Boston Comedy Festival Presents: Steve Sweeney w/ special guest Jim McCue at City Winery

1 Michelangelo Street, Boston MA

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Steve Sweeney was born in East Boston, Massachusetts, USA. He is an actor, known for Back to School, Me, Myself & Irene, and The Equalizer. During the early 1970s, a group of Boston comedians regularly performed at a comedy club started by Martin Olson and Barry Crimmins in a back room of Ding-Ho, a Chinese Restaurant near Inman Square in Cambridge, MA. The group included Don Gavin, Lenny Clarke, Kevin Meaney, Jay Leno, Bobcat Goldthwait, Bill Sohonage, and Steven Wright. Sweeney became known for his use of dialects and commentary on the New England political scene in his act. Sweeney had a role on Park Street Under, a Boston-based sitcom that has been cited as a potential inspiration for the successful television show Cheers.[4] He has appeared on shows such as The Late Show with David Letterman, Evening at The Improv, and Comics Come Home.[5] Sweeney has also appeared in over 20 films,[5] including Rodney Dangerfield's Back to School, Judd Apatow's Celtic Pride, and There's Something About Mary with Ben Stiller. Jim McCue - featured on Comedy Central, Comcast Comedy Spotlight, NBC’s Last Comic Standing, Live at Gotham AX TV, and Jim did a Drybar Comedy Special has gone viral with over 2.4 million views since July. Jim has also performed as part of USO shows around the world. Featuring - Janelle Draper is a New York-based comedian and writer. She brings her charm and quick wit on-air as a regular Trivia and Bingo host for the offbeat comedy channel, IFC. You can watch her standup on IFC.com “That’s Funny” and listen to it on Audible. She performs all over the country, most notably at Boston Comedy Festival, All Jane Comedy Festival (Portland), and Laugh Factory (LA + Chicago). Host Joey Carroll Joey Carroll was featured in NESN’s Roughing It and WCVB’s Chronicle, as well as ComedyCentral’s Pulp Comics, and lastly on NECN’s Broadside with Jim Braude. Joey also has entertained our troops all over the globe. The Boston Comedy Festival has been delivering the best comedy shows in New England for over 20 years. You have seen these comedians on Comedy Central , Drybar Comedy Specials, USO tours and headlining your favorite club or theater.