Uptown Comedy Club

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.

Also known asThe BET Uptown Comedy Club

GenreSketch comedy
Stand-up comedy
Variety

Created byKevin Brown

Written byJim Breuer
Kevin Brown
Monteria Ivey
Debra Wilson
Corwin Moore
Tracy Morgan
Flex Alexander
Ian Edwards
Paul Mooney
Joe Torry

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Uptown Comedy Club
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)

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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.