Comedy clubs may come and go in New York City, usually arriving with fanfare and disappearing without much notice. It’s a tough business. Tougher when the rents are so damn high.

The Stand stands out as one of the more successful comedy club openings of the decade.

Opened in September 2012 by the guys from Cringe Humor, with the silhouette of the late Mike DeStefano in its logo, The Stand has proven popular enough that it has to move to a bigger space. And so its final shows on Third Avenue in Gramercy will be June 12, 2018. It’ll reopen by fall in a larger venue a few blocks away, just off of Union Square.

One of the owners told me over the weekend that the new spot will have more seating in the main comedy room, more seating in the restaurant, plus room for a second comedy stage.

Here’s the official statement…