2nd Annual Ha Ha Gala

Join us for an unforgettable evening of comedy for a great cause at a great venue

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Give. Laugh. Love.

Join us for an unforgettable evening of comedy for a great cause at a great venue. Headliner Tammy Pescatelli brings decades of comedic brilliance to the stage. Host Bill Squire is back for the second straight year and can be heard hosting his popular podcast, Cleveland America. He is joined by fellow Cleveland comedian and award-winning Mike Polk, Jr., who can be seen on WKYC-TV.

All proceeds benefit Cadence Care Network.

 

WHEN

March 8, 2024

7:00pm - 10:00pm EST (doors open 6:00pm)

WHERE

Penguin City Brewery

460 E Federal St, Youngstown, OH 44503
Beer/wine/spirits will be available for purchase.

FOOD & Drink

Armida’s Cucina Food Truck + Cash Bar

Armida's Cucina - Food Truck, Food Stand, Catering
Beer, Liquor, and Wine will be available.

Comedians

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Tammy Pescatelli

Headliner

Arguably one of the hardest working women in comedy today, Tammy Pescatelli brings brassy sexiness with a bold voice of witty sarcasm to her audiences, holding her own on the topics of sports, television, dating, and family life using tongue-in-cheek humor. Her “Way After School Special” is a highly anticipated follow up to Tammy’s award winning one hour Netflix (now both on Amazon Prime) special, “Finding the Funny.” Both released to the TOP 3 spots on iTunes! Tammy appeared on the highly acclaimed Showtime Comedy Special, “Women Of A Certain Age 2”. Recently, she had a guest star role on “Blue Bloods”  and was also chosen to be one of the few hosts of a new network, Circle TV’s standup show called “Standup Nashville: Live From Zanies”.

The clip from Tammy’s appearance on the “Just For Laugh’s Gala with Sebastian Maniscalco”, continues to climb in views on the JFL Facebook and YouTube page garnering close to 50 million views collectively.

Tammy’s career jumpstarted after appearing – and being one of the Final 5 – on NBC’s Last Comic Standing. Her season played out to more than 18 million viewers.

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Bill Squire

Host

In 2004, at age 22, Bill Squire was just your regular old, excommunicated Mormon Missionary trying to find his way through life. Returning from a two-year-long Mormon mission in the Philippines, Bill found his voice on stage traveling the country telling jokes as he relentlessly pursued stage time. Bill has several Comedy Specials and Albums that have been viewed and listened to millions of times. Bill has been seen on Comedy Central and has appeared on tv shows like Laughs on Fox and Hulu.

Bill has co-hosted The Alan Cox Show, an afternoon drive talk show on 100.7 WMMS in Cleveland, for more than a decade. He co-hosts his wildly popular podcast Cleveland America with friends Tommi LC and OkPants. We are proud to have him back as our host for the second consecutive year.

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Mike Polk

Featured Performer

Mike Polk, Jr. was born in Warren and raised in Newton Falls. His name consistently comes up on the list of funniest people in Ohio. His work has appeared on HBO, Cinemax, and TNTs “Inside the NBA. His two different versions of a "Hastily Made Cleveland Tourism Video" have about 32 million views combined on YouTube. The tourism spoof video prompted Cleveland's convention and tourism bureau to solicit other videos in a 'counterattack' to Polk's not-so-flattering work. In 2019, WKYC-TV hired Polk as a feature reporter and contributor.

Polk was named as one of Cleveland Magazine's Most Interesting People of 2010. In 2022, Polk won Emmy Awards in various categories in his role as commentator/host on WKYC.