{{Short description|Comedy club in Sandy Springs, Georgia, U.S.}} {{About|a comedy club|the San Francisco comedy club|Punch Line San Francisco||Punch line (disambiguation)}} {{notability|date=November 2015}} {{Use American English|date=July 2025}} thumb|The Punchline Comedy Club in 2017 '''The Punchline''' is a comedy club first opened in 1982 in Sandy Springs, Georgia now located in Atlanta, Georgia.
The venue seats 270 people and presents shows five or more nights per week. The club has hosted comedians as diverse as Robin Williams, Eddie Murphy, Dane Cook, and was the original performance venue of Jeff Foxworthy.
The clubhouse originally housed a carpet barn, and at one time was a country and western bar. The decor of the country and western bar is still evident in the club today. Ron DiNunzio and Dave Montesano were the original owners of the business.<ref name= "clubbing">{{cite news |last=Strauss |first=Duncan |url= https://www.rollingstone.com/culture/news/the-clubbing-of-america-19881103 |title=Comedy: The Clubbing of America |work=Rolling Stone |date=November 3, 1988 |accessdate=June 14, 2018}}</ref> Today comedian manager Chris DiPetta, and Atlanta attorney Jamie Bendall are the owners of the comedy club. It closed down from its original location in Sandy Springs Ga. in March 2015.<ref name= "closing">{{cite news |last=Ho |first=Rodney |url= https://www.ajc.com/blog/radiotvtalk/punchline-comedy-club-closing-april-seeking-new-location/tU1za0ubtQGQ9AYCOAwEWM/ |title=Punchline Comedy Club closing in April, seeking new location |work=The Atlanta Journal-Constitution |date=January 8, 2015 |accessdate=June 14, 2018}}</ref> There was a hiatus of seven months with no brick and mortar location. It reopened in November 2015, now sharing a building with the Landmark Diner.<ref name= "moving">{{cite news |last=Ho |first=Rodney |url= https://www.ajc.com/blog/radiotvtalk/the-punchline-moving-landmark-diner-starting-nov/ZEMO92g3QFMLhv1PEQ44OO/ |title=The Punchline moving to Landmark Diner starting Nov. 10 |work=The Atlanta Journal-Constitution |date=November 2, 2015 |accessdate=June 14, 2018}}</ref>
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==External links== * [http://www.punchline.com/index.asp official site] * [https://web.archive.org/web/20070827055916/http://www.punchline.com/articles/USATODAY-10greatplaces.htm 10 Gt Places to Watch Stand-up] * [http://www.yelp.com/biz/izV6GfgInc_FDs82futJog Yelp Review - The Punchline]
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{{DEFAULTSORT:Punchline, The}} Category:Comedy clubs in the United States Category:Event venues established in 1982 Category:1982 establishments in Georgia (U.S. state) Category:Buildings and structures in Fulton County, Georgia Category:Sandy Springs, Georgia Category:Theatres in Georgia (U.S. state) Category:Tourist attractions in Fulton County, Georgia