Dave won’t be frowning when a well-known comedian makes a stop at his pub this week.

Stand-up comic Kris Shaw will bring his coast-to-coast tour to Grumpy Dave’s Pub on Tuesday. Dave Simon will be the feature act.

The set starts at 9 p.m. A $3 cover charge will be required for anyone attending (18-plus).

The Indianapolis native has traveled to hundreds of venues across the world, including Cincinnati and Dayton, Ohio.

Shaw said he visited to Bowling Green at least five times in the past.

Patriotism is important to Shaw. The comic said he tries to thank the military prior to each show.

“I’m glad we have people who want to come over and fight for our country,” Shaw said in an interview with the U.S. Army. “I want to give back. I’m a giver. I want to entertain and do my part for the country, but I’m not a fighter.”

Shaw performed overseas four times for the military and said each performance has been “awesome.”

Shaw got his start into comedy when he was 5-years-old.

“My grandmother gave me a joke book in 1978, and I still have it,” Shaw said via Facebook. “She owned a beauty salon and I used to go up and down the aisle to all the beauticians and their customers and tell them jokes. I was really shy at the time and it helped me come out of it.”

Shaw uses his lack of direction as an inspiration for his comedy.

Citing MapQuest Maps as the worst Web site on the Internet, he frequently makes fun of the web-mapping service during his performance.

But his frustrations are vented on the stage — a place he has performed professionally for the past seven years.

“I still do it because I love to see people happy and laughing. It’s the highest compliment when you make someone laugh,” he said.