{"version":1,"type":"rich","provider_name":"Libsyn","provider_url":"https:\/\/www.libsyn.com","height":90,"width":600,"title":"Steve Sweeney","description":"Steve Sweeney is a comedian and actor from Boston\u2019s Charlestown neighborhood who has performed on big stages and bigger screens for more than four decades. His newest project is Townie, a documentary-style stand-up film making its North American premiere at the New York Comedy Film Festival in February 2026. It\u2019s executive-produced by Peter Farrelly, one of the Farrelly Brothers who previously have employed Sweeney in memorable supporting roles in films such as Me, Myself and Irene and There\u2019s Something About Mary, where he played a cop confronting Ben Stiller\u2019s zipper scene. Sweeney, who has his own intimate comedy club in Quincy, shared stories with me reminiscing about his performance on the HBO Young Comedians Special hosted by John Candy, attending USC with Judd Apatow, what he learned working with and befriending legends such as George Carlin and Rodney Dangerfield, how Colin Quinn pushed him to become more vulnerable onstage for Townie. There\u2019s a lot to get to, so let\u2019s get to it! ","author_name":"The Comic's Comic Presents Last Things First","author_url":"http:\/\/thecomicscomic.libsyn.com\/podcast","html":"