Hawaii Tribune-Herald Island Beat Thursday, October 20, 2016 11 Steve McGrew brings the laughter For nearly four decades and five different presidential administrations, Steve “Mudflap” McGrew has been one of the hardest working stand-up comedians around. And during the first weekend in November, he will return to Hawaii for a three-show, two-island comedy tour, also known as the Steve McGrew Hawaiian Comedy Tour. McGrew will play 8:30 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 3, at Hilo Town Tavern; 8 p.m. Friday, Nov. 4, at My Bar in Kona; and 8 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 5, at Anna O’Brien’s in Honolulu. McGrew has been featured on Comedy Central in his own halfhour special. He can be heard on 24/7 Comedy and on Sirius XM radio. Mudflap has released several comedy CDs, his latest, “One Sick Puppy,” is now available on iTunes. He is a regular at Brad Garrett’s Comedy Club, Laugh Factory and Sin City Comedy & Burlesque in Las Vegas. When McGrew lands on stage, you can expect an instantaneously likable, high-energy and rapid-fire show. His material is drawn from everyday life situations and is a hybrid of character work, storytelling and one-liner jabs to the funny bone. His crossover comedy style appeals to people from all walks of life. Tickets for all three shows are $20 advance purchase or $25 at the door. Advance tickets for the Hilo show can be purchased at Hilo Town Tavern, CD Wizard or online at www. hilocomedy.brownpapertickets.com. Kona tickets can be purchased at My Bar, Oshima Surf, Matsuyama Food Mart or online at www.konacomedy. brownpapertickets.com. Honolulu tickets are available at Anna O’Brien’s, Kelly O’Neil’s, Irish Rose Saloon, O’Toole’s, Razor Concepts and Other Realms, as well as online at www.oahucomedy.brownpapertickets. com. For more information about the shows, call 391-5673. Steve “Mudflap” McGrew will play two Big Island shows in November. Courtesy photo
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