College Humor Live Tour comes to UW

Written by Andrew Call

Tuesday, 11 November 2008 09:53

Stand-up comedian and actor Christian Finnegan will be the main attraction to what is known as the College Humor Live Tour. The tour is derived from the popular Web site collegehumor.com, which hosts a smorgasbord of videos from around the Internet as well as an ensemble of live videos from some of the up-and-comers in the humor business.

“We saw that College Humor was on tour. We thought it would be a really good set,” Jason Joyce, lead student programmer for the Student Activities Council, said.

Following his UW performance in 2007, Finnegan returns to campus to win over students and hopefully send them home with a smile. He’s most recognized for his appearances on VH1’s “Best Week Ever” and his own special on Comedy Central called “Comedy Central Presents: Christian Finnegan, Premium Blend.”

Sharing the microphone with Finnegan this year will be College Humor Live Tour host Dan Levy and comedian Tyler Spindel.

In 2007, Levy came away from the HBO-sponsored Comedy Arts Festival in Aspen, Colo., with the title of funniest college comedian in America.

Spindel graduated from Harvard University and writes screenplays and acts when he’s not doing his comedy gig.

“We like to do some comedy shows here and there because they’re so fun,” Joyce said.

According to the College Humor Web site, students who attend the night of laughs might be able to see themselves on the site, as videos from the show will be posted.

The event starts at 8 p.m. on Wednesday in the College of Arts and Science Auditorium. Fans can visit the College Humor Live Tour Web site at www.collegehumor.com/collegehumor-live-tour.

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