Comedy fans have a couple of solid choices this weekend, with Colin Quinn playing the Rialto Theatre and humorist David Sedaris reading at Centennial Hall.
has been a presence on the national scene since his early days on the 1980s MTV game show, 鈥淩emote Control.鈥 But he is perhaps best known for his time on 鈥淪aturday Night Live,鈥 where he took on signature characters 鈥 such as Lenny the Lion 鈥 and helmed SNL鈥檚 Weekend Update after castmate Norm MacDonald鈥檚 departure.
Over the past two decades, Quinn has put a lot of his efforts into one-man shows, developing seven of them since 1998, including 鈥淐olin Quinn: Long Story Short鈥 in 2010, which was directed by Jerry Seinfeld and aired on HBO in 2011.
Quinn brings a new set, 鈥淐olin Quinn Live!鈥 to the Rialto, 318 E. Congress, on Thursday, Nov. 10. The show starts at 8 p.m. Tickets are $29-$35 through .
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Comedian Colin Quinn has a show at the Rialto slated for Thursday, Nov. 10.
Humorist didn鈥檛 spend his youth in comedy clubs, but has plenty of hilarious tales about where he did grow up: with his eccentric family in Raleigh, North Carolina.
A regular on National Public Radio, Sedaris has written countless essays and entire books about his parents, sisters (one of whom is actress Amy Sedaris) and his redneck brother who, for a time, went by the nickname The Rooster.
Sedaris also talks a lot about his adult life, his time living in Chicago and New York and his experiences residing in England with his partner, Hugh Hamrick. He comes to 蜜柚直播 to promote his newest book, 鈥淗appy-Go-Lucky.鈥
Sedaris takes the stage, 1020 E. University Blvd., at 7 p.m. on Sunday, Nov. 13. Tickets start at $41 through .
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