Comedian Steven Wright will be honored as the first inductee into The Boston Comedy Hall of Fame on Monday, December 15th at Showcase Live at Patriot Place in Foxborough, MA . Wright will receive the Boston Comedy Hall of Fame’s Thomas Wignell Award. The ceremony will be hosted by Tony V with performances by fellow Boston comedians Lenny Clarke, Don Gavin, Steve Sweeney, Barry Crimmins, Mike McDonald, Kenny Rogerson and Fran Solomita.
All proceeds from the event will benefit The Boston Comedy Hall of Fame Fund, a charitable organization to assist comics in need founded by City Councilor John Tobin.
“I thought it was important to start the Boston Comedy Hall of Fame so that we could pay proper homage to the Boston comedians who have worked hard and presented a unique voice to the art of stand up comedy,” says Tobin. “Steven Wright showed everyone that there were other paths from the stand up stages of Boston. Steven’s first appearance on the Tonight Show with Johnny Carson was not only historic; it marked the official beginning of Boston Comedy’s dominance throughout the world of comedy.”
