DANGERFIELD'S CLUB was a comedy club on the Upper East Side of Manhattan that was founded by Rodney Dangerfield and ran from 1969-2020. Only headliners performed there, no amateurs or open mic nights were allowed. The venue showcased many new young comedians who would later rise to stardom. In the first of a two part UPDATE, a look a 8 comics who got thier start on DANGERFIELD'S historic stage...
When cocaine wants to get high, it does a line of Sam Kinison. His legendary scream and observations of women and dating were hilarious. He was a favorite of Rodney Dangerfield and died too young at 38 in a car crash. Take a listen to crazy Sam...
Tim Allen based his hit show "Home Improvement" on his stand up act. You can hear the legendary grunting and talk about tools and man stuff when he did his stand up act at DANGERFIELD'S...
Bill Hicks was an influential stand up comic known for his controversial dark comedy tackling religion, politics and philosophy. He died at 32 from pancreatic cancer, but has a cult following to this day. Listen to him doing stand up at DANGERFIELD'S...
Before her hit show, "Roseanne", Roseanne Barr was hilarious doing stand up comedy. Her shrill voice and tonal dynamic reminds you of Kinison. She talked about women's issues with a funny point of view. Enjoy her comedy before she lost her mind...
Dom Irrera is a comedian you might not be too familiar with. He draws much of his material from stories about his life, especially his years growing up as an Italian American. Watch this video and you will become a fan...
Robert Schimmel was a comedian who's comedy was very blue, but very funny. His style was like Lenny Bruce, and due to the explicit nature of his jokes, his bookings were difficult. Another comic who died too soon at 60 from lymphoma. He is one of The Chairman's favorites, take a listen...
Seems like all the comics at DANGERFIELD'S died too young, as John Fox did, from colon cancer at the age of 59. His comedy featured a look at all his jobs, and life as a redneck. Funny stuff...
People think of Bob Saget as clean cut Danny Tanner on the show, "Full House". In truth, his comedy act was very blue. Sadly, he also died too early at the peak of his fame at the age of 66 from a fall in his hotel room causing a brain bleed. Here he is doing stand up at DANGERFIELD'S early in his career...
Eight hilarious comedians that got their start at a club run by the Vegas Boys favorite comedian, RODNEY DANGERFIELD. Eight more next week in Part 2.