chicken-in-a-basket circuit

Meaning

Noun

Relatively small venues offering evening entertainment such as music and comedy, from the point of view of the entertainers who find work there.

Origin

From the ubiquity of chicken served in a basket in entertainment venues in the 1970s.

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