Legendary Comic Sammy Shore, Co-Founder Of The Comedy Store, Dies At 92

Comedian Sammy Shore, who co-founded one of the most influential clubs in comedy, died Saturday at 92, his son announced in a series of tweets.

Shore died at his Las Vegas home surrounded by family, according to a family spokesperson. His son, actor-comedian Pauly Shore, paid tribute to his father on Twitter. The two spent the past 20 years touring together as a father-son comedy team.

"Dad, you lived an amazing life and I'm so proud to say that you are my father," his son wrote. "When you're in heaven I'll be killing the crowds night after night and carrying on your legacy."

Shore started as a comedian playing the summer resorts of New York's Catskills mountains performing alongside comedian Shecky Greene. Known as the "Borscht Belt," the circuit served as a boot camp for up-and-coming stand-ups in the 1950s. In his seven-decade-career, Shore opened for Elvis Presley on his comeback tour and many others, including Barbra Streisand, Sammy Davis Jr., Tom Jones and Tony Bennett.