Story last updated at 2:44 PM EST on July 3, 2008

HA, THAT'S A LAUGH

Laugh it up at The Comedy Room at Portofino, 3455 Biddle Ave., Wyandotte.

Comic Heywood Banks will be in the spotlight at 9 p.m. July 18 and 19.

Tickets for this special engagement are $20. No dinner packages are available.

Tickets for regular shows are $10 Fridays and $12 Saturdays. Dinner and show packages are $29.95.

Call the box office at 1-734-624-5561 or visit www.portofinoontheriver.com.

All Star Comedy Club, a new venue for laughs in the Downriver area, features comedians Wednesdays through Saturdays at Thunderbowl Lanes, 4200 Allen Road, Allen Park.

Show times are 8 p.m. Wednesdays and Thursdays, and 8 and 10:30 p.m. Fridays and Saturdays. Admission is $5.

For reservations or more information, call 1-313-388-6020.