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Veteran arts journalist Nick Zaino explores Boston’s long history of comedy, from vaudeville to YouTube, highlighting some of the personalities that have defined laughter in America for 100 years.
Fred Allen found inspiration at the Boston Public Library to start his vaudeville career. Rusty Warren and Tom Lehrer shocked crowds in song. Norm Crosby and Bill Dana played the swinging supper clubs. Jay Leno, Denis Leary, Paula Poundstone, Steven Wright, Janeane Garofalo, Conan O’Brien, Sam Jay, Ziwe – all are part of the fabric of Boston comedy lore. Their history is a mirror of the history of American entertainment.
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East Boston Branch of the Boston Public Library, 365 Bremen St,Boston, Massachusetts, United States
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