Hungry I

37°47′46″N 122°24′18″W / 37.796242°N 122.405133°W / 37.796242; -122.405133

Eric Nord, 1959, Los Angeles

The Hungry I (stylized as hungry i) was a nightclub in San Francisco, California, originally located in the North Beach neighborhood. It played a major role in the history of stand-up comedy in the United States.[1] It was launched by Eric "Big Daddy" Nord, who sold it to Enrico Banducci in 1951. The club moved to Ghirardelli Square in 1967 and operated mostly as a rock music venue until it closed in 1970.[2]

The name of the nightclub was reused later as a strip club in San Francisco, from the late 1960s until 2019.

  1. ^ Cite error: The named reference :1 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  2. ^ "Hungry i Closes For Good On Coast". The New York Times. 1970-01-05. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2021-10-22.