It’s been a long week for the folks at the Laugh Factory in Hollywood, which got hit with plenty of shrapnel from the Michael Richards explosion.

And it was on the lips of everyone on Thanksgiving, the day that the Laugh Factory turns into the home away from home for about 1,200 actors, comedians and anyone else who comes in for the free meals and a free show at the comedy venue. If there is such a thing as a real slice of Hollywood, this place on this day might be it.

Richards jokes were flying, and the tongues were wagging, but most of the people this blogger talked to were just happy to have a place to go and some friends to talk to while they ate. And isn’t that something to really be thankful for?