There was an attempt..

Aren’t those policies pretty normal at comedy clubs?

I used to go to a comedy club in a small city in the Midwest that didn’t allow phones and kicked out hecklers, and when I lived in Arizona the Tempe Improv had the same rules.

Comedians don’t want their material recorded unless it’s for their own use/gain, which makes sense since it’s a TON of work to come up with all of that material.