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So Len Austrevich did something which I think
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So Len Austrevichdid something which I think was impressiveand insane. Uh, there was a...

So Len Austrevich
did something which I think was impressive
and insane. [laughs] Uh, there was a process
called "papering the room." I kind of took the idea of, um, "drop your business card and
you could win a dinner for two," and kind of took it
to the next level

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So Len Austrevich did something which I think
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was impressive and insane. [laughs]
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Uh, there was a process called "papering the room."
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I kind of took the idea of, um,
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"drop your business card and you could win a dinner for two,"
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and kind of took it to the next level.
Duration
20 seconds
Views
25
Timestamp in Movie
01:13:57
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.
You give away free tickets, - Out of the Loop 00:05
You give away free tickets,
Now we're able to at least pay our payroll, - Out of the Loop 00:05
Now we're able to at least pay our payroll,
Well, now the Improv has nobody in their audience - Out of the Loop 00:05
Well, now the Improv has nobody in their audience
I remember all this radio shows I would do, - Out of the Loop 00:05
I remember all this radio shows I would do,
[laughs] - Out of the Loop 00:06
[laughs]
I think that the Funny Firm starting to paper - Out of the Loop 00:07
I think that the Funny Firm starting to paper
Within six months to a year, half of those places closed. - Out of the Loop 00:06
Within six months to a year, half of those places closed.
And within about two more years, half of those places closed. - Out of the Loop 00:06
And within about two more years, half of those places closed...
For me, it was really funny because as I, uh, - Out of the Loop 00:13
For me, it was really funny because as I, uh,
So I didn't really notice that I was going up - Out of the Loop 00:12
So I didn't really notice that I was going up
Bob Odenkirk and I sat outside Zanies, - Out of the Loop 00:13
Bob Odenkirk and I sat outside Zanies,
There's, uh, hundreds of comedians - Out of the Loop 00:05
There's, uh, hundreds of comedians
I did start to do-- Like, Bernie Mac used to have a room - Out of the Loop 00:08
I did start to do-- Like, Bernie Mac used to have a room
Uh, this place Milt Trenier's that he would do - Out of the Loop 00:06
Uh, this place Milt Trenier's that he would do
Bernie trained his audiences, you know? - Out of the Loop 00:06
Bernie trained his audiences, you know?
He-- When you came in, he would tell you, - Out of the Loop 00:14
He-- When you came in, he would tell you,
So that was cool. So he groomed the audience, - Out of the Loop 00:09
So that was cool. So he groomed the audience,
Like, his shows started at eight, - Out of the Loop 00:06
Like, his shows started at eight,
The audience wasn't there until 8:15, 8:20, - Out of the Loop 00:11
The audience wasn't there until 8:15, 8:20,
Uh, they're, "Who was this-- who was this brother?" - Out of the Loop 00:08
Uh, they're, "Who was this-- who was this brother?...