Before the Twin Cities established themselves as a hotbed for stand-up comedy, producing some of the biggest names in Comedy history, the local Scene consisted of five guys in a basement bar doing their best to make people laugh.
The "original five" got their start performing in a Minneapolis dive bar call.
The birth of Minnesota stand-up traces back to the 1970s and five people who paved the way: Scott Hansen, Louie Anderson, "Wild Bill" Bauer, Alex Cole, and Jeff Gerbino.
Before the Twin Cities established themselves as a hotbed for stand-up comedy, producing some of the biggest names in Comedy history, the local Scene consisted of five guys in a basement bar doing their best to make people laugh