If that seems a bit quaint, keep in mind Dunham has a puppet, Achmed, who is a dead terrorist. So this isn’t you father’sgrand-father’s … it’s not what you’d expect, let’s say. Unless you’re one of Dunham’s millions of fans. Time Magazine called “the most popular comedian in the United States.”
He brings his “Disorderly Conduct” tour to the Save Mart Center on Sunday, and we have a pair of tickets to give away. Just leave a comment and tell us which is your favorite Dunham character. Deadline for the contest is 3 p.m. Friday.
Lewis Black plays Saroyan Theatre on Feb. 7 as part of his “The Rant is Due” tour. Black is a Grammy winner, who used to be a regular on “The Daily Show” and now performs more than 200 dates a year, selling-out shows in places such as Las Vegas, Carnegie Hall, the Lincoln Center and Broadway. Tickets are on sale at 10 a.m. Friday, costing $39.50 and $49.50. Get ‘em at the Fresno Convention Center box office or through Ticketmaster. If you’re wondering: Black last appeared in the area in 2009, for a Table Mountain Casino show.
Jeff Dunham, a popular ventriloquist and stand-up comedian, is back at Save Mart Center, which is a regular stop for him. He’s starting his new “Disorderly Conduct” tour this month and it stops in Fresno on March 24. Tickets cost $46.50. They go on sale at 10 a.m. Friday. They’ll be available at the Save Mart Center box office or through Ticketmaster. Dunham played Table Mountain in May and was at Save Mart Center last in January of 2011.
A few noteworthy comedy shows now on the concert calendar:
Jeff Dunham, a famed funnyman and ventriloquist, plays Table Mountain Casino on May 30. Tickets are on sale Monday, costing $25-$45. Act quick, as this oughta sell out.
Shaq’s All-Star Comedy Jam — a comedy tour organized by former NBA star Shaquille O’Neal — is coming to Fresno’s Saroyan Theatre on May 25. Specific comedians haven’t yet been announced, but tickets go on sale at 10 a.m. Friday, costing $39.75-$63.75.
Or should it be 55 things you should do this weekend?
1. USHER IN FULTON 55
Is it any surprise Fulton 55 is No. 1 on the list? The new 500-capacity downtown concert venue opens tonight with current local music scene top dog Patrick Contreras and has its second show Saturday night with local ska legends Let’s Go Bowling (with help from King Sugar). If you need to get up to speed: Take a look inside Fulton 55 and read the story behind the new venue. Remember: The shows start earlier. Doors at 6 p.m. Music at 8 p.m. You can get tix online at fanfueled.com or in-person at Iron Bird Cafe and The Laundry Room. Online tix are sold out for tonight’s show, but there will be some available at the door. See ya there!
UPDATE: Congrats to our winners Sarah and Ryan, who have both been e-mailed. Thanks for playing, everyone. Remember you can buy tickets here.
ORIGINAL POST: Comic/ventriloquist Jeff Dunham returns to Fresno on Saturday night for a show at Save Mart Center. Many people know Jeff Dunham from his Comedy Central show and his now-famous gang of puppets, such as Walter and Achmed the Dead Terrorist.
Tickets to see Dunham cost $46.50 over at Ticketmaster. But a couple lucky Beehive readers will get to see Dunham and his puppets for free.
We’ve got two pairs of tickets to giveaway. All you have to do to enter is leave a comment below and tell us what you’d name your dummy if you were a ventriloquist. Deadline to enter is 10 a.m. Wednesday. We’ll pick two winners at random and notify them via e-mail, so please leave a real e-mail address. All the official rules are on the jump.
Jeff Dunham does dummy humor.
