Steve Sweeney

BIOGRAPHy

During the early 70’s, in the beginning days of comedy clubs as we know them today, a small group of Boston ‘would-be’ comedians joined together in a back street Chinese restaurant in Cambridge, MA. – the now famous Ding-Ho. This group included such unknowns as Lenny Clarke, Kevin Meaney, Jay Leno, Bobcat Goldwaithe, Steven Wright, and of course, Steve Sweeney. Known for his use of dialects and great insight into the new england political scene, Steve Sweeney has been performing to sold out crowds from day one. The first of the Boston super-stars to break into television, Steve was the star of Park Street Under, a very successful Boston based sitcom. He has been a regular on all the major TV shows, David Letterman, Evening at the Improv, HBO, Caroline’s, The Cam Neely – Dennis Leary Comics Come Home Special and many others! Many will recognize steve from one of many featured roles in films such as Rodney Dangerfield’s Back to School, Celtic Pride, Brass Ring, Enough All Ready, Next Stop Wonderland, Southie, Something About Mary and “Me, Myself & Irene” with Jim Carey.  Steve and Joe Malone, the former Treasurer of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, co-host a podcast called “Sweeney and Malone” on Boston Herald Radio. Steve continues to keep audiences laughing through the years, maintaining his status as New England’s top comic.

Career Path

1972Among the founding regulars at the Ding-Ho, a back-street Cambridge Chinese restaurant where Lenny Clarke, Jay Leno, Bobcat Goldthwait, Kevin Meaney, and Steven Wright all found their footing in the nascent Boston comedy scene.
1979First of the Boston cohort to break into television: 'Park Street Under,' a Boston-based sitcom widely cited as an early model for 'Cheers,' drew sold-out crowds and put Sweeney ahead of his Ding-Ho peers on the national radar.
1984Became a regular on 'Evening at the Improv' on A&E and multiple HBO specials, building a cable presence that ran parallel to his packed New England touring schedule.
1986Featured role in Rodney Dangerfield's 'Back to School' marked his first major theatrical film credit and introduced Sweeney to audiences well outside the Northeast.
1991Multiple 'Late Night with David Letterman' appearances, plus the Cam Neely, Dennis Leary 'Comics Come Home' special, delivered two high-visibility national platforms in the same stretch.
1998Three Boston-area films in a single year: 'Next Stop Wonderland,' 'Southie,' and 'There's Something About Mary', the last a box-office hit that brought Sweeney the widest mainstream exposure of his career.
2000Cast by the Farrelly Brothers in 'Me, Myself and Irene' opposite Jim Carrey, extending a run of marquee-name film credits that few regional club comics can match.
2014Appeared alongside Denzel Washington in Antoine Fuqua's 'The Equalizer' and in 'The Forger' with John Travolta, two major studio films in the same year.
2015Launched 'Sweeney and Malone' on Boston Herald Radio alongside former Massachusetts Treasurer Joe Malone, applying his political-dialect sharpness to a new weekly platform.
2022Rechristened his Quincy venue Steve Sweeney's Comedy Den, drawing headliners including Lenny Clarke and Christine Hurley to the intimate 60-seat room that the Boston Globe called a genuine neighborhood comedy club.

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