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Will Work for Laughs

Most pop-culture consumers don’t realize it, but there’s much more to being a professional comic than scoring a sitcom and some semi-humorous film work. A circuitous path, as a matter of fact, is far more often the exception than the norm. Take Kevin Brennan, for instance. The Saturday Night Live...

By Julie Seabaugh

December 18, 2008

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Most pop-culture consumers don’t realize it, but there’s much more to being a professional comic than scoring a sitcom and some semi-humorous film work. A circuitous path, as a matter of fact, is far more often the exception than the norm. Take Kevin Brennan, for instance. The Saturday Night Live alum has made the late-night rounds on Letterman, Conan, and Carson Daly, filmed his own HBO One Night Stand, and was voted the prestigious Aspen US Comedy Arts Festival’s Best Comedian in 2005. Is sitcom fame just around the bend for the lightning-quick wit? See for yourself when Brennan headlines the Tempe Improv.
Thu., Dec. 18, 8 p.m.; Fri., Dec. 19, 8 & 10 p.m.; Sat., Dec. 20, 8 & 10 p.m.; Sun., Dec. 21, 8 p.m., 2008

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