The Day the Laughter Died is a comedy double album by comedianAndrew Dice Clay, which was released in 1990. Produced by Rick Rubin whose concept was to record an unadvertised performance in a small club with a small crowd, many of whom would not necessarily be fans of Clay's act. Clay chose a New York club owned by comedian Rodney Dangerfield, Dangerfield's, to record during the holiday season. A sequel, The Day the Laughter Died, Part II was released in 1993.
The album is largely improvisational, with Clay interacting with the audience over the course of over an hour and a half. The topics run through his usual gamut of sex, relationships between men and women, masculinity and popular culture. Unlike his prior recordings, the jokes are delivered intentionally flat and raw as to offend and alienate the audience, turning the performance into the joke itself.[2] Clay's performance results in several members of the audience leaving the show early, some insulting him as they leave. He also initially refused to do his trademark rhymes, but eventually gave in and did a couple of new ones and actually offered to improvise some of the old ones into new ones.
