BCR On Demand - BCR Interview Hour S1EP15: Bruce Smirnoff on Teddy Bergeron, Boston before comedy clubs, and the cruise ship/retirement community circuit

Before the Comedy Connection opened up in 1978, there were no comedy clubs in Boston. That made it tough for a comedian to even get started here, but that’s what Bruce Smirnoff did. In this interview, Smirnoff talks about working gong shows at the Ground Round and some of the more rough and tumble stand-up nights around town, how Teddy Bergeron helped h…