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Revamped Comedy Club Reopens In Boston's Theater District, Promising New Laughs

Veteran comedian Tony V described Lil' Chuck as hallowed ground. "We're in a place that was the epicenter of stand-up."

(CBS Boston)

October 22, 2024

BOSTON - A Boston comedy club is reopening in a familiar setting but with new laughs.

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Lil Chuck is now open in the basement of the Charles Playhouse in Boston. "Shear Madness" called the space home for 40 years, but the improv comedy show closed just before the pandemic. Now, the revamped club is reviving Boston's long history of comedy.

Veteran comedian Tony V described the club as hallowed ground. "We're in a place that was the epicenter of stand-up. At one point in the late 80s and early 90s, five comedy clubs were within a block radius."

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