September 2018
Gilbert Gottfried
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At the young age of 15, Gilbert Gottfried began doing stand-up at open mike nights in New York City and after a few short years, he became known around town as “the comedian’s comedian.” After several years of mastering the art of stand-up comedy, producers of the legendary NBC late night comedy show Saturday Night Live became aware of Gottfried and, in 1980, hired him as a cast member. But it wasn’t until a few years later when his true…
October 2018
Sweeney Killing Sweeney
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The Cabot is pleased to host the North Shore Premiere of Steve Sweeney’s star-studded film Sweeney Killing Sweeney with a private reception for Cabot Club members at 6 p.m. and a Q&A with Steve Sweeney and others to follow the film. Aging Boston stand-up comic Sweeney, "The Character King," gets an opportunity to do a national cable show out of Los Angeles. The only caveat is that Sweeney must drop the locally referenced material from his act, the biggest pieces…
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NorthShore Comedy Blowout
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About the Comedians: Kenny Rogerson The "Funniest Man You've Never Heard Of," Ken Rogerson started his comedy career working the Chicago club circuit and at the famed Second City. After touring with the improvisational troupe The Comedy Rangers, Ken moved east and became a central part of the now famous and infamous exploding Boston comedy scene of the 1980s as documented in the film When Standup Stood Out. There he honed his standup act to a fine edge ". .…