All Jokes Aside
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For the 2000 film, see All Jokes Aside (film).
All Jokes Aside was a comedy club in south-side Chicago which catered almost exclusively for 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 cable-television series, on Comedy Central, as well as being opened in Detroit.[BE 2] In 1994 the company had a turnover of $470,000.[BE 2]
[edit] References
Magazines:
- ^ Need a laugh when you're on the road? (Vol. 25 No. 9 ed.). Earl G. Graves, Ltd.. April 1995. p. 130. http://books.google.co.uk/books?id=A10EAAAAMBAJ&pg=PA130&dq=%22all+jokes+aside%22+comedy&hl=en&sa=X&ei=9gdJT5CpK-ip0QWBw7SlDg&ved=0CE0Q6AEwBQ#v=onepage&q=%22all%20jokes%20aside%22%20comedy&f=false. Retrieved 25 February 2012. "black comedy clubs around the country"
- ^ a b Who's laughing now? (Vol. 26 No. 2 ed.). Earl G. Graves, Ltd.. September 1995. p. 30 & 33. http://books.google.co.uk/books?id=_VwEAAAAMBAJ&pg=PA30&dq=%22all+jokes+aside%22+comedy&hl=en&sa=X&ei=9gdJT5CpK-ip0QWBw7SlDg&ved=0CDsQ6AEwAQ#v=onepage&q=%22all%20jokes%20aside%22%20comedy&f=false. Retrieved 25 February 2012.
Books:
- ^ Hicks, Margaret; foreword by Mick Napier (2011). Chicago comedy : a fairly serious history. Charleston, SC: History Press. p. 103. ISBN 9781609492113. http://books.google.co.uk/books?id=8GB83XHjwh0C&pg=PA103&dq=%22all+jokes+aside%22+comedy&hl=en&sa=X&ei=9gdJT5CpK-ip0QWBw7SlDg&ved=0CDUQ6AEwAA#v=onepage&q=%22all%20jokes%20aside%22%20comedy&f=false. Retrieved 25 February 2012.
