Top

What's New

Lucy Desi Center for Comedy

Bookmark and Share
2 West 3rd Street, Jamestown, NY 14701 / 716.484.0800, Website Directions

Click left and right arrows on photo to scroll through slideshow.

The Lucy-Desi Center for Comedy consists of the Lucy-Desi Museum, housing artifacts and memorabilia of Lucille Ball and Desi Arnaz, with a gift shop; the Rapaport Center, consisting of the Desilu Playhouse museum, the Tropicana Room, a gift shop, and offices; and a stand-alone gift shop. The Desilu Playhouse museum contains the replicas of the original. Our mission is to preserve the legacy of Lucille Ball and Desi Arnaz by enriching the world through the healing powers of love and laughter through our commitment to the development of the comedic arts.


Journey Gunderson, Executive Director, Lucille Ball-Desi Arnaz Center for Comedy.

Kurt Silcott, Executive Director and CEO, Jamestown Savings Bank Ice Arena.

Megan Sorenson, Director of Development and Communications, Robert H. Jackson Center.

Jim Berry, President, Roger Tory Peterson Institute.

Ruth Lundin, President, Jamestown Audubon Center & Sanctuary

Len Barry, Program Director, Arts Council for Chautauqua County

Joni Blackman, Director, Fenton History Center

Jeff Erickson, Facilities Director, Reg Lenna Civic Center