Photos of Steve Martin, Lily Tomlin and other comics who played the Ice House before hitting it big adorn the walls. (Anne Cusack / Los Angeles Times)
Comic industry memorabilia fill the walls. The 50-year-old Ice House is the oldest comedy club in the country. (Anne Cusack / Los Angeles Times)
Grauman’s has its handprints, the Ice House has its shoes. Johnny Carson is among the entertainers who have left a piece of their soles behind. (Anne Cusack / Los Angeles Times)
The intimate club has seating for 165 in its main room. (Anne Cusack / Los Angeles Times)
The Smothers Brothers album, “It Must Have Been Something I Said!,” is one of more than 50 live albums that have been recorded at the Ice House. (Anne Cusack / Los Angeles Times)
Bob Newhart’s fifth album, “The Windmills Are Weakening,” was also recorded at the Ice House. (Anne Cusack / Los Angeles Times)
Lily Tomlin recorded her first two albums at the club. (Anne Cusack / Los Angeles Times)
In a hallway, notes and autographs from the likes of David Letterman and Jay Leno decorate the walls. (Anne Cusack / Los Angeles Times)
Still in its original location in Pasadena, the Ice House is now sort of a comedy campus with two showrooms. (Anne Cusack / Los Angeles Times)
