How many places do you walk into laughing? Flashes of comedic movies, TV shows and stand-ups assault your inner comedian as you enter the National Comedy Center in upstate Jamestown, New York, and you feel one with a larger-than-life Rodney Dangerfield.

It began as a long-ago vision of the legendary Lucille Ball – a home-grown Jamestown girl,  born, bred, and buried – for her hometown to become a destination for the celebration of comedy. Still, it didn’t actually open until 2018. Her own much-older museum is just down the street.

Read more in Tripatini contributor Fyllis Hockman´s post Yukking It Up at Western New York State´s Comedy Museums.