Uptown Comedy Club


Uptown Comedy Club, is a sketch-comedy show filmed in the Harlem neighborhood of Manhattan in New York City that aired in first-run syndication for two seasons, from 1992 until 1994. The series was produced by Bob Banner. Repeats of the series eventually found their way onto BET.
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 served as the host for the first season, while the regular cast members rotated in 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. The audience picked the winner.

Cast

Stand-ups featured

Uptown Comedy Club aired mostly late at night on UHF stations.
CityStation
AlbanyWFXL 31
AtlantaWGNX 46
BainbridgeWTLH 49
BostonWLVI 56
ChicagoWGN 9
ClevelandWUAB 43
DetroitWXON 20
EugeneKLSR 34
LakelandWTMV 32
LexingtonWKYT 27
Los AngelesKCAL 9
New YorkWNYW 5
Salt Lake CityKOOG 30
San DiegoKNSD 39
San FranciscoKPIX 5
YorkWPMT 43