The Hampton Beach Comedy Festival begins Wednesday, August 17 and continues through Sunday, August 21 on the back patio of McGuirk’s Ocean View, 95 Ocean Boulevard, Hampton Beach, New Hampshire.

Showtime is 8 p.m. for each show in the five-night event. Tickets are $20, available at the Hampton Beach Comedy Festival Facebook page, HamptonBeachComedyFestival.com, and ScampsComedy.com. If space is available, tickets will also be sold for $25 beginning at 7 p.m. at the door (cash only) on show nights. The patio will open for diners at 6 p.m.

Produced by Scamps Comedy Productions, the five-night event will feature host Jimmy Dunn and at least six other comedians every night. Lineups will be released during the summer and will include festival regulars and other stars of New England comedy.

For more information, go to HamptonBeachComedyFestival.com, and ScampsComedy.com.