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Out of the Loop

The worst thing in the worldwould be a comedian to open up for someone who just died that...

The worst thing in the world
would be a comedian to open up for someone who just died that the audience
doesn't know it yet

Full Transcript

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The worst thing in the world would be a comedian
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to open up for someone
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who just died that the audience doesn't know it yet.
Duration
7 seconds
Views
35
Timestamp in Movie
00:23:35
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.
[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,
Many a time, I was broke at home, - Out of the Loop 00:09
Many a time, I was broke at home,
So it wasn't even, like, "Well, at least I had a good set." - Out of the Loop 00:08
So it wasn't even, like, "Well, at least I had a g...
[audience laughter] - Out of the Loop 00:10
[audience laughter]
I think you're supposed to have trials with your trib--" - Out of the Loop 00:06
I think you're supposed to have trials with your trib--...
Life is rough, I've been tribulatin' a lot." - Out of the Loop 00:14
Life is rough, I've been tribulatin' a lot."
It was really exciting. [chuckles] - Out of the Loop 00:10
It was really exciting. [chuckles]
So I framed one dollar from that $20. [chuckles] - Out of the Loop 00:22
So I framed one dollar from that $20. [chuckles]
-Not drugs, but demonic. -[audience laughter] - Out of the Loop 00:10
-Not drugs, but demonic. -[audience laughter]
[audience laughter] - Out of the Loop 00:11
[audience laughter]
'Cause Chicago, you just keep puttin' em - Out of the Loop 00:05
'Cause Chicago, you just keep puttin' em
Zanies was started by three partners in 1978, - Out of the Loop 00:13
Zanies was started by three partners in 1978,
So they had a great idea, - Out of the Loop 00:05
So they had a great idea,
So Rick took over in 1980, and then that was really - Out of the Loop 00:08
So Rick took over in 1980, and then that was really
[Larry Reeb] When we first started, - Out of the Loop 00:07
[Larry Reeb] When we first started,
And then he made me house emcee here in '82, - Out of the Loop 00:09
And then he made me house emcee here in '82,
Rick was like a second father to me. - Out of the Loop 00:05
Rick was like a second father to me.
We'd go to dinner whenever I came to town - Out of the Loop 00:05
We'd go to dinner whenever I came to town
[laughing] I'm on stage, - Out of the Loop 00:07
[laughing] I'm on stage,
Rick Uchwat shot a rat while I was on stage! - Out of the Loop 00:07
Rick Uchwat shot a rat while I was on stage!