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We'd go to Provident Hospital and they were havinga charity, we'd say, "We'll get upand...

We'd go to Provident Hospital and they were having
a charity, we'd say, "We'll get up
and we'll do a few minutes of stand-up comedy for you." We went to jazz clubs
on the South Side of Chicago, and when the jazz group
took a break, we'd ask if we could get up
and go on stage and do some material
for their audiences

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We'd go to Provident Hospital
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and they were having a charity, we'd say,
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"We'll get up and we'll do a few minutes
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of stand-up comedy for you."
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We went to jazz clubs on the South Side of Chicago,
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and when the jazz group took a break,
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we'd ask if we could get up and go on stage
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and do some material for their audiences.
Duration
17 seconds
Views
30
Timestamp in Movie
00:11:24
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.
Like the High Chaparral was a tavern - Out of the Loop 00:27
Like the High Chaparral was a tavern
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,