Uptown Comedy Club
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Uptown Comedy Club, is a sketch-comedy show filmed in the Harlem[1][2][3][4] neighborhood of Manhattan in New York City that aired in first-run syndication[5][6][7] for two seasons,[8] from 1992[9][10] until 1994.[11] The series was produced by Bob Banner. Repeats of the series eventually found their way onto BET.
Uptown Comedy Club | |
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Also known as | The BET Uptown Comedy Club |
Genre | Sketch comedy Stand-up comedy Variety |
Created by | Kevin Brown |
Written by | Jim Breuer Kevin Brown Monteria Ivey Debra Wilson Corwin Moore Tracy Morgan Flex Alexander Ian Edwards Paul Mooney Joe Torry |
Directed by | Don Weiner |
Starring | Flex Alexander Arceneaux & Mitchell Jim Breuer DJ Scratch Ronda Fowler Monteria Ivey Little Rascal Rob Magnotti Tracy Morgan Corwin Moore Domencio 'Macio' Parrilla Aries Spears Debra Wilson |
Country of origin | United States |
Original language | English |
No. of seasons | 2 |
No. of episodes | 44 |
Production | |
Executive producers | André D. Brown Kevin Brown Bob Banner Keith Samples Don Weiner |
Camera setup | Multi-camera |
Running time | 60 minutes |
Production companies | Bob Banner Associates Don Weiner Productions Rysher Entertainment |
Original release | |
Network | Syndication |
Release | September 28, 1992 (1992-09-28) – March 7, 1994 (1994-03-07) |
Taped before a live audience at a club in Harlem, Uptown Comedy Club provided a mixture stand-up comedy, musical guests usually from the world of hip-hop, and sketch comedy from a troupe of mostly black comics. Jim Breuer and Rob Magnotti were the only regular white cast members. Uptown Comedy Club would in hindsight, provide a springboard for future Saturday Night Live cast members Jim Breuer and Tracy Morgan and future Mad TV cast members Aries Spears and Debra Wilson. Monteria Ivey[12][13] served as the host for the first season, while the regular cast members rotated in that capacity for the second. DJ Scratch meanwhile, was the resident DJ.
A recurring segment on Uptown Comedy Club was pitting stand-up comedians against each other in a game of The Dozens.[14] The audience picked the winner.