All Jokes Aside (comedy club)

For the 2000 film, see All Jokes Aside (film).

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.[BE 2]

Notable Performers

Documentary

A 2002 documentary produced by John Davies and Reid Brody and aired on PBS, called "Phunny Business: A Black Comedy," interviewed many of the performers and the management of the club, and documented the club's demise.[2]

References

Magazines:

  1. ^ Need a laugh when you're on the road? (Vol. 25 No. 9 ed.). Earl G. Graves, Ltd. April 1995. p. 130. Retrieved 25 February 2012. black comedy clubs around the country
  2. ^ a b Who's laughing now? (Vol. 26 No. 2 ed.). Earl G. Graves, Ltd. September 1995. p. 30 & 33. Retrieved 25 February 2012.

Books:

  1. ^ Hicks, Margaret; foreword by Mick Napier (2011). Chicago comedy : a fairly serious history. Charleston, SC: History Press. p. 103. ISBN 978-1-60949-211-3. Retrieved 25 February 2012.
  2. ^ "Phunny Business: A Black Comedy (Trailer)". YouTube. Retrieved 20 July 2024.