chicken-in-a-basket circuit
Relatively small venues offering evening entertainment such as music and comedy, from…Relatively small venues offering evening entertainment such as music and comedy, from the point of view of the entertainers who find work there.
Meaning
1 senses(UK, informal)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.From the ubiquity of chicken served in a basket in entertainment venues in the 1970s.
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