Boston comedians have a great
history. Having developed separately from the Los Angeles and
New York comedy scenes, Boston created its own unique flavor.
Each comedian would emphasize their own unique approach to standup
and methods of making people laugh.
While THEY improv is focused on bringing the best and the brightest
of improvisational comedy to your corporate event, this page has
been developed to remember those who came before us.
Here we pay homage to many of the great Boston comedians that
have graced Boston area audiences with their stand-up prowess.
Lenny
Clarke - best known now for Rescue Me on FX, he was the emcee
for Ding Ho's open mic night.
Barry
Crimmons - homeless pioneer of Ding Ho's on Inman Square -
Chinese food and comedy, makes sense to me!
Paul D'Angelo
- Boston's Best Comedian for 1994 and 1995 according to Boston
Magazine
Bobcat
Goldthwait - way off the wall
DJ Hazard
- One of the founders of the Ding Ho Club
Denis Leary -
becoming the most associated with Boston comedy by others, he
is also the founder of the Leary Firefighters Foundation
Jim McCue
- Founder of The Boston Comedy and Movie Festival
Conan
O'Brien - Host of Late Night
Paula
Poundstone - made it big
Jimmy Tingle
- formerly the daytime bartender at Ding Ho's and a great stand-up
Steven
Wright - Led the way for Boston on the Johnny Carson show
Obviously, go to their websites
for more information about hiring THEM. But if you are interested
in a unique event that has something different than stand-up comedy,
contact us at info@THEYimprov.com
or by calling the THEY hotline at (866) 219-4FUN (219-4386) or
(305) 948-7750.
