Arts & Entertainment

Raue Center Welcomes Comedians for Lucy's Cafe

Comedians Jimmy McHugh, James Wesley and host Mike Preston are scheduled to appear at 8:30 p.m. Friday, July 19, at the Raue Center for the Arts in Crystal Lake.


Raue Center for the Arts welcomes comedians Jimmy McHugh, James Wesley Jackson and host Mike Preston at 8:30 p.m. on July 19. 

Join the funny bunch for the theatre’s awesomely popular small stage series, Lucy’s Comedy Cafe. It’s the perfect night of hilarious top-notch comedy on an intimate stage that won't break the bank.

“Jimmy is one of the funniest guys—come into Lucy's Cafe and chill out,” says Richard Kuranda, executive director of the Raue, located at 26 N. Williams St., Crystal Lake.  

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Tickets are $20 in advance and $25 day of. Tickets can be purchased online at www.rauecenter.org or via the Raue Center Box Office at 815-356-9212, or 26 N. Williams Street in downtown Crystal Lake. 

About Jimmy McHugh:

Jimmy McHugh has been dishing out his style of comedy for over 25 years. Born and raised on the Northwest side of Chicago, Jimmy blends a mixture of classic observational humor emphasized with his unique vocal and facial expressions. 

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Taking his swings at the world of sports, Ernie Tucker of the Chicago Sun Times wrote, "Jim McHugh delivers some of the funniest sports material I have ever heard." Jimmy appears at various national comedy clubs and has also been seen on Comedy Central, HBO, MTV, ESPN2 and the Oprah Winfrey Show.

About James Wesley Jackson:


James is the world's only Enviromedian. Taken from the words "environment" and "comedian," it means he is an entertainer whose work is humorous in its treatment of an environmental theme. 

Jackson has toured Europe with the Funkadelics and the Parlaments and has also received an Emmy for his work on the TV show SFO.

About Mike Preston


Mike Preston is a comic, author, self-appointed anti-social worker. Having endured years in the trenches of social work, assisting people in various states of psychological disarray, he has all but abandoned political correctness, and opted to shine a big bright light on society, illuminating the entertainment aspect of the human condition.

Mike's also the host a of wildly successful TV talk show, http://psychobabbletv.com/ Psycho Babble. His guests have included Mike Ditka, Craig Ferguson, Gilbert Gottfried, Adriannne Curry, Vanilla Ice, Gene Simmons, Ted Nugent, Jennifer Steele, Tera Patrick, Lacuna Coil, Henry Winkler and Jerry Seinfeld.

Source: Raue Center for the Arts


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