The Lucille Ball Comedy Festival is back in-person for the first time in three years because of the pandemic in Jamestown New York. Are you ready to laugh?
Did you know that Lucille Ball was from Jamestown New York? She was a huge fan of New York, so much she even had a vacation home nearby Central New York. She owned a home in Norwich near Chenango Lake, and now that home is up for sale.
I'm sure when Celoron NY (near Jamestown NY) purchased a life size bronze statue of Lucille Ball to honor her, they didn't think it would look like this. They had every right to expect it to resemble the 'I Love Lucy' star. Turns out it's quite a tourist attraction for the comedian's birth place even if it's a bit embarrassing.
Oct 15, 1951 - "I Love Lucy" premiered on CBS-TV. “Lucy, you got some ‘splainin to do!” It ran until May 6, 1957. I Love Lucy was the most watched TV show in America for four of it’s six seasons and can be seen in syndication in many countries and languages today...