Pitman’s comedy night features Mike Donovan, Paul Keenan

LACONIA — Pitman's Freight Room is pleased to welcome comedian Mike Donovan on Saturday, Oct. 15, at 8 p.m.

Originally from South Boston, Mike attended the University of Massachusetts in Amherst. He graduated from Career Academy School of Broadcasting in 1973 and was a top-40 DJ at WEKT-FM in Hammondsport, New York in '74 and '75. Donocan got his first stand-up comedy gig at Corning NY and became a full time stand-up comedian in 1978. He has also worked as a reporter for Sports Illustrated, and was a radio talk show host on WTTK-FM Boston in 2008. Donovan appears regularly at the Comedy Stops at the Sahara Las Vegas and the Tropicana Atlantic City.

Donovan has appeared on THE BEST DAMN SPORTS SHOW PERIOD with Tom Arnold on Fox. He Has worked as a reporter for Sports Illustrated Magzine and also headlined the Chopsticks Comedy tour in Shanghai and Beijing.

Joining Donovan will be Paul Keenan. Keenan has become a regular performer in the talent-rich Boston comedy scene. Crowds can't help but be drawn in by his all-American looks and childlike charm as he shares his bizarre and sometimes twisted thoughts. Fans may also recognize Paul as the crazy shirtless fan in a NESN.com/mobile commercial, or as the "X guy" and a softball player in Olympia Sports commercials on NESN. You may have also seen him in the Showtime series Brotherhood and in the Academy Award winning film Mystic River, directed by Clint Eastwood. He was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Supporting Extra for this film.

Tickets cost $15, doors open at 7 p.m. and Pitman's is a BYO venue. Visit www.pitmansfreightroom.com for more information, for reservations call 603-527-0043.

Mike Donovan