Comedian Stephen Lynch coming to SU in early March
If you go:
What: Stephen Lynch
When: Monday, March 3 at 8 p.m.
Where: Goldstein Auditorium
How Much: $5 for students, $10 for faculty and staff, $20 for the public
Known for his stand-up work on Comedy Central, Broadway appearances and three musician-comedy albums, comedian Stephen Lynch will make an appearance at Syracuse University on Monday, March 3 in Goldstein Auditorium.
The guitar-wielding Pennsylvania native was a top pick by UU Comedy, a division of University Union to perform at Syracuse. They are collaborating with the Interfraternity Council on the event.
‘I’m super excited,’ Julie Knapp, co-director of UU Comedy, said. ‘I’ve been wanting him to come since my freshman year.’
After UU Comedy received Student Association allocations in late November, they began planning the event and searching for available comedians. Final arrangements were made this week. Knapp said when Lynch was brought up, a majority of the UU Comedy committee voted for him.
‘More people know who he is than we thought,’ Knapp said. ‘It’s good because UU represents a wide variety of students, and so we feel that our opinions and picks would represent what the students want.’
According to Lynch’s MySpace profile, he is a ‘Tony-nominated actor, classically trained musician, one-joke comedian.’ He got his start doing plays and musicals in high school, and moved to New York City after college, where he became a regular in comedy clubs and on radio shows.
He has performed in the House of Blues, Kennedy Center and ‘Last Call with Carson Daly’ and toured with the likes of Mitch Hedberg, Jeff Foxworthy and Lewis Black. In 2006 Lynch starred as Robbie Hart in the Broadway version of the 1998 film ‘The Wedding Singer.’
‘It’s going to be a great event,’ Knapp said. ‘We’ve gotten great response so far, and people seem excited.’
Published on February 14, 2008 at 12:00 pm
