Billy Gardell, actor and comedian, will deliver a stand-up comedy performance at the Island Resort & Casino on Sept. 20. (Courtesy photo)

ESCANABA — Billy Gardell, a comedian and actor perhaps best known for starring as one of the titular characters in the sitcom “Mike and Molly,” will take the stage at the Island Resort & Casino Showroom in Harris for a live stand-up comedy show Saturday, Sept. 20.

An amiable Gardell recently spoke with the Daily Press to offer a little insight on his career. The Pittsburgh native explained he began doing stand-up in December of 1987 and did 10 years on the road before moving to California.

“Ten years later, I got a break on a sitcom, and I was an overnight success after 25 years,” he joked, chuckling.

In the early 2000s, Gardell appeared in a number

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