By Nick Zaino Globe correspondent,Updated January 24, 2020
Don Gavin admits he has never had a head for business. In the 1980s, when he was a key part of a swinging Boston stand-up scene that included Steven Wright, Lenny Clarke, and Steve Sweeney, he never got a manager or an agent, never moved to Los Angeles or New York. Instead, he stayed in Boston, found steady work, and earned the nickname “The Godfather of Boston Comedy.” The big break that would make him a star never came.
“I never understood exactly why it didn’t come my way, but it didn’t,” he says. “But also I didn’t pursue it. With this album that’s coming out now, finally maybe I’ll get rid of the moniker ‘Boston’s’ and ‘Comedy’s Best Kept Secret.’ I’d like the secret to get out.
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Boston stand-up Don Gavin is ready for the secret to get out