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Out of the Loop

Memorial Day came,and so I called and said, "Hey, you know,I-- I would love to know, like,...

Memorial Day came,
and so I called and said, "Hey, you know,
I-- I would love to know, like, when is the sign-up?" And the guy there said, "Oh, we're not having
the open mic tonight." -[Pete] No?
-[TJ] So I thought, "What the fuck
am I supposed to do?" You know, I-- I told myself
this was the day I was gonna do my first set

Full Transcript

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Memorial Day came, and so I called and said,
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"Hey, you know, I-- I would love to know,
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like, when is the sign-up?"
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And the guy there said,
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"Oh, we're not having the open mic tonight."
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-[Pete] No? -[TJ] So I thought,
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"What the fuck am I supposed to do?"
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You know, I-- I told myself this was the day
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I was gonna do my first set.
Duration
20 seconds
Views
38
Timestamp in Movie
00:34:56
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.
So I quickly looked up all the other open mics - Out of the Loop 00:07
So I quickly looked up all the other open mics
All you do is get on the Red Line - Out of the Loop 00:05
All you do is get on the Red Line
And I'm like, "Wow, this is-- - Out of the Loop 00:12
And I'm like, "Wow, this is--
My first open mic, I bomb in front of the bartender - Out of the Loop 00:07
My first open mic, I bomb in front of the bartender
All right, going to the bathroom, - Out of the Loop 00:08
All right, going to the bathroom,
Finally go, "Okay, I'm ready." - Out of the Loop 00:07
Finally go, "Okay, I'm ready."
It was full to the-- There must have been 400 people there. - Out of the Loop 00:06
It was full to the-- There must have been 400 people there.
-Shut up. -I am still the only - Out of the Loop 00:06
-Shut up. -I am still the only
Now, the Cotton Club was a room full of gangsters - Out of the Loop 00:07
Now, the Cotton Club was a room full of gangsters
You had pimps, you had drug dealers. - Out of the Loop 00:06
You had pimps, you had drug dealers.
It comes my time to get up on stage. - Out of the Loop 00:05
It comes my time to get up on stage.
And, uh, Big Sugar, - Out of the Loop 00:07
And, uh, Big Sugar,
And, uh, so he was so nice, 'cause I went up to him, - Out of the Loop 00:22
And, uh, so he was so nice, 'cause I went up to him,
It was amazing, and I got on stage, - Out of the Loop 00:07
It was amazing, and I got on stage,
You had to really, really be able to make them laugh - Out of the Loop 00:08
You had to really, really be able to make them laugh
"Hey, uh, thank you guys all for comin' out to see me tonight. - Out of the Loop 00:05
"Hey, uh, thank you guys all for comin' out to see...
But a huge laugh. In my mind, I'm like, - Out of the Loop 00:06
But a huge laugh. In my mind, I'm like,
It's that easy! Let's do it!" - Out of the Loop 00:11
It's that easy! Let's do it!"
I grew up making white people laugh with the shit - Out of the Loop 00:07
I grew up making white people laugh with the shit
And I'm not saying Black. I'm saying they straight niggas - Out of the Loop 00:07
And I'm not saying Black. I'm saying they straight...