Shawn Hansen's Comedy Corner with Artie Januario.

Shawn Hansen's Comedy Corner with Artie Januario.

In the summer, there are many things to do down the Cape, but did anyone think about the Comedy Lounge?

This entire summer at the Radisson ho- tel, the only comedy club in town is back having shows every Saturday night.

On July 24, Alvin David, Mike Whit- man, Ira Proctor, and Artie Januario tore the stage up in front of a room packed of comedy fans.

David, the host of the night talked about being in the air force when he was younger, and had people laughing, and said, ‘Okay, one more,” for the people that didn’t get the jokes. That was a great segway to set up his next line, and make the audience think of what is going on.

“We had a lot of fun tonight,” said David. “We had myself, and Michael Whitman, and Artie Januario, with a little Ira Proctor. It was a good crowd. It was a little lean off the top, but we got through it, and we made it happen. Everybody had a good time.”

Performing at the Comedy Lounge about four times a year, David said Whit- man is one of the funniest comedians he has met in his entire life.

“Artie killed it tonight, and you had Ira doing a guest spot, which is just great for everybody.”

If there were three comedians perform- ing that night, Whitman would have been the middler, but since there was four, I guess he was known to be second place?

With a story telling act, Whitman was talking about being at work, and having to take five harassment classes last year. He joked, “How long is it too long to stare? We’ll never know.”

Chuckling a few times at the end of each joke, Whitman brought up a bit about email e-greets. He laughed, “Happy Birthday different font, Michael R. Whit- man. Times New Roman, that’s just what I wanted. I hated last years Courier New.”

After the show, Whitman said the audi- ence was, “Pretty tight. It felt like I had to start them up every time, but they come. They look like they had a good time.”

Performing in Hyannis for 5 years, Whitman feels it’s good when performing with friends.

“Alvin’s great, and Ira stops by as a na- tional headliner for a guest spot, and Artie takes you home,” said Whitman.

Every Thursday at Remington’s res- taurant, he hosts his own show at Dick Doherty’s Comedy Vault in Boston.

Januario said, “Tonight’s show was an excellent. We had about 100 people, which is close to the capacity, and I was happy about that because it’s always good to perform in front of a full room.

Performing down the Cape as opposed to on the other side of the bridge, Januario said he feels people are more laid back here.

“If you’re down here on the Cape as opposed to the greater Boston area, it’s harder to do local references. When I mentioned Revere Beach, very few people knew what I was talking about, because there’s people here from New York, Connecticut, or I don’t know where they’re from, but they don’t know some of the local stuff. You can do big stuff like Red Sox, or Patriots because people know that. Then again, you might alienate people because there might be New York Giants fans here, or Yankees fans here.”

When Januario went on stage, along with the other comedians, the crowd responded well. Everyone seemed to go bonkers when he talked about being a pharmacist, growing up in Revere Beach with needles in the sand, and his family.

Proctor, who made a guest appearance, was taping a bit for Comedy Central. He had a hilarious bit about Dunkin Donuts saying, “For now on we have a bathtub outside, we’re going to fill it with regular coffee.” With that said, he finished with talking about having an easy pass on the side of the building, and a coffee cup outside driving by at 60 miles per hour, swooping up the drink.

Catching up with Proctor after the show, he said he has to send three min- utes of film to Comedy Central. “I have a special two night weekend on Labor Day,” said Proctor, explaining that people should come back to the Comedy Lounge.

For more information about the Com- edy Lounge, go to http://www.comedylounge.com/.