
Johnson Hall plans to present a Maine Event Comedy show at 7:30 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 19, at the hall, at 280 Water St. in Gardiner.
Comedians Casey Crawford and Johnny Ater will co-headline the event. The show also will feature Al Ghanekar and Ian MacDonald.
Crawford’s well-crafted one-liners earned him a televised spot on Jimmy Kimmel Live and Montreal’s prestigious Just for Laughs Festival. He finds the humor in growing up poor in rural South Dakota, to struggling in New York City, to his current life as a husband in New England. Crawford is a master jokesmith and plans to release his debut album this year.

Whether he’s taking light-hearted swipes at himself and his fellow Mainers or contorting his face into hilarious characters, Ater has left audiences laughing since 2003. He’s performed at the Punchline in San Francisco, headlined the Maine Comedy Festival, and recently provided voice-over work for an Agren Appliance television campaign, according to a news release from hall.
Ghanekar left a full-time technology job to pursue stand-up comedy. He’s worked with national headliners at New York City’s Gotham Comedy Club and Broadway Comedy Club and has performed in Sydney, Australia, and Mumbai, India.
MacDonald produces shows at several venues and recently performed in the Bricks & Bridges Comedy Fest in Lewiston-Auburn.
Tickets cost $18 for adults, $16 for seniors, and may be purchased online at johnsonhall.org or by calling the office at 207-582-7144 between noon and 2 p m. Tuesday and Wednesday and noon and 3 p.m. Friday. A streaming option also is offered for $10.
The show is for ages 21-plus and will contain adult language and content.
For more information, call 207-582-7144.
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