TY - ADVS AU - Bogosian,Ted AU - Dummler,Scott AU - Kurtis,Bill AU - Streisand,Barbra AU - Tomlin,Lily AU - Pryor,Richard AU - Newhart,Bob AU - Midler,Bette AU - Martin,Steve AU - Gregory,Dick ED - Smothers Brothers, ED - Happy Medium Ventures, ED - Fox Point Pictures, ED - Mint Media Works, ED - Virgil Films, ED - Kino Lorber, Inc., TI - Live at Mister Kelly's PY - 2021///] CY - New York, NY PB - Virgil Films KW - Marienthal, George. KW - Marienthal, Oscar. KW - Nightclubs KW - Illinois KW - Chicago KW - Documentary films KW - lcgft KW - Feature films KW - Nonfiction films KW - Video recordings for the hearing impaired N1 - Widescreen; Documentary; Title from disc label; Editor, Scott Dummler ; original music composed & performed by Joe Alterman; Narrated by Bill Kurtis ; featuring Barbra Streisand, Lily Tomlin, Richard Pryor, Bob Newhart, Bette Midler, Steve Martin, The Smothers Brothers, Dick Gregory, Lainie Kazan, Herbie Hancock, Dick Cavett, Tim Reid, Fred Willard, Ramsey Lewis, Bill Murray; Rating: Not rated N2 - The iconic Mister Kelly's illuminated legendary Chicago's Rush Street, and the entire country, by launching talents like Barbra Streisand, Richard Pryor, Bob Newhart, Bette Midler, and Steve Martin. It's visionary owners George and Oscar Marienthal smashed color and gender barriers to put unknown, controversial voices on stage and transform entertainment. Now, with the club long gone, and its star talent reaching its golden years, George's son David and director/screenwriter Theodore Bogosian go on a quest to collect the memories of the clubs before they are lost. Includes interviews with Bob Newhart, the Smothers Brothers, Dick Gregory, Lainie Kazan, Herbie Hancock, Dick Cavett, Tim Reid, Fred Willard, and Ramsey Lewis. How do you change the world with a laugh and a song? Find out in a film that documents the rise and fall of one of American entertainment's great proving grounds ER -