Name: Homebrewed Comedy at the Jon Barleycorn Tavern
Start: 2026-06-03T19:30:00-04:00
End: 2026-06-03T21:30:00-04:00
Location: Jon Barleycorn - Owego, NY

Homebrewed Comedy at the Jon Barleycorn Tavern

The laughter is coming to Owego when Homebrewed Comedy hits the stage at the Jon Barleycorn on Wednesday, June 3. Jeremy Pryal is headlining the show and John Grier and Mike Shanks are joining host Mike Peters.

The show starts at 7:30 p.m., and there's a recommended $5 donation at the door, which opens at 7. Come out and enjoy the show.

About the comedians:
Mike Peters, a Binghamton comedian, specializes in self-deprecating, observational humor. A contributor for Funny or Die, Peters is the founder of Homebrewed Comedy. He hosts at the Syracuse Funny Bone and Wise Crackers in Wilkes-Barre, Pa., won the Utica Brews Laugh Contest and Uptown Roast Battle and opened for Super Troopers’ Rabbit, Erik Stolhanske and Gilbert Gottfried. Peters produces shows all over New York and hosts his weekly podcasts, On the Mic with Mike Peters and It’s About Time: A Sopranos Watch Podcast.
Mike Shanks is a comedian and producer in Fredonia, N.Y. He performed at the Lookout Comedy Festival in Chattanooga, Tenn., the Des Moines Comedy Festival in Iowa and the Ithaca Comedy Festival. Shanks was a finalist in the Funniest Person in Rochester contest and the Chataqua’s Got Talent. He won the New Comic Night at the Comedy at the Carlson in Rochester in 2023.
John Grier is a high-energy comedian based in Pennsylvania. Known for his off-the-way punchlines and bizarre scenarios, Grier’s life is anything but normal. He’s making a name for himself throughout the Northeast and can be seen at Bethel Woods in New York, the Sherman Theater in Stroudsburg, Pa., Broadway Comedy Club and Krackpots Comedy Club in Massillon, Ohio.
Jeremy Pryal started doing stand-up in the Scranton area when he was 17 years old. He spent time working in the Philadelphia scene before coming back to Scranton. He performs all over the northeast, using his dark and intelligent sense of humor to get the audience laughing.