Pittsburgh, Cleveland in a battle of comedy

Staff report

YOUNGSTOWN

Pittsburgh has the best professional hockey team: the NHL champion Penguins). Cleveland has the best basketball team: the NBA champions Cavaliers.

So which city has the best comedians?

Area comedy fans might find out on Oct. 20 as two of Cleveland’s top stand-up comics will join two of Pittsburgh’s best-known comedians in the Crossroads Comedy Rivalry, a Meridian HealthCare event sponsored by PNC Bank.

Proceeds from the show will help fund Addition Prevention Education and treatment/recovery programs at Meridian HealthCare to protect children from drug addiction.

Cleveland will be represented by Mike Paramore, a featured comedian on the “Laughs” TV show on FOX; and Bill Squire, one of Cleveland’s hottest comics and a rising star on the comedy circuit.

Pittsburgh will counter with Aaron Kleiber, who was recently voted best comedian by Pittsburgh Magazine; and Mike Wysocki, who was known to Pittsburgh radio listeners as a regular on the Jim Krenn and The Morning Q Show.

The event will take place at 7 p.m. in Ford Recital Hall of the DeYor Performing Arts Center in downtown Youngstown. AC McCullough and Kelly Stevens from Hot-101 radio will serve as emcees.

Tickets are $20 and can be purchased at MeridianHealthCare.net or by calling 330-259-8604.