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All Jokes Aside was a comedy club in south-side Chicago which catered almost exclusively to the African-American sector. [BE 1] It opened in 1992 with 275 seats, and ran for "less than a decade". [1] The club's success led to a Comedy Central series as well as a second location in Detroit. [BE 2] In 1994 the company had a turnover of $470,000 ...
Playing there in the 70s was like playing the Cavern Club in Liverpool". In 1985, Zanies became "arguably the king of Chicago's comedy clubs". "Drinks were ordered. The music stopped. A man walked to the stage. And then it started, the laughter. The blissful disease, so easily contagious." In 1998, Zanies hosted the Chicago Comedy Festival.
iO, or iO Chicago, (formerly known as ImprovOlympic) is an improv theater and training center in central Chicago. The theater teaches and hosts performances of improvisational comedy. It was founded in 1981 by Del Close and Charna Halpern. [1] [2] The theater has many notable alumni, including Amy Poehler and Stephen Colbert. [3]
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Baton Show Lounge was founded in 1969 in River North. [1] [2] [3] The first venue's address was 436 N. Clark St. [4] The name was inspired by Flint's time in the Navy as a drum major. [1]
The Chicago City Limits National Touring Company received the first MAC Award given for Best Comedy/Improv Group in 1987 and again in 1988. The New York Company won again in 2008. In 2011, Top 10 New York City by Eleanor Berman rated it one of New York City's top 10 comedy clubs .