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Where did the Just for Laughs comedy festival begin?

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  1. 1 Easy

    How did a Barcelona comedy club charge its audience in 2014?

    Answer: Per laugh

    Why: Tablets on the seat backs tracked faces and billed €0.30 per laugh, with the total capped at €24 per show.

  2. 2 Medium

    How old was Phyllis Diller at her stand-up debut?

    Answer: 37

    Why: A wooden cigarette sat in Diller's trademark holder, because she didn't smoke.

  3. 3 Hard

    Who did New York pardon in 2003, 37 years after his death?

    Answer: Lenny Bruce

    Why: Bruce died before the appeal of his 1964 obscenity conviction was decided, so the verdict stood until the pardon.

  4. 4 Easy

    Whose 2023 special was Netflix's first live global stream?

    Answer: Chris Rock

    Why: Selective Outrage went out live from Baltimore to Netflix viewers in 190 countries at once.

  5. 5 Medium

    How many months pregnant was Ali Wong while taping Baby Cobra?

    Answer: Seven

    Why: Hard Knock Wife, her next special, was taped when she was seven months pregnant again, with her second child.

  6. 6 Hard

    What pay per set did comics win in the 1979 Comedy Store strike?

    Answer: $25

    Why: New York clubs soon began paying comics too, and the higher fees helped launch the comedy-club boom of the 1980s.

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