Jimmy Tingle

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Jimmy Tingle (born April 9, 1955 in Cambridge, Massachusetts) is an American stand-up comic and film actor.

In the 1990s, Tingle was often featured on the NPR radio show Heat with John Hockenberry. He was a commentator on CBS News during the 1980s [1], as well as the CBS News program 60 Minutes II later for two years, serving a role similar to Andy Rooney on the Sunday edition of 60 Minutes. Eventually, CBS fired Tingle, and replaced him with Charles Grodin.

Dabbling occasionally in acting, Tingle has appeared in local Boston films The Boondock Saints and Next Stop Wonderland.

Tingle has spent his time operating his stand-up club/theatre in Somerville, Massachusetts named "Jimmy Tingle's Off-Broadway Theater", often hosting the shows. In October 2007, Tingle announced his plans to close the theater. ^[1]