Boston-New York rivalry takes center stage at Pitman's Freight Room

LACONIA — The Boston-New York rivalry takes a unique turn Saturday, June 18, at 9 p.m. when Boston's Jim Lauletta and New York's Mark Riccadonna and Sean Lynch share the stage at Pitman's Fright Room.

The June show is the first of three that will begin at 9 p.m. affording patrons the opportunity to take full advantage of the longer daylight hours before the comedy night.

Lauletta is a long time New England favorite who has appeared on Comedy Central, performed in Las Vegas, Atlantic City and on cruise ships and has played top clubs across the country.

Riccadonna is a New York based comedian who travels nationwide playing top clubs such as the Laughing Skull in Atlanta, the Mohegan Sun, Las Vegas, Atlantic City, and he travels the world entertaining the troops. He recently appeared on Gotham Comedy TV Live

Lynch is a versatile comedy veteran who has written for and appeared on Comedy Central, as well as Celebrity Death Match on MTV. He has performed in New York at Caroline's, the Gotham Comedy Club, the Broadway Comedy Club and more. His Los Angeles appearances include The Comedy Store and The Laugh Factory.

"The last few summers people have appreciated the 9 p.m. start," said Pitman's owner Dick Mitchell. "June is a month when people are just getting used to the better weather so we wanted a blockbuster show to kick off the summer. This is an outstanding lineup."