, ▁Len ny ▁Clar ke ▁tried ▁to ▁campaign ▁for ▁a ▁mayor ▁in ▁Cambridge ▁ ▁Career ▁He ▁was ▁the ▁most ▁famous ▁" sal oon ▁com ic " ▁in ▁Boston ▁during ▁the ▁ 1 9 8 0 s , ▁the ▁he yd ay ▁of ▁the ▁Boston ▁comedy ▁scene . ▁The ▁DVD ▁release ▁When ▁Stand up ▁Sto od ▁Out ▁( 2 0 0 6 ) ▁details ▁Clar ke ' s ▁early ▁career ▁and ▁affili ations ▁with ▁other ▁famous ▁Boston ▁com ics , ▁such ▁as ▁Steven ▁Wright ▁and ▁Den is ▁Le ary , ▁his ▁good ▁friends . ▁In ▁ 1 9 8 0 , ▁Clar ke ▁wrote ▁and ▁star red ▁in ▁a ▁local ▁television ▁show ▁Len ny ▁Clar ke ' s ▁Late ▁Show ▁featuring ▁Wright ▁and ▁Le ary , ▁in ▁collaboration ▁with ▁Boston ▁comedy ▁writer ▁Martin ▁Ol son . ▁Clar ke ▁and ▁Ol son ▁were ▁ro omm ates , ▁and ▁their ▁a partment , ▁known ▁by ▁com ed ians ▁as ▁" The ▁Bar ra cks ", ▁was ▁a ▁not orious ▁" cr ash ▁pad " ▁for ▁com ics ▁visit ing ▁Boston , ▁per ▁the ▁film . ▁ ▁Clar ke ▁star red ▁in ▁his ▁own ▁short - l ived ▁network ▁sit com ▁Len ny ▁( 1 9 9 0 ), ▁and ▁in ▁such ▁TV ▁shows ▁as ▁Cont est ▁Search light , ▁The ▁Job , ▁The ▁John ▁Lar ro qu ette ▁Show ▁and ▁It ' s ▁All ▁Rel ative ▁and ▁mov ies ▁like ▁Monument ▁A ve ., ▁F ever ▁P itch ▁and ▁South ie . ▁From ▁ 2 0