CP Sideshow 122 - TONY V, The Comic, The Legend, The Trivia Question

Carnival Personnel

3/25/24

From losing track of days while playing cards at the infamous Ding Ho comedy club in the early 80s to being the FIRST comedian to perform at Fenway Park (opening for pal Bill Burr in 2023), comedian and actor Tony V has been a Boston Legend for over 40 years.

TOMORROW March 25, 2024 at The City Winery in Boston as part of The Boston Comedy Festival, Tony will be getting his Lifetime Achievement Award, recognizing all he has done and means to the City of Boston. If there was a fantasy draft of all the comic greats to come out of Boston, Tony is a first- round pick on everyone’s cards.

Joe and Jacques saw Tony V and his pal Bobcat at Off Cabot a couple weeks ago and it might have been funniest show they’ve ever seen (and they see lots of shows!)

As an actor, Tony’s been in features such as The Town (produced by former CP guest Bill Fay and it premiered also at Fenway) to his BFF’s Misfits and Monsters (in which Tony had a full body wax and was painted blue as is the law to play King Neptune) – Tony is also a beloved comedy teacher (just ask former guest Lauren Simms)!

And yes, Tony is a Boston comic over 40 so there was lots of talk about Dick Bucks and the word “integrity”.

Tony V on IG is: tonyvcomic_ Tony on FB is: Tony Viveiros

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Biff on Twitter is @BiffPlaysHockey

Joe on Twitter is: @Optigrabber

Jacques on Twitter is @CarnivalPodcast and FB @JacquesLambert

Opening and Closing Tony V Comedy Clips (used WITH permission) from Best Of Boston Stand Up Vol. 1 :

Closing Song: Mind Time By Dan Cray and Beyond Id