Ward Anderson & Carlos Valencia Set for Aurora Comedy Nights Tonight

Aurora Comedy Nights celebrates another great year of club comedy performances on the square in downtown Lawrenceville as headliner Ward Anderson is joined by Carlos Valencia and host Katie Causey. See them all in one big show in the "big room" on Aurora Theatre's Mainstage tonight, June 20 at 8:00 PM. It will be like attending an HBO Comedy Special, live and right in your backyard.

Ward Anderson is a comedian, author, and radio host who has toured and performed all over the world. A graduate of The University of Georgia, Anderson has appeared in front of audiences in tiny comedy clubs and enormous theatres. He wrote, directed, and starred in his own TV special, Americanadian, and has won awards for his work directing TV commercials and music videos. This Atlanta-bred comic is now a Canadian icon, Anderson is a host on the radio talk show "Ward and Al," which airs weekdays on SiriusXM satellite radio. Ward's debut novel I'll Be Here All Week , published by Kensington Publishing Corp., will be released May 27, 2014. Ward's website: http://wardanderson.net/

Carlos Valencia's first time on stage was at a contest where the prize was a week-long booking on a cruise ship. He lost categorically and is still not allowed on a cruise ship; but since then he has performed in over 30 states from Washington to Florida in comedy clubs, colleges, theatres, casinos, boats, taverns, watering holes, churches, diners, coffee shops, prisons, military bases, bowling centers, back alleys, redneck bars, punk rock clubs, hip-hop joints, and heavy metal dives-with some of the biggest names in comedy-and in some of the most prestigious comedy festivals in the country. A veteran touring comic based out of Atlanta, Georgia Valencia's quirky caché has made him a real crowd-pleaser. Carlos's website: http://carlosvcomedy.com/

Hostess Katie Causey is a member of multiple improv and sketch comedy groups in Athens and in Atlanta. She is a recent UGA grad and an alumnus of the very first Aurora Theatre Apprentice Company. Katie's website: http://katiecausey.weebly.com/