Humane Society sells out comedy night with Dave Dugan
Also, Kiwanis holds 40th annual Howard County Girls Basketball banquet
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Comedian Dave Dugan wears many hats in his life, comedian, radio personality, and voice talent. But he wears one more at home, “animal lover.”
“We currently have a dog, a cat, (and) a bearded dragon,” states the Carmel native. “My son, like myself, grew up an animal lover, so along the way we also had tree frogs, geckos, a rat ... we pretty much take them all in.”
It is fitting that Dugan, who tours regularly and works corporate comedy gigs as well, will perform this coming Saturday, Feb. 25, at a now sold-out Kokomo Humane Society fundraiser “Comedy Night for a Good ‘Paws,’” from 7-9 p.m. at Sun King Brewery, 500 N. Buckeye St.
“I do like to talk about animals in my comedy,” said Dugan. “We have very pricey pets. The doggie has a skin condition, so we have to buy top-of-the-line shampoo. The cat has some sort of urinary tract thing going, so we have to get $3 cans of cat food, and even the dragon needs special, medically treated crickets.
“I eat a lot of grilled cheese to make this work out budget-wise.”
Dugan’s website, www.davedugancorporatecomedy.com states that his first job was “shoveling gravel for his Dad on construction sites when he discovered he was allergic …”to hard work.” Tongue in cheek, he adds, “I fell into comedy as a default. I had nowhere else to turn.”
However, hard work has defined Dugan’s ethic in the entertainment industry. His solo work and gigs with fellow Bob and Tom alumnus and friend Dave “The King” Wilson, whom he shares the bill with on Feb 25, has been prolific.
“If I were a betting man, I would say Dave and I have done close to 22,000 shows together,” said Dugan. “But I'm no good at the modern math, so let’s just say probably an average of six to eight shows a year and hope I'm somewhere close with my estimate.”
That is just a portion of the repertoire that Dugan has built over the last several decades. A regular on Q-95’s now syndicated Bob and Tom show, Dugan has been featured on HBO, Dry Bar Comedy, Comedy Central and Sirius/XM radio.
The last couple of years were difficult for performers with pandemic restrictions in force, but even then Dugan was not deterred as he set two world records for the most laps driving around a roundabout in his hometown.
As live performance venues open back up, Dugan is always a popular crowd draw with his observational, family-style comedy.
“I'm really looking forward to the humane society fundraiser,” said Dugan. “Then I have a couple other Indiana shows that are open to the public in the next few weeks. On March 16, I will be doing a special St.Patrick's Day comedy show at the Cat Theatre in Carmel. On May 5, I'll be in Nashville at the Brown County Playhouse. And in between I'll be doing private and corporate shows which are the majority of my schedule.”
Kiwanis holds 40th annual Howard County Girls Basketball banquet
The Kiwanis Club of Kokomo held its 40th annual Howard County Girls’ Basketball Banquet Feb. 21 at Western Middle School.
Caroline Long, of Western High School, earned the highest senior GPA and was awarded a $1,000 scholarship by the Kokomo Kiwanis Foundation.
Northwestern’s McKenna Layden was named the Most Valuable Player in Howard County.
Layden had the highest points per game (21.3), most assists per game (4.1), and the best free throw percentage (84%). She also earned an award for scoring 1,616 points in her high school career.
Layden and Chloe Hunt, of Western High School, tied for most steals per game (3.2).
Aijia Elliot, of Kokomo High School, had the most rebounds per game (9.09).
Kiwanis is a global organization of volunteers, dedicated to improving the world, one child and one community at a time.