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Kathy Griffin, Jay Leno, Brad Garrett and Larry the Cable Guy perform this weekend

01:00 AM EDT on Thursday, May 1, 2008

Kathy Griffin plays Mohegan Sun on Friday.


Photorazzi / David J. Dowling

The comedians cometh, four of them, all standup kind of guys, and gals, at three venues over three consecutive nights: Kathy Griffin, Jay Leno, Brad Garrett and Larry the Cable Guy.

Griffin gets things going with her standup tomorrow night at 8 at Mohegan Sun. She won an Emmy Award for her reality show on Bravo, Kathy Griffin: My Life On the D-List. However, she’s best known for her four-year stint on the NBC sitcom Suddenly Susan. For tickets, $35, call (888) 226-7711, ext. 27163, or visit www.mohegansun.com. The casino is located in Uncasville, Conn., off exit 79A of Route 395.

The next night at Mohegan, the Emmy-winning Jay Leno, now in his 15th year as host of The Tonight Show, offers an extended comic monologue. The show’s at 8 p.m. Tickets are $45 to $65.

Garrett follows Saturday night at 9 at Foxwoods. He has been doing standup for decades and has been in lots of movies and TV shows, and is best known for his part in Everybody Loves Raymond. For tickets, $55 to $66, call (800) 200-2882 or visit www.foxwoods.com. Foxwoods is located off Route 2 in Ledyard.

Larry the Cable Guy closes out the weekend with an 8 p.m. Sunday show at the Providence Performing Arts Center, 220 Weybosset St. Larry, who’s really Dan Whitney, revels in low-brow redneck humor. For tickets, $45.75, call (401) 421-2787 or visit www.ppacri.org.