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Hooked pokes fun at addiction

A A A Comments By Niki D'Andrea and Ashlea Deahl and Joe Watson Thursday, Mar 17 2005

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Mark Lundholm refers to himself as "a professional mistake-maker." In 1988, he found himself in a halfway house after carjacking for fixes. The divorced father of two had gone from being a Catholic altar boy to a homeless addict and mental patient. He found some humor in it all, and once he started cracking insightful jokes about the mess his life had become, Lundholm found a niche. In his one-man theatrical show Hooked: A Decidedly Dysfunctional Comedy, opening at 7:30 p.m. Tuesday, March 22, at the Kerr Cultural Center, 6110 North Scottsdale Road in Scottsdale, Lundholm recounts his addictions to drugs, alcohol, sex, chocolate, coffee and the Internet, and provides comic observations about life's less taboo addictions, like work, gambling and shopping. Now clean and sober, Lundholm has few regrets. In fact, he says, "I am living proof that substance abuse is marketable." Tickets cost $25. The show runs through March 26. Call 480-596-2660. -- Niki D'Andrea

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