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When I got into comedy back in 1976
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Out of the Loop

When I got into comedyback in 1976, I proposed the ideato Tom and Terry Senese about...

When I got into comedy
back in 1976, I proposed the idea
to Tom and Terry Senese about taking over
a Tuesday night, which they had nothing
there on Tuesday nights, to do a comedy show

Full Transcript

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When I got into comedy back in 1976,
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I proposed the idea to Tom and Terry Senese
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about taking over a Tuesday night,
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which they had nothing there on Tuesday nights,
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to do a comedy show.
Duration
13 seconds
Views
28
Timestamp in Movie
01:09:25
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.
And I would see the signs as a kid, - Out of the Loop 00:10
And I would see the signs as a kid,
Um, did I know that it was a closed-minded, racist club? - Out of the Loop 00:07
Um, did I know that it was a closed-minded, racist club?
I remember one time I was on stage, - Out of the Loop 00:07
I remember one time I was on stage,
Kept just yellin' out, "Are you Black?" - Out of the Loop 00:08
Kept just yellin' out, "Are you Black?"
Uh, you know, I don't know why, uh, she needed ver-- - Out of the Loop 00:07
Uh, you know, I don't know why, uh, she needed ver--
I don't know what was goin' on, I don't know if she was, like-- - Out of the Loop 00:06
I don't know what was goin' on, I don't know ...
Somebody in the audience said - Out of the Loop 00:13
Somebody in the audience said
I don't remember what I said, but I was-- - Out of the Loop 00:07
I don't remember what I said, but I was--
I grew up in that neighborhood! And it was just the way - Out of the Loop 00:08
I grew up in that neighborhood! And it was just the way
I used to call that place the "Barrel of Bigots." - Out of the Loop 00:08
I used to call that place the "Barrel of Bigots."
Now, comedy is-- is, uh, um, very subjective, - Out of the Loop 00:10
Now, comedy is-- is, uh, um, very subjective,
I like Bill, and to his credit, he gave me stage time. - Out of the Loop 00:05
I like Bill, and to his credit, he gave me stage time.
But he would-- he would never really put anybody in check. - Out of the Loop 00:06
But he would-- he would never really put anybody in check.
You know, he would never say, you know, - Out of the Loop 00:12
You know, he would never say, you know,
You know, once the show is over, - Out of the Loop 00:06
You know, once the show is over,
I was wonderin' that myself." - Out of the Loop 00:16
I was wonderin' that myself."
That should be done at home, - Out of the Loop 00:06
That should be done at home,
My job is to put on a-- a good, clean, funny show. - Out of the Loop 00:06
My job is to put on a-- a good, clean, funny show.
[Jimmy Pardo] He also had some weird rule that you couldn't - Out of the Loop 00:14
[Jimmy Pardo] He also had some weird rule that you couldn�...
He would turn a stool upside-down and say, - Out of the Loop 00:08
He would turn a stool upside-down and say,