Harlem Nights at Crooners: A Halloween Night in Full Costume

Bruce Brilliance, Bianca Love, Pierre Douglas, Juice Sutton and Ashley Henderson in 1930s suits on the Crooners stage

Halloween landed on a Saturday this year, and Minneapo-Laughs took over Crooners Supper Club in Fridley for Harlem Nights: Comedy Show and Costume Party. Great turnout. An amazing show. A bomb venue.

Pictured up top, left to right: Bruce Brilliance, Bianca Love, Pierre Douglas, Juice Sutton and Ashley Henderson.

The glowing white C sign against blue velvet curtains on the Crooners stage

A microphone on a stand in the candlelit showroom at Crooners before the show

The room came dressed

We asked for 1930s fashion and y’all delivered: fedoras, feathers, pearls, sequins and pinstripes at every table. Even the servers dressed for the theme.

Guests in white brimmed hats and a beaded black dress at a candlelit table at Crooners

A guest in a gray fedora, vest, bow tie and costume mustache watching the show

Guests in 1930s costume with curls, feathers and beads smiling at their table

A guest in red sequins and pearls laughing beside a guest in a pink feather boa

The crew

I got to share that stage with a stacked lineup.

Pierre Douglas smiling at the microphone in a pinstripe vest and watch chain — Your host, Pierre Douglas

A guest in a black lace glove covering her mouth while laughing at her table

Juice Sutton on stage with wide eyes in a plaid suit, red vest and newsboy cap — Joseph “Juice” Sutton

Bianca Love on stage in a newsboy cap, brown vest and bow tie — Bianca Love

A guest in pearls and a blue lace gown laughing with her hand over her face beside the microphone

Ashley Henderson mid-joke in a white shirt, suspenders and round glasses — Ashley Henderson

Costumed guests in the crowd reacting to a joke, some laughing and some making faces

As for me, I spent part of my set complaining about my own goth elf shoes. Worth it.

The view from behind a comedian on stage, arms raised to a packed room under the stage lights — The view from up there

Thank you to Crooners, to Pierre, Juice, Bianca and Ashley, and to everybody who came out in costume. Next up: the Beaver Island Comedy Series in St. Cloud on Saturday, November 21. See upcoming shows.

The room came dressed

The crew

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