stackyFACTSComedy clubs took the phrase 'killing the audience' far too literally in the early twentieth century. Venues actually purchased liability coverage against patrons dying from excessive laughter, mostly as an incredibly cynical marketing stunt to convince the public that their comedians were dangerously hilarious.
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