Some of the biggest names in the comedy business started out moonlighting. That includes Jay Leno. "I used to work the Beachcomber in Revere," Leno tells Shayna Seymour. "That was a club. And I went ...

Jay Leno is arguably the most famous standup comedian to come out of Boston. The Andover native started out playing clubs in Boston’s Combat Zone before going on to headline theaters and arenas around ...