Pete Correale has performed stand-up comedy all across the country, but next month, he will spend two nights performing on a stage down the road from his home.

Correale will perform at the 1891 Fredonia Opera House on Friday, Nov. 21 and Saturday, Nov. 22, at 7:30 p.m. The Friday show sold out quickly, so Correale decided to hold another show to give his community another chance to see the show. Tickets are $30 and can be purchased at the Opera House or online at petecorreale.com.

“It’s a beautiful theater. You’re going to sit down in town and you’re going to laugh. We’re going to have a good time,” Correale said.

Performing at the Opera House is nothing new for Correale. He held a similar show three years ago, after three of his specials were already available on Amazon Prime Video. At the time, he said, “I’m happy to do a show locally. I wanted to bring people an affordable show without having to go all the way to Buffalo.”

That sentiment still holds true now, even as Correale’s career has continued to bloom.

Correale grew up on Long Island, but he moved to Fredonia in college when he was recruited to play on the SUNY Fredonia basketball team. He graduated from SUNY Fredonia in 1992.

During his senior year, Correale took an acting class in the theater department and knew immediately he wanted to be in show business. After college, Correale moved to New York City, where he connected with an improv group. Correale performed at comedy clubs around the city, and his love for the art grew. He then knew he wanted to pursue a career in stand-up.

Correale has since appeared on the Jay Leno Show and the Late Show with David Letterman, and also performed at Super Bowl Weekend. He has worked as an accredited writer on the CBS sitcom “Kevin Can Wait,” starring Kevin James, and also co-hosts a popular podcast with Sebastian Maniscalco, “The Pete and Sebastian Show.”

Most recently, Correale opened for Maniscalco on a nationwide “It Ain’t Right” tour, which was held in some of the biggest arenas in North America. The tour featured shows in the biggest cities across the country, including Chicago, Phoenix, Houston, Dallas, San Francisco, Atlanta, Boston, and even in New York’s world renowned Madison Square Garden.

When it comes to opening for large crowds in arenas, Correale said there is a “responsibility” to warm up the crowd for the main event. For the most part, he sticks to the script, no matter how repetitive it feels by the end of the tour.

Inspiration for new material can be considered feast or famine, as sometimes it’s hard to come up with something new, but other times, Correale said, “It’s popping left and right.” Correale defined this point in his career as “one of those great moments.”

The biggest difference between opening a show and being the headliner is the pressure. Correale said if a joke doesn’t land with the crowd as an opener, he shrugs it off and tells himself, “You’re not really here for me anyway.”

As the headliner, there is nobody behind him to save the night for the crowd. “You better find something funny I’m saying, folks, because it’s just me and then the car,” he joked.

Next month, Correale takes the stage as the main event for the community that he, his wife, Jackie, and his daughter, Sadie, call home. The shows at Fredonia’s Opera House will be crafted to the specific audience of his neighbors.

As bright as the lights have gotten in Correale’s career, he is still a Fredonia resident plugged in to the community his family calls home. He has even spoken up at board meetings in the village, both at the Fredonia Village Board regarding the housing of migrant workers at the WCA Home and at the Fredonia School Board in response to the nursing shortage at the district.

Correale loves to perform at home, even though a custom show does add a specific kind of pressure. In preparation, he takes mental notes of things around town to include in custom shows. Many of the jokes will be entirely unique to Fredonia and the surrounding community.

“I know nowhere else in the country will laugh, but in Fredonia, they’ll laugh,” Correale said.

After he performs, Correale usually heads downtown to the local bars. He is happy to share the night with his fans, while also supporting local businesses. “I feel like I’ve lived here so long, I love the town, I want to pump money into it,” Correale said.

Correale will continue to tour across America on his own as the headliner through the winter and into the early spring, with breaks around the holidays. He will visit cities like New Orleans, Orlando, Atlanta, St. Louis, and Boston, among many others, while also heading up north to Montreal, and ending on April 3 in Honolulu, Hawaii.

But no matter where Correale takes the stage, it will never be quite the same as performing at home.

For tickets and more information, visit petecorreale.com.