All Jokes Aside was a comedy club in south-side Chicago which catered almost exclusively to 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 Comedy Central series as well as a second location in Detroit.
[BE 2] In 1994 the company had a turnover of $470,000.
[BE 2] A 2002 documentary produced by John Davies and Reid Brody and aired on PBS, called "Phunny Business: A Black Comedy," interviewed many of the performers and the management of the club, and documented the club's demise.