Coming to the big screen this summer: comedians at drive-ins

By Nick A. Zaino III Globe correspondent,Updated June 8, 2020

Comedy clubs and theaters are still closed in Massachusetts, but fans will soon be able to see stand-up live and in person in novel new venues — drive-in movie theaters and converted parking lots. The “People In Cars Getting Comedy” series kicks off June 27 at Apex Entertainment in Marlborough featuring Steve Sweeney, Kelly MacFarland, and Brian Glowacki. Four other editions with different lineups of local comedians are set for the Misquamicut Drive-In Theater in Westerly, R.I., in July and August, with more dates to be announced soon.

“We’re gonna put the comedians up on a riser in front of the screen, have them projected on the screen, and then people sit in their cars and listen on FM modulators,” says John Tobin of Laugh Boston and John Tobin Presents, the organizations behind the shows.

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Coming to the big screen this summer: comedians at drive-ins