Before she died in 1989, Jamestown, N.Y., officials approached Lucille Ball with the idea for a museum. But she told them: "Don't just celebrate me — don't just put my stuff in glass cases ...

Acts range from family-friendly slapstick to edgy stand-up at the four-day comedy festival put on by The National Comedy Center in Jamestown, N.Y. — that's the birthplace of I Love Lucy star ...

Lucille Ball's hometown is a comedy destination. No joke. Before she died in 1989, Jamestown, N.Y., officials approached Lucille Ball with the idea for a museum.

Before she died in 1989, Jamestown, N.Y., officials approached Lucille Ball with the idea for a museum. But she told them: “Don’t just celebrate me — don't just put my stuff in glass cases ...

Before she died in 1989, Jamestown, N.Y., officials approached Lucille Ball with the idea for a museum. But she told them: "Don't just celebrate me — don't just put my stuff in glass cases," said ...

Before she died in 1989, Jamestown, N.Y., officials approached Lucille Ball with the idea for a museum. But she told them: “Don’t just celebrate me — don't just put my stuff in glass cases ...