The original 96 contestants will be whittled down to eight and only one will remain standing after this no-holds-barred contest finals! In addition, the legendary Robert Klein will receive the 2010 Boston Comedy Festival Lifetime Achievement Award.
Robert Klein has enjoyed a career unparalleled by today’s most seasoned entertainers. Klein auditioned for Chicago’s Second City cast in March of 1965. From there, he went on to find roles in Broadway reviews such as “Apple Tree,” “Morning, Noon and Night,” and “New Faces of 1968.” All the while, Klein was working on his stand-up material at the New York Improv Club. In 1970 Robert Klein introduced his CBS program “Comedy Tonight,” the success of which solidified his place in the
