Bill Leahy is my new hero! Bill is 90 years young and just started his stand-up comedy career. He's retired and has been bored since his wife died so he figured he'd give stand-up a shot. Leahy never had a problem making friends laugh but always wanted to get on stage in front of a crowd. On his 90th birthday he did a half hour set. He's billed as the sit down comic because he's too old to stand too long, so he performs in a lazy boy. His son stands on the side of the stage and is in charge of the cue cards that help keep his dad on track. His most recent show attracted a crowd of 500 at the Palace Theatre in Syracuse, NY and was made up of mostly senior citizens. Leahy likes to finish his set with some advice for any other 90 year old men in the crowd, "Get a nice 80 year old woman who knows how to tap dance.
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