Friday, February 8, 2008
Comedian Greg Giraldo will perform at 7:30 p.m. tonight at the Lied Center as part of Comedy Central’s InDecision 2008 tour. James Adomian, who is best known for his impressions of President George W. Bush, will also perform.
Shawn Bowers, director of public relations for Student Union Activities, said SUA purposely scheduled the event during the week of Kansas’ caucuses.
“We figure this way we can serve everyone,” Bowers said. “For the people who have been caucusing hard this week, they can use this as a bit of political catharsis. For the people who are weary of political everything, here’s a chance to take it a hell of a lot less seriously for an evening.”
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Bowers said SUA had looked at bringing the Comedy Central tour, which is always changing, to campus last semester, but that it was unable to do so. He said SUA’s previous attempt to bring a Comedy Central tour to campus influenced SUA’s decision to pursue the InDecision tour, but the tour’s popularity on college campuses was a factor as well.
In 2006, Giraldo hosted his own stand-up comedy show on Comedy Central. In the past he also appeared on Tough Crowd with Colin Quinn and Comedy Central Roasts. Giraldo also contributes regularly to Carson Daly’s Last Call. Giraldo is best known for his stand-up comedy, but Giraldo also released a popular comedic song “Underwear Goes Inside the Pants” in 2004. Giraldo said he had a CD coming out this fall.
Giraldo said in the future he hopes to extend his career into film.
“What I am hoping to do long term is kind of more what I’m doing right now. Telling comedic stories and hopefully doing that in film,” Giraldo said. “Woody Allen really appeals to me. Steve Martin really appeals to me.”
Giraldo said he had performed in Lawrence one time before about two years ago. He said he enjoyed his visit and he especially enjoyed staying at the Elderidge Hotel.
“Over the years I’ve gotten many many bookings in the Midwest during the winter,” Giraldo said. “I try not to make people feel much worse about it sucking, but I try not to hit the Midwest in the winter. I love the fall and spring Midwest the most.”
Andrew Berry, Topeka junior said he is looking forward to the InDecision tour more than he has looked forward to previous Comedy Central tours that have performed at the University because of Giraldo’s intelligence.
“I think its pretty cool that they got a smart guy like him instead of someone like Carlos Mencia,” Berry said. “The guy is a Harvard Law grad, I’m sure he’ll have some interesting stuff to say.”
Molly Bloedel, Winfield freshman, said she was glad SUA was bringing the InDecision tour to campus because she hoped Giraldo would be able to interest students in the upcoming presidential election.
Tickets to the performance can be obtained at the SUA Box Office on Level 4 of the Kansas Union, the Lied Center box office, the Murphy Hall box office and at the Lied Center’s Web site. Tickets are free for Preferred Student Card holders and are $5 for students. Non-students can purchase tickets for $7.
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