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So I think, uh, using that and-- and powering through
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Out of the Loop

So I think, uh, using thatand-- and powering through those obstacles is-- is whatmakes you...

So I think, uh, using that
and-- and powering through those obstacles is-- is what
makes you a better comic

Full Transcript

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So I think, uh, using that and-- and powering through
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those obstacles is-- is what makes you a better comic.
Duration
7 seconds
Views
26
Timestamp in Movie
00:56:52
Uploaded
Apr 21, 2025
Genres
documentary
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Movie Summary

Chicago comics talk about the trials and tribulations of developing their acts in the Windy City.
And to this day, - Out of the Loop 00:06
And to this day,
There's a certain type of Black person - Out of the Loop 00:07
There's a certain type of Black person
It's not me. [laughs] 'Cause I've never performed at Zanies. - Out of the Loop 00:06
It's not me. [laughs] 'Cause I've never perfo...
A lot of places want a Black face - Out of the Loop 00:05
A lot of places want a Black face
Um, then I-- I kind of cracked the thing, - Out of the Loop 00:06
Um, then I-- I kind of cracked the thing,
And then they would hear, economically, you know, - Out of the Loop 00:06
And then they would hear, economically, you know,
And a lot of times when I thought I was ready - Out of the Loop 00:07
And a lot of times when I thought I was ready
Which is really code for "Black." - Out of the Loop 00:07
Which is really code for "Black."
Well, do you book the talent - Out of the Loop 00:09
Well, do you book the talent
I don't know what the answer to that is, - Out of the Loop 00:10
I don't know what the answer to that is,
And you can be anything! Anybody can become a venue, - Out of the Loop 00:09
And you can be anything! Anybody can become a venue,
And so at the same time that All Jokes Aside - Out of the Loop 00:13
And so at the same time that All Jokes Aside
I was on a blind date. Friend of mine set me up, - Out of the Loop 00:06
I was on a blind date. Friend of mine set me up,
[audience laughs] - Out of the Loop 00:06
[audience laughs]
We was gonna fuckin' beat Larry Reid at Zanies - Out of the Loop 00:11
We was gonna fuckin' beat Larry Reid at Zanies
Zanies was one of the first clubs that let me headline. - Out of the Loop 00:06
Zanies was one of the first clubs that let me headline.
[laughs] - Out of the Loop 00:08
[laughs]
We used to do comedy right here at this joint - Out of the Loop 00:06
We used to do comedy right here at this joint
And basically it was an open mic show for comics - Out of the Loop 00:07
And basically it was an open mic show for comics
Like the one I think got, like, like, uh, - Out of the Loop 00:05
Like the one I think got, like, like, uh,