national travel magazine, filmed comedian Paul F. Tompkins’ Comedy Central special and will launch its first comedy festival in March. Owner/Operator/Dudeman Marshall Chiles signed a one-year lease for the space at first, but recently signed on for another five years.
For those who haven’t visited, Laughing Skull is tucked