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Comedian Mort Sahl spoke for many now famous performers when he said he was "set free" by Enrico Banducci, the influential impresario of the seminal San Francisco nightclub the hungry i. After buying the cabaret in the early 1950s for $800, Banducci installed a brick-wall backdrop, now standard in comedy clubs, and urged artists to be themselves. In addition to nurturing Sahl, known for his edgy political satire, the flamboyant, beret-clad enthusiast helped launch such performers as Woody Allen, Barbra Streisand, Lenny Bruce, Bill Cosby and the Kingston Trio. Banducci...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Milestones Oct. 29, 2007 | 10/18/2007 | See Source »

...Eisenhower jacket except that it had "an extra flap to go over the mouth," added that "Senator McCarthy does not question what you say so much as he questions your right to say it." No one even smiled. Then up from the bar came a muscular laugh from Enrico Banducci, the club's proprietor, and Mort was in at $75 a week...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: COMEDIANS: The Third Campaign | 8/15/1960 | See Source »

...Frankie, like Teammates Norm Standlee and Bruno Banducci, is an alumnus of Stanford's famed 1940 "wow boys," who went to the Rose Bowl and won. In those days, West Coasters brazenly mentioned him in the same breath with the great Sammy Baugh, prince of passers. But Frankie joined the Navy, got married, and didn't fool much with football until two years ago. Now he is firing his left-handed passes as accurately as the great right-handed Sammy. So far this season, Albert has completed 108 passes in 180 attempts, an average of .600. Average gain...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Sport: The Left-Hander | 11/1/1948 | See Source »

Legal. In San Diego, John Doe Smith legally changed his name. His choice: John Joseph Banducci...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Miscellany, Nov. 24, 1941 | 11/24/1941 | See Source »

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