Greenfield Garden Cinemas plans to host its first comedy show early next month, when it welcomes two prominent New England stand-up comedians.

Steve Sweeney and Kenny Rogerson are scheduled to be live and in-person at the historic theater on March 3 beginning at 7 p.m. 

“It should be a fun event,” said Isaac Mass, who co-owns the theater with his wife, Angela. “We love these guys from the movies that they’re in, and their stand-up is great.”

Tickets are $25 and can be purchased in advance at the box office or at gardencinemas.net until sold out. The show is organized by Laugh Riot Productions, owned by Michael Smith.

Sweeney is a veteran headliner and a regular at Las Vegas and Atlantic City shows. His films credits include playing a police officer in “There’s Something About Mary,” a neighbor in “Me, Myself & Irene,” a college security guard in “Back to School,” and a landlord in “Celtic Pride.” He also stars in his full-length 2018 comedy “Sweeney Killing Sweeney,” featuring Jonathan Katz, Steven Wright and Lenny Clarke, and most recently in “The Greatest Beer Run Ever,” directed by his friend, Peter Farrelly, and starring Zac Efron. Known for his thick Boston accent, he lives in Quincy and said he seldom performs shows in western Massachusetts. 

“I never get out there, actually. It’s a beautiful part of the state,” he said in an interview. “And people pronounce their Rs out there.”

He said he has a lot of new material he is excited to try in Greenfield, including character impressions of President Biden, former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and U.S. Sen. Mitch McConnell. 

Rogerson will be Sweeney’s warmup act. He played a ticket scalper in “Fever Pitch” and also was in “There’s Something About Mary.” He has been seen on late-night shows as well as HBO, Showtime, Comedy Central and The Cam Neely Foundation’s annual Comics Come Home comedy fundraiser.

Rogerson, who grew up in Enfield, Connecticut, said he doesn’t often get to do shows in this part of Massachusetts. He said his material ranges from divorce to drunken driving and he is yet not sure what topics he will touch on in Greenfield.

“I have enough material I can just play around with it,” he said.

He mentioned he moved to New Hampshire a year ago and recalled having shows at the Blue Wall dining area on the University of Massachusetts Amherst campus decades ago.

Reach Domenic Poli at: dpoli@recorder.com or 413-930-4120.

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