Seeing this finally means so much to me- I study and adore comedy as a freaking hobby.
@USMoxi2 ай бұрын
Me too
@duncanrae4664 жыл бұрын
I bought this on dvd years ago. Lent it to a friend and never saw it again. Glad its here on the youtubes.
@juliuscaesart4 жыл бұрын
Some “friend”
@enduroboi67805 жыл бұрын
Who else is here from listening to Uncle Joey ?
@enduroboi67805 жыл бұрын
@@kevinotrev Like a DOCTA.. TREMENDOUS !!!
@kevinotrev5 жыл бұрын
@@enduroboi6780 LOL
@alwaysinverted12245 жыл бұрын
Hahaha just heard the fitzsimmons episode this morning and I'm here
@frank-ski4 жыл бұрын
Tremendous!
@bobbyzeigler74164 жыл бұрын
I'm here from watching documentaries on when Ciros on Sunset Blvd was turned into The Comedy Store, owned by Mitzy Shore..and all the old and great talent that moved to LA from the east coast..big ups to this shit, all day!..
@chriskane29 Жыл бұрын
Here because of Rogan...this is phenomenal...Shane- you better watch this!
@operatoncreation6396 Жыл бұрын
i've never seen this before, 508/603 here, boston/mass just has it
@bobwalton4630 Жыл бұрын
Denis Leary was just on Toucher and Rich and they mentioned this. I saw it like 20 years ago when it came out. My favorite part is Steven Wright admitting he is in a state of shock when he was invited to sit next to Johnny Carson. No P.R. team, no manager or agent, just real emotions. Good stuff.
@BalotelliFan7135 жыл бұрын
Lenny's show on TV38 was ahead of it's time. Thank you for putting this out. Fucking legends
@qcwestside41124 жыл бұрын
Negro Weather. LOL!
@bigsmile91737 жыл бұрын
Kindly show your appreciation by clicking that Like button. Cheers!
@tundrawomansays50676 жыл бұрын
Big Smile This is great! Thank you!
@peytonbell56376 жыл бұрын
Big Smile appreciation shown...thank you 😂😂😂
@pagmatic5 жыл бұрын
I just clicked on it
@antoniod6 жыл бұрын
These were the days when I was trying to break into Boston comedy! I knew Janeane Garofalo, Louis C.K., and Laura Kightlinger, and met a lot of the others. Tony V. was very supportive, as was Ron Lynch.
@antoniod6 жыл бұрын
Wendy Liebman was another one I knew.
@peytonbell56376 жыл бұрын
Steve Burstein do you still do comedy?
@antoniod6 жыл бұрын
I was in an improv group last year named "New Tricks", but it broke up. A Meetup group I'm in might lead to some performing. I don't do Stand-Up anymore because I need people up there to react to, and I really never was a stand-up comic by nature.
@Flwrguy4222 жыл бұрын
Ive always wanted to open a comedy club in my small twn. . Let the comedians kinda run it 0
@anthonyalbin8884 Жыл бұрын
way to come on here just to name drop... real cool guy
@sensibleshews6 жыл бұрын
Great upload. R.I.P Barry Crimmins
@larsmothander93012 ай бұрын
Who's here from Joe Rogan Adam Sandler?
@MikeSebastianVideos4 жыл бұрын
The best documentary I've seen on this subject, and I've seen many.
@blizzard033 жыл бұрын
Please do share some titles! 🙂
@berniemanson78645 жыл бұрын
I have been a fan of comedians since I was 10, didn't even listen to music driving but comedians in the late 80s-90's....cannot be many acts I never hear that hit a cassette tape, hbo special, great interesting Doc! Well done.
@jasongreen9280 Жыл бұрын
Lenny's softball league played after mine on Ebersol field. Lenny would often show up early and sit on our bench. We loved him.
@MeMyselfAndUs903Ай бұрын
Found this by watching “The Comedy Store” documentary. Where would I even find comedy acts nowadays? I’m not really in to podcasts. I have to express how entertaining that documentary is. I learned about comedy professionals and became enthralled with some of them after watching the documentary. There are some who I want to learn more about like burr, aziz, Stan hope, mullaney, Sebastian (correct me if I have any names spelled wrong). I went back and watched some acts and learned more about Pryor, Mitzi, Whoopi, plus more. My favorite comedy star I just learned about so far is Steven Wright. However, my all-time favorite has always been Tim Allen. I happened to come across Ray Romano’s first visit with Johnny Carson which was the funniest bit I have ever seen. I’m sure I will learn more after watching this.
@Troughi Жыл бұрын
Joe Rogan is always bringing this documentary up. Glad to finally see it.
@doodahman2995 Жыл бұрын
Also here from JRE. He was just talking about it with Steven Wright.
@Troughi Жыл бұрын
@@doodahman2995 i about crapped my pants when I saw Steven Wright on JRE. So happy.
@ThriftyAV Жыл бұрын
Thats why I'm here.
@KevinFrye4 жыл бұрын
I lived at the corner of Allston Ave and Comm Ave from 84-88 (right above Uno's) and remember walking just down the street to Play it Again Sam's - classic times
@tcvttcvt43057 жыл бұрын
Thank you so much for the upload!
@ConnorRunsFree2 жыл бұрын
Lenny describing that 9 show night got my blood pumping.
@corbiusbain85582 жыл бұрын
Thanks for the upload was looking for this everywhere
@cynthiadesmond49062 жыл бұрын
That was the time I lived in Boston '78-'85...we loved the Ding Ho...Lenny..Steve and friends were the greatest...I was blessed..the Golden years fir sure🤩👏
@cynthiadesmond49062 жыл бұрын
As a side note ..this was the time period of amazing Happy Hours on the Cape ..John Morgan..DJ Sullivan..Improper Bostonian..another great documentary ..again I was born at the right time..was the BEST TIME EVER to be around Boston/Cape...and we didn't have a lot of $..out of college..we knew how to enjoy life!!
@cynthiadesmond49062 жыл бұрын
Kings of Cape Cod..watch it😉👍
@franksanchez60345 жыл бұрын
Brought here by listening to Nick Dapaolo on the Fitzdog podcast...THANK YOU!
@philstone38593 ай бұрын
I found out about this watching Joe Rogan w/ Dave Chappell. 🙂
@danpritchett13945 жыл бұрын
Found out about this from a Dennis Leary interview. Great documentary.
@cisummusic223 жыл бұрын
which interview?
@perrymittelstaedt3623 Жыл бұрын
Great Doc, Fran! Love all these comics, so good back in the day. Glad they all got to do what they loved and you let us watch it unfold. And Steven, stop flipp'n the fuck'n switch ;)))
@TheSteveKatsosShow5 жыл бұрын
Amazing documentary on Boston comedy!
@GlobalistJuice3 жыл бұрын
Oh yeah, those years of stand-up *WAS* great, I was there, and lucky to have experienced all of it!
@Doombot6000 Жыл бұрын
Good content on your channel I'm in SUBSCRIBED
@CharlieShaughnessy3 жыл бұрын
Joe Rogan and Dave Chappelle sent me here....
@allenanderson49113 жыл бұрын
Jazz and Stand-up, the two original American art forms.
@talbotdorr682 Жыл бұрын
I feel like I’m in Boston right before the comedy boom. I live in kind of a rural part of Indiana so there’s not a lot of open mics near me, but there is a few. Beginning of December I went and tried an open mic for the first time. It went better than expected, but still I got a lot of work to do. But I don’t care if I’m ever going to be a “real comedian” or not. I’m just doing it for the fun of it
@peytonbell56376 жыл бұрын
Lenny wasnt the only comic to push the audience away & then bring them back..Patrice was GREAT @ that also.....P.O. Was great peroid!😂😂😂
@GoofyNewf2 жыл бұрын
That Boston Police Officer at 57:28 was future Boston Police Commissioner Bill Evans!
@Se_pasan Жыл бұрын
JRE save our parks 6 brought me here
@BNL076045 жыл бұрын
Make Comedy Great Again!
@nicksanmiguel Жыл бұрын
Love the story about how Steven wright wasn’t out badgering the tonight show booker at his car and ofc he’s the one that gets it. Good lesson
@nathelondon3719 Жыл бұрын
Why did Johnny Carson think that not many comedians came from Boston. There’s nearly as many as Manchester, England!
@bentleybrowningcomedy4296 жыл бұрын
Enjoyed this.Thank u
@tedfordsdrumworld9103 жыл бұрын
"Putting a jet engine in someone's living room for no reason and expecting a standing ovation." 🤣🤣🤣🤣
@LukeBrown66692 жыл бұрын
Wow look at that young Colin Quinn!!!
@DaKaiserSoze3 ай бұрын
Joe Rogan brought me here.... Thanks Mr. Rogan ,☮️😎🙏🏼
@mikelinnehan97193 жыл бұрын
I’m a Boston comic rn an this is wild. Never knew any of this info
@tc4423 Жыл бұрын
"Theyre with me right now." SW 😅
@Lawless660072 ай бұрын
47:29 It’s funny that this is now Austin TX and the Comedy Mothership.
@pizzaman84093 жыл бұрын
15:40 Yelling in a bar 26:21, 40:17, 1:01:41 to 1:03:05 Jeaneane Garafola 44:33 Guitar 51:55 Bobcat 53:59 Comic gets cheated
@TheNuszAbides6 жыл бұрын
"and now: the black weather."
@pw82976 жыл бұрын
I want to see that!
@JanosVids19445 жыл бұрын
Really enjoyed this movie. Can anybody tell me the song at 35:00 ?
@thecandyman93086 жыл бұрын
2003? 200 fucking 3?! I know alot of these interviews were done a few years prior, but holy biscuits...
@Ang.09105 жыл бұрын
Joe Rogan’s podcast brought me here
@TerenceClay328055 жыл бұрын
Me too, #thejoeroganexperience, I watch it everyday.....he really 💘 Boston comedy
@jessiree39735 жыл бұрын
Whaa?? What episode? Lol
@nancyhanson56203 жыл бұрын
@@TerenceClay32805 Joe rogan?
@davenajar55703 жыл бұрын
Greg Fitzsimmons and Joe Rogan brought me here.
@nutsbutdum4 жыл бұрын
Joe Rogan and Don Gavin sent me here.
@IONEYE2 ай бұрын
Barrrrrry!!!!! 💗💗💗
@allenanderson49113 жыл бұрын
95percent of stand-ups suck. It's just very very hard to do well. Truth.
@johnrolfe93274 жыл бұрын
Jack Gallagher grew up right up the street from me in West Bridgewater, MA
@ppumpkin328210 ай бұрын
I guess Patrice O'Neal, Bill Burr, Joe Rogan, etc. were the next generation of Boston comics.
@intrograted7924 жыл бұрын
That sweet spot between Christian-right conservatism of the 50s-60s and left-wing PC culture since the 90s.
@maximilianschmid98902 ай бұрын
1:58 Kevin Trvdeav+Sam Seder"
@jsmcfariii2 жыл бұрын
Love it
@redram51505 жыл бұрын
It’s so odd seeing Lenny Clarke. I’m used to seeing him on Rescue Me and Tough Crowd. I’m hearing his voice but the face isn’t quite right
@caseyizzle3 жыл бұрын
Here from the new Joe Rogan Chapelle podcast
@redeyeboy10005 жыл бұрын
Good stuff.
@LukeBrown66692 жыл бұрын
I know this is based on super early Comedy, but I’m surprised they didn’t talk about bill burr even towards the end at least
@anthonyalbin8884 Жыл бұрын
lol this was made in 2006. bill burr wasn’t big at all in 2006.
@LateBloomah11 ай бұрын
I saw Bill Burr at Zanie’s in Chicago in 2006. I knew as the white guy from The Chappelle Show racial draft sketch.
@odeyssahanke73655 жыл бұрын
Fraaaaan Solomiiiitaaaaaa!!!
@jamierabinowitz71024 жыл бұрын
The creators of crime in sports brought me here
@takealookatlife83917 жыл бұрын
the gate way,about tyme...lol
@deadsypadilla Жыл бұрын
Tim Dillon reminds me of lenny..Lenny paved the road-
@colinmclean24093 жыл бұрын
Colin Quinn was not from Boston! He was booed out of the city.
@LukeBrown66692 жыл бұрын
Lol did you not watch what happened? They literally explained the entire situation
@kemperlennox52095 жыл бұрын
12:45 is that you Norton??
@Ricobaca2 жыл бұрын
8:32 wait what? He can speak properly?!
@johnquinn4565 жыл бұрын
"I had a loan"
@richardvalens79894 жыл бұрын
Jealousy is a bitch, I'm not.
@damsel723 жыл бұрын
Wow. Back when people were funny.
@jayd.o.t3 жыл бұрын
👍 🤙
@adm924s3 жыл бұрын
FYI if you're born in the USA ....YOURE AN AMERICAN !!! Quit grasping at straws to be different, take pride in your own country
@CoogTruckin4 жыл бұрын
Tuesgays!!
@anava84 Жыл бұрын
JRE
@jeremiahwarren26036 жыл бұрын
Dennis Leary isn't funny. (someone had to say it)
@melissaresendes89666 жыл бұрын
Jeremiah Warren Neither is Colon Quinn
@melissaresendes89666 жыл бұрын
D Bag I can die, but Quinn is still an awful comic. Sorry. I might be wrong, though, seeins how he's all over TV, the movies, tours, etc. How does he have time to take a crap? lol.
@dbag33456 жыл бұрын
"seeins" as commercial success is the direct equivalency of comedic talent then i definitely agree with this statement. I also think two & a half men is the pinnacle of all sitcoms.
@schtuke6 жыл бұрын
Completely unrelated to Boston I know, but how Dan Akroyd and Kevin Nealon *ever* made it in comedy is a *complete* mystery.
@redram51505 жыл бұрын
schtuke akroyd and nealon are amazing comedians.
@baldingmoose2 ай бұрын
Bobcat was absolute trash
@melissaresendes89666 жыл бұрын
My wife (M) might like 2 1/2 Men. I do not. Regardless, seeins how you are so sensitive about unfunny Colin, D Bag is (definately) a D Bag, but might be either Colin or D Dennis Leary. The truth might hurt, but its true. Dennis? Great in Rescue Me btw.
@ArturitoRivers7 жыл бұрын
When white stand up stood out.
@bgalli1017 жыл бұрын
True, but the best stand up to ever come out of Boston is Patrice O'Neal.
@jamesmobley32986 жыл бұрын
Patrice oneal was awesome but certainly not the best comic to come out of Boston. Plus he's not in the doc because this about comics in the 80's.
@jamesmobley32986 жыл бұрын
Doug Stanhope>Patrice O'neal
@despotzapper6 жыл бұрын
There you go shitting on people with PC Bullshit, Welcome to whiny brathood in your coming of age party. But I don't do diapers.
@peytonbell56376 жыл бұрын
Bradley Galli hands down
@thunderstruck10785 жыл бұрын
Paula Poundstone is not funny. Especially now.
@jaredkinneyjr6 жыл бұрын
How's come Joe Rogan is never in any of these great comedy docs like E's doc on the store or many other great comedy docs, even the newer 1's?? Uhmmm... Maybe he isn't as great as he thinks he is?? Maybe he just got lucky & caught some breaks w News Radio & that baseball show & Fear Factor & hanging out at early UFC events, got lucky & met Dana?? His cards cld have so easily went thee other way & cld still be open mic'in if it wasn't 4 a few lucky breaks. No1 gets 2 where they get to without some lucky breaks. Idc who they are or how hard they or how good they are at anything. Fate & Luck & Life have just as much 2 do with everything & every1 as hard work or anything else. 1 zig instead of zag & that's it? Lives are so mysterious & different & unpredictable. I believe no1 is in total control of their life. No matter what successful happy think. They just got lucky & got dealt Aces no matter how hard they worked...
@joebossio50552 жыл бұрын
Do another rail...
@anthonyalbin8884 Жыл бұрын
you are delusional. clearly you don’t know anything about the last 25 years of stand up comedy.