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Tag: Barry Crimmins

Old-School Boston Comedians Celebrate 40th Anniversary of Ding Ho to Honor Late Barry Crimmins and his widow
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Old-School Boston Comedians Celebrate 40th Anniversary of Ding Ho to Honor Late Barry Crimmins and his widow

Sean L. McCarthyby Sean L. McCarthyJuly 3, 2020July 3, 2020

Tonight many of Boston’s old-school comedy legends will reunite online to perform and celebrate the 40th anniversary of the Ding Ho, and in doing so, …

R.I.P. Barry Crimmins (1953-2018)
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R.I.P. Barry Crimmins (1953-2018)

Sean L. McCarthyby Sean L. McCarthyMarch 1, 2018

He wasn’t from Boston, but Barry Crimmins accomplished more in the 1970s and 1980s to make the metropolitan area an artistically and financially profitable hub …

American comedy acts at the 2017 Edinburgh Fringe Festival
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American comedy acts at the 2017 Edinburgh Fringe Festival

Sean L. McCarthyby Sean L. McCarthyAugust 4, 2017August 7, 20172

It only seems like there are a million other shows happening in Edinburgh each August. In fact, this month, the Ed Fringe is only hosting …

Barry Crimmins talks one week after releasing his first-ever special, “Whatever Threatens You”
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Barry Crimmins talks one week after releasing his first-ever special, “Whatever Threatens You”

Sean L. McCarthyby Sean L. McCarthyNovember 1, 2016November 1, 2016

A week ago, Louis CK released “Whatever Threatens You,” the first-ever stand-up comedy special by Barry Crimmins, some 35 years after Crimmins first arrived in …

“Barry Crimmins: Whatever Threatens You,” released by Louis C.K.
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“Barry Crimmins: Whatever Threatens You,” released by Louis C.K.

Sean L. McCarthyby Sean L. McCarthyOctober 24, 2016October 24, 20161

Barry Crimmins calls his new stand-up special, released in video and audio versions Sunday night by Louis C.K. (who directed and produced it), the “Best …

Labors of love: Stand-up comedy specials that show the life’s work of a comedian
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Labors of love: Stand-up comedy specials that show the life’s work of a comedian

Sean L. McCarthyby Sean L. McCarthySeptember 7, 2015September 7, 20151

So many stand-up specials dot the digital landscape, you could have spent your entire Labor Day weekend marathoning them and not completed the catalogue on …

Episode #10: Bobcat Goldthwait and Barry Crimmins, “Call Me Lucky”
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Episode #10: Bobcat Goldthwait and Barry Crimmins, “Call Me Lucky”

Sean L. McCarthyby Sean L. McCarthyAugust 6, 20152

Bobcat Goldthwait wouldn’t have ever been “Bobcat” if he hadn’t met Barry Crimmins first, some three decades ago when Goldthwait was a teenager in upstate …

Documentaries on Tig Notaro, Barry Crimmins, The National Lampoon among 2015 Sundance Film Festival premiere selections
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Documentaries on Tig Notaro, Barry Crimmins, The National Lampoon among 2015 Sundance Film Festival premiere selections

Sean L. McCarthyby Sean L. McCarthyDecember 9, 20141

The year in movies may end with Oscar, but it always begins with Sundance. The 2015 Sundance Film Festival has unveiled its official selections, and …

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