New club in Worcester, MA

by Brian McKim & Traci Skene on September 28th, 2006

Scott McLennan’s article in the Worcester Telegram & Gazette gives readers some insight into the current configuration of the Boston comedy scene, detailing the opening (by Dick Doherty) of a new club in Worcester, about 40 miles west.

Doherty’s mainstay in recent years has been the Comedy Vault at Remington’s in Boston. Doherty started doing standup in the 1970s, opened a comedy venue in Hyannis around that time, succumbed to drug and alcohol addictions in the ’80s, and resurfaced in the late ’80s with his finger on Boston’s funny bone. In addition to opening places for comics to work their craft, Doherty has managed careers, including the early days of Dane Cook.

The buzz around Boston a couple weeks ago was that one of two comedy venues branded by Steve Sweeney had just closed down. One door closes, another opens. What is that saying about the weather in Florida? If you don’t like the weather, just wait a few minutes. The same holds true for the scene in the Town of the Bean.