ASTORIA — The Liberty Theater’s Third Thursday Comedy Series begins two days after St. Patrick’s Day with an Irish comedian. George Casey brings “A Night of Laughter with the King of Blarney” at 7 p.m. Thursday, March 19.

Casey was born in a remote seaside village on the west coast of Ireland legendary for its storytelling. Growing up in a large family, he saw humor everywhere and honed his skills as a comic.

Casey has been entertaining audiences all over the U.S. with his self-deprecating sense of humor and clean jokes.

Some of the acts Casey has opened for and toured with include Rosemary Clooney, The Osmond Brothers, Ray Price, Three Dog Night, Brooklyn Bridge, Donald O’Connor and Bobby Vinton. He performed with Vinton as his special guest in Vinton’s Blue Velvet Theatre in Branson, Missouri, until its close in 2002. He is a regular act at The Riviera Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas.

Tickets are available at the Liberty Theater box office; call 503-325-5922, ext. 55 or visit ticketswest.com

Another Third Thursday Comedy Show will take place April 16 featuring ventriloquist Lynn Trefzger.