@nickzaino
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
Happy Thursday! Go see shows! Best of the Week airs 8x daily on Boston Comedy Radio or download on demand @ the BCR Substack to hear about shows and news! Access Boston Comedy Radio by going to www.bostoncomedyradio.com or download the Live365 app! bostoncomedyradio.substack.com/p/bcr-on-dem...
Happy Thursday! Go see shows! Best of the Week airs 8x daily on Boston Comedy Radio or download on demand @ the BCR Substack to hear about shows and news! Access Boston Comedy Radio by going to www.bostoncomedyradio.com or download the Live365 app!
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Tonight in Marblehead! I will present The 80s Boom: A Boston Comedy History at the Abbot Library at 6pm! Come explore stand-up stories from the dawn of the comedy club! Register here:
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Boston Comedy Radio has a full schedule of theme shows running all day, including The New Stuff, which focuses on comedy released in the last few years. Check the schedule and listen at www.bostoncomedyradio.com!
New Field Report! Brian Longwell on How to Be Successful! Field Reports broadcast on Boston Comedy Radio daily@5AM+5 PM weekdays and Sundays, and Saturdays at 5AM. And is available free on demand to stream o download on the Boston Comedy Radio Substack. bostoncomedyradio.substack.com/p/bcr-on-dem...
A couple of missing links in Boston comedy history...
Where is all Presidents Day theme candy? Disappointed in you, confection vultures.
Today's record store score - The Mad Show, the official album of MAD Magazine's 1966 Off-Broadway revue. One of the stars is Dick Libertini, aka Richard Libertini, a Cambridge native and Emerson grad. You might remember him from All Of Me, Popeye, and Fletch. Coming soon to Boston Comedy Radio!
Boston Comedy Radio loves you!
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New Boston Comedy Radio Interview Hour debuting at 8PM tonight! Hear Bruce Smirnoff talk about Boston before the Boom! BCRIH airs every day@6am, weekdays @ 8pm+10PM, Sat@6PM, and Sun@ 8pm+10PM. Listen at www.bostoncomedyradio.com or download the Live365 app for mobile+Roku and make us a favorite!
Happy Thursday! Go see shows! Best of the Week airs 8x daily on Boston Comedy Radio or download on demand @ the BCR Substack to hear about shows+news! Access Boston Comedy Radio by going to www.bostoncomedyradio.com or download the Live365 app! #comedy
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It is nearly Valentine's Day again, so it is time to share my happy-go-lucky anti-love pop song. I recorded this eleven years ago + share it every year for those who might enjoy such a thing in the season of chocolate hearts and cheap champagne.
I Hate Love | Nick Zaino share.google/ItFtn3qYPhQR...
New Field Report with Alexa Albanese on her upcoming show, Truth, Jest, & The American Way coming up Wednesday, Feb 11 at The Rockwell!Listen to hear Alexa explain what it's all about.
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100 Years of Boston Comedy is now its own section on the Boston Comedy Radio Substack! I'll be posting bits + observations from my comedy history series there for paid subscribers. We start today with the magnificent Bob & Ray, Jane, Laraine, & Gilda!
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I've added a 100 Years of Boston Comedy tab to the Boston Comedy Radio Substack and plan to add regular content for paid subscribers in addition to the video of the full 100 Years presentation that's up there now. We start with sexy Bob & Ray on Monday! bostoncomedyradio.substack.com/s/100-years-...
New free piece in the Writing Archives on the Boston Comedy Radio Substack! Since We’ve had 2 new specials from Boston comedians - Eugene Mirman and Janet McNamara - in the past three weeks, I went back to this piece I wrote for the Boston Globe in 2023
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Just a quick informal poll - who here has a Roku? You can listen to Boston Comedy Radio there on the Live365 app, and I'm wondering how many people would listen there.
New in rotation! Hear Eugene Mirman's new album Here Comes the Whimsy, out today on Pretty Good Friends, 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
On Feb 5, you can see Eugene Mirman's new special Here Comes the Whimsy on the VEEPS platform or download the audio from Pretty Good Friends. I spoke with Mirman about it for the Boston Globe. Look for it in print either Thursday or Friday, or online now. www.bostonglobe.com/2026/02/04/a...
Just a heads up, I will be a panelist on a show that includes distinguished journalists (and also me!) at the Rockwell on Feb 11. Hosted by Alexa Albanese. It's called Truth, Jest, & The American Way. Check it out here. therockwell.org/calendar/tru...
Happy Thursday! Go see shows! Best of the Week airs 8x daily on Boston Comedy Radio or download on demand @ the BCR Substack to hear about shows and news! Access Boston Comedy Radio by going to www.bostoncomedyradio.com or download Live365! #comedy
bostoncomedyradio.substack.com/p/bcr-on-dem...
Janet McNamara is headlining a sold-out show at Goofs tonight to celebrate the release of her new special/album, "Not Smart Enough." Get some background on Janet and the special in today's print edition of the Boston Globe, or at bostonglobe.com. www.bostonglobe.com/2026/01/28/a...
If you're getting snowed under this weekend, gather 'round the warmth of your favorite internet delivery device and listen to Boston Comedy Radio! Access Boston Comedy Radio by going to www.bostoncomedyradio.com and pressing the big button for laughs or download the Live365 app for mobile or Roku!
New for paid subscribers to the Boston Comedy Radio Substack, an extended Q&A transcript of a 2017 interview with Ron Funches, in honor of his time on Traitors. In the Writing Archives now.
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New in rotation! Hear Janet McNamara's new album Not Smart Enough, out today on Pretty Good Friends, 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
I hope the robots are as good as the ones I always circled in the Sears holiday catalogue when I was nine.
Happy Thursday! Go see shows! Best of the Week airs 8x daily on Boston Comedy Radio or get it on demand @ the BCR Substack to hear about upcoming shows + news! Access Boston Comedy Radio by going to www.bostoncomedyradio.com or download Live365! #comedy bostoncomedyradio.substack.com/p/bcr-on-dem...
I feel like there hasn't been a "quiet part" for many years.
Happy Thursday! Go see shows! 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 news! Access Boston Comedy Radio @ www.bostoncomedyradio.com or download Live365 app! #comedy bostoncomedyradio.substack.com/p/bcr-on-dem...
Happy Thursday! Go see shows! 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 news! Access Boston Comedy Radio by going to www.bostoncomedyradio.com or download Live365!
bostoncomedyradio.substack.com/p/bcr-on-dem...