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HA, THAT'S A LAUGH

Laugh it up at The Comedy Room at Portofino, 3455 Biddle Ave., Wyandotte.

Comic Heywood Banks will be in the spotlight at 9 p.m. July 18 and 19.

Tickets for this special engagement are $20. No dinner packages are available.

Tickets for regular shows are $10 Fridays and $12 Saturdays. Dinner and show packages are $29.95.

Call the box office at 1-734-624-5561 or visit www.portofinoontheriver.com.

All Star Comedy Club, a new venue for laughs in the Downriver area, features comedians every Wednesday through Saturday in Thunderbowl Lanes, 4200 Allen Road, Allen Park.

Show times are 8 p.m. Wednesdays and Thursdays, and 8 and 10:30 p.m. Fridays and Saturdays. Admission is $5.

For reservations or more information, call 1-313-388-6020.

Joey's Comedy Club, 36071 Plymouth Road, Livonia, features top-notch comedians at 8 and 10:30 p.m. every weekend.

Comedy troupe Motor City Improv with featured act Johnny Valentino hits the stage today and tomorrow.

Tickets are $13, and dinner show packages also are available. Call the club at 1-734-261-0555 for reservations or more details.