# Event Details

- **Event Name**: The 80's Comedy Boom: A Boston Comedy History
- **Event Start and End Date**: Wed, 25 Feb, 2026 at 06:00 pm – Wed, 25 Feb, 2026 at 07:00 pm
- **Event Description**: This will be the very first edition of The 80s Comedy Boom, telling the story of how Boston became a hotspot through the birth of The Comedy Connection and the Ding Ho, launching Steven Wright, Paula Poundstone, Denis Leary, Marc Maron, David Cross, Janeane Garofalo, Barry Crimmins, Jimmy Tingle, Lenny Clarke, Steve Sweeney, Mike Donovan, Mike McDonald, Dana Gould, Bobcat Goldthwait and so many others.

This presentation will include clips of their comedy along with audio from some of Nick Zaino’s own interviews through more than 26 years covering this scene for The Boston Globe, The Boston Phoenix, and various other publications.

Nick A. Zaino III is an arts freelancer, creator of Boston Comedy Radio, podcaster, and musician. For 28 years, he has covered comedy for publications from the Buffalo News to the Los Angeles Times. In 1998, he started writing about the Boston scene for The Boston Phoenix and Stuff@Night Magazine, and took up the beat for The Boston Globe in 2001. He still writes features and previews for the Globe on a weekly basis. The 100 Years of Boston Comedy lecture series is the basis for the book he is writing, the first comprehensive history of live comedy in New England. Boston Comedy Radio features all of the comedians you hear in the lecture, and is available 24/7 at www.bostoncomedyradio.com.

This program is funded in part by a grant from the Marblehead Cultural Council, a local agency which is supported by the Mass Cultural Council, a state agency.
- **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/marblehead/the-80s-comedy-boom-a-boston-comedy-history/200029658731913
- **Event Categories**: comedy, Entertainment, Music, Art
- **Interested Audience**: 
  - total_interested_count: 8

## Ticket Details

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## Event venue details

- **city**: Marblehead
- **state**: MA
- **country**: United States
- **location**: 235 Pleasant Street, Marblehead, MA, United States, Massachusetts 01945
- **lat**: 42.4964
- **long**: -70.86324
- **full address**: 235 Pleasant Street, Marblehead, MA, United States, Massachusetts 01945

## Event Organizer details

- **affiliate_id**: 2
- **organizer**: Abbot Public Library (https://allevents.in/org/abbot-public-library/13083200)

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## FAQs

- **Q**: When is the event happening?
  - **A:** Wed, 25 Feb, 2026 at 06:00 pm
- **Q**: Where is the event happening?
  - **A:** 235 Pleasant Street, Marblehead, MA, United States, Massachusetts 01945
- **Q**: Who is organizing the event?
  - **A:** Abbot Public Library
- **Q**: What type of event is this?
  - **A:** comedy, Entertainment, Music, Art
- **Q**: Where can I find ticket details about The 80's Comedy Boom: A Boston Comedy History ?
  - **A:** You can find ticket details about this event on AllEvents.

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