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Out of the Loop

♪ So when I went back into comedy,I started really developin' my act at this place...

[audience laughter] ♪ So when I went back into comedy,
I started really developin' my act at this place called
the Comedy Cottage in Rosemont

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♪
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So when I went back into comedy, I started really developin'
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my act at this place called the Comedy Cottage in Rosemont.
Duration
21 seconds
Views
35
Timestamp in Movie
00:20:59
Uploaded
Apr 21, 2025
Genres
documentary
Production
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Movie Summary

Chicago comics talk about the trials and tribulations of developing their acts in the Windy City.
It was a room that I did very well in. - Out of the Loop 00:06
It was a room that I did very well in.
The crowds were great, and they were waitin' - Out of the Loop 00:06
The crowds were great, and they were waitin'
I thought I'd start off my show tonight - Out of the Loop 00:05
I thought I'd start off my show tonight
-What do you say? Yeah, Tim? -[audience cheering] - Out of the Loop 00:07
-What do you say? Yeah, Tim? -[audience cheering]
I like this enthusiasm. Here we go. - Out of the Loop 00:05
I like this enthusiasm. Here we go.
[humming] - Out of the Loop 00:18
[humming]
Are you ready for your first comedians?" - Out of the Loop 00:06
Are you ready for your first comedians?"
They-- they still don't get that I'm a comedian." - Out of the Loop 00:22
They-- they still don't get that I'm a comedian.&q...
We have a group of comedians here - Out of the Loop 00:06
We have a group of comedians here
And the comedians were getting-- The top act was getting $10. - Out of the Loop 00:05
And the comedians were getting-- The top act was getting $10...
The reason he paid us such a little, small amount of money, - Out of the Loop 00:10
The reason he paid us such a little, small amount of money,
So if I don't pay you a lot of money, you're not gonna have - Out of the Loop 00:11
So if I don't pay you a lot of money, you're not g...
You had to go out the following Tuesday to get your money. - Out of the Loop 00:06
You had to go out the following Tuesday to get your money.
Not cash. You have to dri-- have to drive to his house, - Out of the Loop 00:13
Not cash. You have to dri-- have to drive to his house,
Just keep you broke enough that you can't actually - Out of the Loop 00:06
Just keep you broke enough that you can't actually
Part of being a comedian is not making a living. - Out of the Loop 00:06
Part of being a comedian is not making a living.
Part of being a comedian is bombing on a regular basis. - Out of the Loop 00:06
Part of being a comedian is bombing on a regular basis.
And if you're not comfortable with those two things, - Out of the Loop 00:06
And if you're not comfortable with those two things,
The worst thing in the world would be a comedian - Out of the Loop 00:07
The worst thing in the world would be a comedian
[chuckles] Well, let's say I open up for Ricky Nelson, - Out of the Loop 00:06
[chuckles] Well, let's say I open up for Ricky Nelson,