Billy Gardell is pictured in 2022 in an episode of Bob Hearts Abishola.

Comedian Billy Gardell is bringing his tour to the Struthers Library Theatre in June.

Gardell is a longtime standup comedian who is known for his starring roles in CBS sitcoms Mike & Molly and Bob Hearts Abishola. Gardell’s appearance in Warren will take place at 8 p.m. Saturday, June 6, and is sponsored by Superior Tire and Rubber Corp. Tickets for members are available today and go on sale to the general public at 10 a.m. Friday.

Gardell had made several television guest appearances before the 2010 debut of Mike & Molly, which ran 127 episodes from 2010 through 2016. He followed Mike & Molly with an eight-episode arc on Sun Records, playing Col. Tom Parker, before guest starring on five episodes of CBS’ Young Sheldon in 2018-19. Gardell then scored another long-running CBS sitcom with 95 episodes of Bob Hearts Abishola from 2019 through 2024.

Before Mike & Molly, Gardell co-starred in the critically acclaimed television series Lucky. His other television credits include Yes Dear and Judging Amy, on the Network, My Name is Earl, The Practice, Monk and Gary the Rat.

Gardell’s stand-up act was featured in a 2008 episode of Comedy Central Presents and in a 2011 TV special, Billy Gardell: Halftime. In 2016 he received a daytime Emmy nomination as best game show host for Monopoly Millionaires Club.

Gardell launched his first-ever theater tour late in 2025, with the tour making its way to Warren in June. The comedian described his act during an interview with the Associated Press in 2022. Gardell was born in the Pittsburgh borough of Swissvale and grew up in Pennsylvania and Florida after his parents divorced. He was a self-described “chubby kid” who got the notion he could be funny on TV from seeing portly Jackie Gleason on “The Honeymooners.” Gardell began as a stand-up, influenced by his dad’s eclectic tastes that included George Carlin, Richard Pryor and Bob Newhart albums.

“I’m pretty middle of the road, meat-and-potatoes” as a comedian, Gardell told the AP.

“I talk about being married and having a kid. A very blue-collar, very Midwest sense of humor — don’t take yourself too seriously,” he said.

Fans of Gardell’s television work have also seen the actor’s transformation over the past few years after gastric bypass surgery. He told the Associated Press he had no hesitation about taking off weight to improve his health.

“I’m happier than I’ve been in many years,” Gardell said in the AP article, but cautioned that he’s not telling others to follow his lead and get the operation, which he’d considered for years before undergoing it.