By Nick A. Zaino III Globe Correspondent,September 11, 2019.
Jim Serpico loves Boston comedy. As part of the Apostle production company with Denis Leary, he helped put together the lineups for the first 24 years of Comics Come Home. Now he has struck out on his own with a new comedy record label, Virtual Comedy Network, which is releasing “Best of Boston Comedy: Volume 1,” available for download Friday. Recorded at Laugh Boston in July, everyone on the album is a comedian currently living and working in Boston.
“That’s really what I wanted to try to showcase and hopefully bring to the attention of people around the rest of the country and maybe even some industry people, that there’s a real strong pocket of comedy here in Boston,” Serpico says.
The group includes 10 headlining Boston comedians representing a spectrum of ages and perspectives. The newer generation includes Dan Crohn, Kelly MacFarland, Corey Rodrigues, and Will Noonan. There are Boston veterans from the ’80s scene including Tony V., Steve Sweeney, Don Gavin, and Ken Rogerson. Jimmy Dunn and Christine Hurley land somewhere in between those eras. “I really liked the idea of mixing it up, of not just one type of comedy or one age group,” Serpico says. “I thought it was a really good mix.”
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