Check photos from the National Comedy Center's opening on Wednesday in Jamestown.
PHOTO GALLERY: National Comedy Center opens in Jamestown
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Avery Schneider
Published August 1, 2018 at 8:38 PM EDT

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The National Comedy Center
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First visitors to the National Comedy Center
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Executive Director Journey Gunderson, Project Chair Tom Benson, and elected officials cut the ceremonial ribbon on the National Comedy Center
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National Comedy Center Project Chair Tom Benson in front of the George Carlin exhibit
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Executive Director Journey Gunderson and Harold Ramis' Ghostbusters suit
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Harold Ramis' Ghostbusters suit
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Artifacts from the display housing Harold Ramis' Ghostbusters suit
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Artifacs from the display housing Harold Ramis' Ghostbusters suit
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The Page to Stage exhibit at the National Comedy Center
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Visitors create their 'humor profile' at kiosks on their way in to the National Comedy Center
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Visitors create their 'humor profile' at kiosks on their way in to the National Comedy Center
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The interactive Stand-Up Lounge
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Visitors can operate a TV camera in the Late Night comedy section
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This display recognizes the history of the art of comedy going back to ancient Greece
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Visitors interact with touch-screen displays
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The contents of Marmaduke creator Brad Anderson's studio on display at the National Comedy Center
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Nathan Marshall kicks back in the National Comedy Center's TV lounge
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Jeane Merulla plays with an interactive touch table display
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Visitors watch TV sitcoms in the living room lounge
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Saraden White and Sarah Lang are members of the guest services staff at the National Comedy Center
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3D-printed props awaiting visitors in another interactive display
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Messages from Billy Crystal and more than a dozen other comedians play on the screens outside the National Comedy Center
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The nearby Desilu Studios museum to Lucille Ball's comedy was the precursor to the National Comedy Center
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