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See famous comedy props and costumes on display at the new National Comedy Center

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By Dan Snierson August 01, 2018 at 02:32 PM EDT
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See famous comedy props and costumes at the National Comedy Center

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Jerry’s puffy shirt from Seinfeld. Garth’s Aeromsith T-shirt from Wayne’s World. Lucille Ball's polka-dot dress from I Love Lucy. Tracy Jordan’s EGOT necklace from 30 Rock. Iconic comedy artifacts are no laughing matter — or actually, they are, and the National Comedy Center is the place where you can find them. The 37,000 square foot, $50 million non-profit immersive museum unspools the history of comedy from vaudeville times to the current day with 50-plus interactive exhibits and a treasure trove of highly amusing artifacts. Take a private tour of some of the famous pop-culture props and costumes, past and present, that are housed in the National Comedy Center, which opens on Aug. 1. Located in Jamestown, New York — the hometown of Lucille Ball — the center fulfills the dream of the late legend of laughter to preserve and celebrate the best of comedy. Start scrolling and give some, well, props to the genre.

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Aerosmith T-shirt worn by Garth (Dana Carvey) from Wayne's World

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Dr. Egon Spengler's (Harold Ramis) Ghostbusters suit 

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Lucy Ricardo's (Lucille Ball) polka dot dress from I Love Lucy  

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George Carlin's Grammy Award for FM & AM

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Johnny Carson mug used on The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson

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Lenny Bruce's trenchcoat

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Lenny Bruce's typewriter 

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Lily Tomlin's "Ernestine" wig from Laugh-In

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Rodney Dangerfield's signature red necktie and suit jacket

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Bob Hope's Korean War ID card, U.S. Military Assistance Command ID card, Motion Picture Industry War Activities Committee Medal of Honor, and camouflage "Combat Entertainer" jacket

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Karen’s (Megan Mullally) flask, Will’s (Eric McCormack) law degree, and garden gnome from Will & Grace 

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Jim’s (John Krasinski) Dundie, Dwight’s (Rainn Wilson) Employee of the Month award, and Michael’s (Steve Carell) cat puppet from The Office  

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    1 of 25 See famous comedy props and costumes at the National Comedy Center
    2 of 25 Aerosmith T-shirt worn by Garth (Dana Carvey) from Wayne's World
    3 of 25 Dr. Egon Spengler's (Harold Ramis) Ghostbusters suit 
    4 of 25 Lucy Ricardo's (Lucille Ball) polka dot dress from I Love Lucy  
    5 of 25 George Carlin's Grammy Award for FM & AM
    6 of 25 Johnny Carson mug used on The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
    7 of 25 Lenny Bruce's trenchcoat
    8 of 25 Lenny Bruce's typewriter 
    9 of 25 Lily Tomlin's "Ernestine" wig from Laugh-In
    10 of 25 Rodney Dangerfield's signature red necktie and suit jacket
    11 of 25 Jerry Seinfeld's puffy shirt from Seinfeld 
    12 of 25 Professor Julius Kelp/Buddy Love's (Jerry Lewis) gold jacket from The Nutty Professor
    13 of 25 Phyllis Diller's gown from 1987  
    14 of 25 Capt. Rex Kramer's (Robert Stack) pilot's jacket from Airplane! 
    15 of 25 Charlie Chaplin's cane used in 1915 Essanay comedies
    16 of 25 "Weird Al" Yankovic's accordion
    17 of 25 Gilda Radner's Roseanne Roseannadanna letter from Saturday Night Live
    18 of 25 Gavin MacLeod’s script for the "Chuckles Bites the Dust" episode of The Mary Tyler Moore Show
    19 of 25 Cady Heron's (Lindsay Lohan) "Santa Belle" dress from Mean Girls
    20 of 25 Bob Hope's Korean War ID card, U.S. Military Assistance Command ID card, Motion Picture Industry War Activities Committee Medal of Honor, and camouflage "Combat Entertainer" jacket
    21 of 25 Sugar Ray's (Richard Pryor) tuxedo from Harlem Nights
    22 of 25 Tracy Jordan's (Tracy Morgan) EGOT necklace and The Tracy Jordan Meat Machine from 30 Rock
    23 of 25 Karen’s (Megan Mullally) flask, Will’s (Eric McCormack) law degree, and garden gnome from Will & Grace 
    24 of 25 Jim’s (John Krasinski) Dundie, Dwight’s (Rainn Wilson) Employee of the Month award, and Michael’s (Steve Carell) cat puppet from The Office  
    25 of 25 Duke Silver’s (Nick Offerman) saxophone from Parks and Recreation  

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