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Well, now the Improv has nobody in their audience
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Out of the Loop

Well, now the Improvhas nobody in their audience because everybody's going tothe Funny...

Well, now the Improv
has nobody in their audience because everybody's going to
the Funny Firm 'cause it's free

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Well, now the Improv has nobody in their audience
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because everybody's going to the Funny Firm 'cause it's free.
Duration
5 seconds
Views
40
Timestamp in Movie
01:14:24
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.
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?...
And I knew I was gonna get booed, - Out of the Loop 00:06
And I knew I was gonna get booed,
It was funny to me that they hated me so much. - Out of the Loop 00:06
It was funny to me that they hated me so much.
And they would, uh, they would cuss me out, - Out of the Loop 00:08
And they would, uh, they would cuss me out,