Comedian Brian Regan. Credit: Akroncivic.com
Comedian Brian Regan dropped out of school to pursue a career in comedy back in 1980. At the time, he had no idea whether he’d made the right decision.

Decades later, it appears that Regan, a comedy superstar, did the right thing.

“I just knew when I was young that I had this passion to be a standup comedian,” Regan told us recently. “I thought it would be an interesting thing to do with my life. I had this dream that if I could make $100 a night doing comedy that I would have the world by the tail. I’m not quite there yet, but I’m still trying.”

Regan will perform on Nov. 19 at the Akron Civic Theatre.

A ticket presale to Regan’s show at the Akron Civic Theatre began today.

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This article appears in Jun 2-15, 2021.

Jeff has been covering the Cleveland music scene for more than 25 years now. On a regular basis, he tries to talk to whatever big acts are coming through town. And if you're in a local band that he needs to hear, email him at jniesel@clevescene.com.