Jimmy Tingle has the rare distinction of winning Boston Magazine’s “Best of Boston” in the “stand-up comedy” category and for “best alternative theater” as the producer and artistic director of Jimmy Tingle’s Off-Broadway Theater in Somerville. He is the founder of Humor for Humanity, which aspires to raise spirits, funds and awareness for nonprofits, charities and social causes through his work as a comedian, emcee and auctioneer. He has worked as a humorist and commentator for 60 Minutes II and MSNBC and has appeared on The Tonight Show, CNN, Conan O’Brien, Fresh Air with Terry Gross and in his own HBO half-hour comedy special. He recently had a cameo appearance with Julia Loise-Dreyfus in Veep on HBO. His latest one-man-show “Jimmy Tingle’s 20/20 Vision” is a funny, thought provoking and hopeful look at contemporary life and politics through the experience of comedian, commentator and 2018 candidate for LT Governor of Massachusetts, Jimmy Tingle. As the nation looks ahead to the upcoming presidential campaign of 2020, Jimmy Tingle’s 20/20 Vision will entertain, enlighten and challenge the audience to move beyond the current politics of presidential tweets, sound bites and the nightly news cycle and into the realm of long-term thinking and life affirming possibility.