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100 Years of Boston Comedy
May 19 @ 8:00 am - 5:00 pm
Free
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.
This is a one-hour presentation with time allotted afterward for a lively Q&A and discussion with Nick, where you can dive deeper into the fascinating history of Boston’s comedy legends.
Nick Zaino is a veteran arts journalist who has covered comedy for The Boston Globe since 2001, and also written for The Los Angeles Times, WBUR’s ARTery blog, The Boston Phoenix, The Buffalo News, and other outlets. He is currently writing a book as a companion piece to the 100 Years of Boston Comedy presentation, and will launch Boston Comedy Radio, a streaming station dedicated to recorded comedy by Boston-related artists, in 2024.
This program has been made possible by a grant from the Hopkinton Cultural Council.
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