The Ultimate Funny Guy's Survival Guide For Hard Times With Comedian & Actor Lenny Clarke
Tough times don't last, but tough people do. When the bottom falls out, you have a choice; you can either cry about it or laugh your way through it! Picking up the pieces is never easy, but it has to happen. There's a lot of power in laughter, and no one's mastered laughing more than Boston's Comedian and Movie Star - Lenny Clarke. Lenny went from having everything to having nothing, not once but many times. He's survived heart attacks, a massive stroke, overcame addiction, and even lost 200 pounds! Lenny lived through heartbreaks, divorce, and then found love with his wife Jennifer, who stood by his side as he climbed back to the top. Lenny understands that you can be famous and funny, but it doesn't mean one thing if you can't be a good friend and help others during challenging times. Lenny shares his survival tips and how to laugh your way through these valuable life lessons. Nationally renowned comedian Lenny Clarke is one of the biggest names in comedy. He's known for inventing Boston comedy as he came up in the 1980s, the heyday of Boston Comedy, with fellow funnymen Steven Wright, Martin Olson, and Denis Leary. He was roommates with Olsen, and their apartment, was known by comedians as "The Barracks," a notorious "Crash Pad" for visiting comics and the subject of the documentary "When Standup Stood Out." Lenny's comedic abilities captured the attention of Rodney Dangerfield, who gave him his first big break on the HBO special "Nothing Goes Right." Lenny has been on stages making people laugh for over 45 years. He's appeared in television shows such as his own network sitcom Lenny, The Job, The John Larroquette Show; It's All Relative, The Winner, Touched by an Angel, Love Boat: The Next Wave. He played the role of Uncle Teddy on Rescue Me and appeared in feature films such as Me, Myself and Irene, Rounders; There's Something About Mary, Two if by Sea, and Southie, to name a few.We laugh until we cry in this special episode while forgetting our troubles. Lenny share’s his uplifting story that inspire and entertain because his journey is one wild ride!