Out & About: Latrobe comedy night just what the doctor ordered

Shirley McMarlin
Monday, Jan. 27, 2020 12:01 a.m. | Monday, Jan. 27, 2020 12:01 a.m.

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From left: Featured comedians Michael Cheselka, Michael Ivy and Josh Lawhorn, all of Cleveland, Ohio, gather Saturday during the Latrobe-GLSD Parks and Recreation Comedy Night, held at Huber Hall in Latrobe.

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From left: Toni Kuncher of Latrobe, Matt Hedman of Greensburg and Robin Fritz of Latrobe, enjoy the Latrobe-GLSD Parks and Recreation Comedy Night.

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From left: Fran Ewanits of Latrobe, Fran Eddins of Latrobe, and Debe and Greg Patsy of Acme

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From left: Latrobe-GLSD Parks and Recreation staffers Cindy Smith, Craig Shevchik, director, Trey Hudock and Dawn Vavick

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Latrobe-GLSD Parks and Recreation volunteers Dave Frye (left) and Tom Vatcho

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Deb Pennesi of Greensburg and John Rosa of Latrobe.

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Comedian Michael Cheselka of Cleveland, Ohio, joins Katie Korzak Saturday during the Latrobe-GLSD Parks and Recreation Comedy Night.

It’s late January, our nation is seriously divided and the Doomsday Clock has just inched closer to midnight.

Don’t we all need a good laugh to take our minds off our troubles?

A packed house got just what the doctor ordered at Comedy Night, hosted Jan. 25 by Latrobe-GLSD Parks and Recreation in Latrobe’s Huber Hall.

Featured comedians, who traveled from Cleveland for the performance, were Michael Cheselka, Michael Ivy and Josh Lawhorn.

Cheselka said he “got lucky,” when a friend who was originally scheduled to perform couldn’t make it and asked him to fill in.

It was the organization’s 16th laugh riot, said program administrative assistant Dawn Vavick, and second-largest annual fundraiser after its Thanksgiving Turkey Trot.

Held every year on the weekend prior to Super Bowl Sunday, Comedy Night is a good way to bring the community together to have some fun, she said.

Guests were treated to a buffet dinner and dessert bar before the show got under way.

Seen: Parks and Rec director Craig Shevchik and staffers Cindy Smith, Trey Hudock and Katie Korzak, along with Joe Bellack, Rosanne Bodziak, Rose Lishego, Kathy Koontz, Chris and Annette Couch, Steve Tulenko, Dave and Jody Johnston, Rich and Chris Levay, Dr. Gail Lundquist-Tobias and David Tobias, Marty Singer, Adam and Kelly Heese and Denny and Terilyn Yamber.