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Like the High Chaparral was a tavern
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Out of the Loop

Like the High Chaparralwas a tavern with, you know,alcohol and no comedy, and we kind...

Like the High Chaparral
was a tavern with, you know,
alcohol and no comedy, and we kind of
just went in and said, "Hey, can we do comedy in here?"
[chuckles] And they were like "What
the hell are you talkin' about?" 'Cause if it wasn't like, uh,
a wet t-shirt thing or whatever, they were like,
"I don't understand what you want, man." [laughs] I would go into these
blues clubs where Muddy Waters was
performing, and I'd go, "Well, you know, it's midnight

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Like the High Chaparral was a tavern
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with, you know, alcohol and no comedy,
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and we kind of just went in and said,
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"Hey, can we do comedy in here?" [chuckles]
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And they were like "What the hell are you talkin' about?"
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'Cause if it wasn't like, uh, a wet t-shirt thing or whatever,
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they were like, "I don't understand
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what you want, man." [laughs]
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I would go into these blues clubs
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where Muddy Waters was performing, and I'd go,
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"Well, you know, it's midnight.
Duration
27 seconds
Views
52
Timestamp in Movie
00:11:42
Uploaded
Apr 21, 2025
Genres
documentary
Production
N/A

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Movie Summary

Chicago comics talk about the trials and tribulations of developing their acts in the Windy City.
If Muddy's done, can I go up on stage?" - Out of the Loop 00:07
If Muddy's done, can I go up on stage?"
It was close to midnight, Bob Zmuda goes, - Out of the Loop 00:09
It was close to midnight, Bob Zmuda goes,
After I got offstage, I said, "I can't believe it, - Out of the Loop 00:19
After I got offstage, I said, "I can't believe it,
I was 20 years old, - Out of the Loop 00:11
I was 20 years old,
And there was a feature in the Sunday Sun-Times. - Out of the Loop 00:06
And there was a feature in the Sunday Sun-Times.
[Judy] Tom Dreesen is hosting - Out of the Loop 00:08
[Judy] Tom Dreesen is hosting
I was recently divorced, - Out of the Loop 00:12
I was recently divorced,
So I told my friend I was goin', and I never went. - Out of the Loop 00:05
So I told my friend I was goin', and I never went.
And one night she came and picked me up and said, - Out of the Loop 00:12
And one night she came and picked me up and said,
Each act would do maybe eight minutes, - Out of the Loop 00:16
Each act would do maybe eight minutes,
He said "Okay, you're a virgin, - Out of the Loop 00:20
He said "Okay, you're a virgin,
Some of those nights, those virgin spots, - Out of the Loop 00:07
Some of those nights, those virgin spots,
My opening line was, uh, - Out of the Loop 00:10
My opening line was, uh,
I think the first place I ever went on stage was Who's On 1st? - Out of the Loop 00:05
I think the first place I ever went on stage was Who's ...
It was a warm environment, but not a warm club. - Out of the Loop 00:06
It was a warm environment, but not a warm club.
It was a lodge of some sort, - Out of the Loop 00:12
It was a lodge of some sort,
My first time on stage, it was like I-- - Out of the Loop 00:11
My first time on stage, it was like I--
I did it, oh, four, five times, and then I stopped doin' it, - Out of the Loop 00:07
I did it, oh, four, five times, and then I stopped doin'...
I never drink, and, uh, - Out of the Loop 00:06
I never drink, and, uh,
I went outside and I was runnin' around - Out of the Loop 00:06
I went outside and I was runnin' around