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Nick Zaino
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Freelance arts journalist. Musician. Writer of horror fiction. Presenter of 100 Years of Boston Comedy. Creator of Boston Comedy Radio (listen at www.bostoncomedyradio.com or on the Live365 app). Find my music on BandCamp: https://nickzaino.bandcamp.com
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Nick Zaino @nickzaino.bsky.social · Mar 31
New shows! New schedule! Check out the new Boston Comedy Radio schedule, which takes effect at midnight tonight! bostoncomedyradio.com/schedule/
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Up now in the paid section of my Writing Archives on the Boston Comedy Radio Substack, SOURCE MATERIAL: A Q&A with Billy Connolly from 2010. Source Material is a newish Substack feature, extended, largely unpublished Q&As from feature stories.

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SOURCE MATERIAL: Billy Connolly on winging it onstage, profanity, music, and more
An extended Q&A from 2010
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November 21, 2025 at 4:40 PM
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I just spent forty-five minutes trying to track down a video I knew I'd seen of Billy Connolly reading bits of his notebook for my Source Material post in the Writing Archives tomorrow. Turns out, this was the interview I was looking for. www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZDzg...
Globe At Home June 11 2007 - Billy Connolly
YouTube video by Boston Comedy Radio
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November 21, 2025 at 3:52 AM
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Friday night, Erin Maguire records a new special at the Rockwell. Two weeks ago, she killed it at the Garden for Comics Come Home. And that's just a fraction of the year she's had, so far. www.bostonglobe.com/2025/11/20/a...
When Comics Come Home called, Erin Maguire answered - The Boston Globe
The Arlington native joined A-list comedians including Sarah Silverman and Conan O’Brien at the annual fundraiser.
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November 20, 2025 at 8:04 PM
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Hear Myq Kaplan on Boston Comedy Radio! Listen at www.bostoncomedyradio.com or download the Live365 app for your phone or Roku!

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#bostoncomedyradio #bostoncomedy #bostonstandup #comedy #radio #onlineradio
Boston Comedy Radio – 100 Years of Stand-up Sketch Music
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November 20, 2025 at 6:04 PM
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Hear Myq Kaplan on Boston Comedy Radio! Listen at www.bostoncomedyradio.com or download the Live365 app for your phone or Roku!

#bostoncomedyradio #bostoncomedy #bostonstandup #comedy #radio #onlineradio
November 18, 2025 at 6:30 PM
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Hear Janeane Garofalo on Boston Comedy Radio! Listen at www.bostoncomedyradio.com or download the Live365 app for your phone or Roku!

#bostoncomedyradio #bostoncomedy #bostonstandup #comedy #radio #onlineradio
November 16, 2025 at 4:24 PM
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Now watching Kolchak: The Night Stalker and can't help hearing the B-52s singing "Kolchak! Ka-ka-Kolchak!" in my head.
November 16, 2025 at 4:03 AM
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Hear Jimmy Tingle on Boston Comedy Radio! Listen at www.bostoncomedyradio.com or download the Live365 app for your phone or Roku!

#bostoncomedyradio #bostoncomedy #bostonstandup #comedy #radio #onlineradio
November 15, 2025 at 8:26 PM
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Up now in the paid section of my Writing Archives on the Boston Comedy Radio Substack, SOURCE MATERIAL: A Q&A with Hannibal Buress from 2014. Source Material is a newish feature to the Substack, extended, largely unpublished interviews.

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SOURCE MATERIAL: Hannibal Buress on his comic voice, "Broad City," "The Eric Andre Show" and more
An extended Q&A from 2014
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November 14, 2025 at 9:41 PM
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New in Field Reports! Conan O'Brien on his early performance days and Lenny Clarke on his 1981 album and... prop comedy? Hear it 5am/5pm on BostonComedyRadio.com or on demand on the BCR Substack!

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BCR ON DEMAND: Conan O’Brien and Lenny Clarke at Comics Come Home 29
Conan on discovering improv, Lenny on his 1981 album Life Sucks
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November 14, 2025 at 3:15 AM
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See live comedy this week! Best of the Week airs 8x daily on Boston Comedy Radio or get it on demand at the BCR Substack to hear about upcoming shows and Boston comedy news! Access Boston Comedy Radio at www.bostoncomedyradio.com or download Live365!
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November 13, 2025 at 4:48 PM
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Hear Sam Jay on Boston Comedy Radio! Listen at www.bostoncomedyradio.com or download the Live365 app for your phone or Roku!

#bostoncomedyradio #bostoncomedy #bostonstandup #comedy #radio #onlineradio
November 11, 2025 at 3:34 PM
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Hear Sean Sullivan on Boston Comedy Radio! Listen at www.bostoncomedyradio.com or download the Live365 app for your phone or Roku!

#bostoncomedyradio #bostoncomedy #bostonstandup #comedy #radio #onlineradio
November 10, 2025 at 6:19 PM
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In today's globe, I write about the Aimee Mann and Ted Leo Christmas Show, featuring Josh Gondleman, coming to the Chevalier!

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Aimee Mann and Ted Leo bring their annual Christmas show back to town - The Boston Globe
Mass. native Josh Gondelman joins the tour again this year.
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November 9, 2025 at 4:47 PM
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New in rotation! Hear Jono Zalay's new album Beat Life To Death, out Nov 7 on Blonde Medicine, on Boston Comedy Radio! Listen at www.bostoncomedyradio.com or download the Live365 app for your phone or Roku!

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November 7, 2025 at 6:35 PM
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New in Field Reports! Marc Maron on finding humor in the grieving process, from pre-show media interview at Comics Come Home in 2023. Hear it 5am/5pm on BostonComedyRadio.com or on demand on the BCR Substack!
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BCR ON DEMAND: Marc Maron at Comics Come Home 2023
Maron talks about how From Bleak To Dark helped him figure out how to find humor in the grieving process
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November 7, 2025 at 6:19 PM
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See live comedy this week! Best of the Week airs 8x daily on Boston Comedy Radio or get it on demand @ the BCR Substack to hear about upcoming shows and comedy news! Access Boston Comedy Radio by going to www.bostoncomedyradio.com or download Live365!
bostoncomedyradio.substack.com/p/bcr-on-dem...
Boston Comedy Radio – 100 Years of Stand-up Sketch Music
www.bostoncomedyradio.com
November 6, 2025 at 3:52 PM
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Up now in the paid section of my Writing Archives on the Boston Comedy Radio Substack, SOURCE MATERIAL: A Q&A with Australian sketch troupe Aunty Donna from 2018. Source Material is a new Substack feature, extended unpublished interviews.
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SOURCE MATERIAL: Australian sketch troupe Aunty Donna on the origins of their precise brand of anarchy
An extended Q&A from 2018 for a story in WBUR's ARTery blog
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November 4, 2025 at 5:45 PM
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Mashup my brain is offering me today - "Peace Train" by Cat Stevens and "Little Red Corvette" by Prince. "Ride on the peace train/Baby you're much too fast."
November 3, 2025 at 6:56 PM
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100 Years of Boston Comedy! Monday night at 7pm at the Tewksbury Public Library! Come see the presentation! Register at the library site, or let me know you're coming on the 100 Years Facebook page!

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IN PERSON: 100 Years of Boston Comedy
Veteran arts journalist Nick Zaino explores Boston’s long history of comedy, from vaudeville to YouTube, highlighting some of the personalities that have defined laughter in America for 100 years. Hig...
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November 3, 2025 at 12:33 AM
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Up now in the paid section of my Writing Archives on the Boston Comedy Radio Substack, SOURCE MATERIAL: A Q&A with Gary Gulman from 2017. Source Material is a newish feature to the Substack, extended interviews that have gone largely unpublished.

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SOURCE MATERIAL: Gary Gulman on success, depression, and state abbreviations
An extended Q&A from 2017 for a Boston Globe piece
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November 2, 2025 at 9:30 PM
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Welcome to Liminal Christmas.
November 2, 2025 at 3:32 AM
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New in rotation! Hear Paula Poundstone's new album Live At the Alex on Boston Comedy Radio! Listen at www.bostoncomedyradio.com or download the Live365 app for your phone or Roku!

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November 1, 2025 at 5:25 PM
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October 31, 2025 at 8:24 PM
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New in Field Reports! My interview with Shiyanbade, Kayleigh, and Hannah from the Nova Comedy Collective backstage at the Rockwell! Hear it 5am/5pm on BostonComedyRadio.com or on demand on the BCR Substack! #comedy bostoncomedyradio.substack.com/p/bcr-on-dem...
Boston Comedy Radio – 100 Years of Stand-up Sketch Music
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October 31, 2025 at 8:18 PM