October 15, 2002
Contact: Contact: Lola Gallagher (509-963-1677/fax 509-963-3561/e-mail: gallaghl@cwu.edu)
ELLENSBURG, Wash. - David Spade, one of the breakout stars
from “Saturday Night Live” (SNL) and now one of the hottest comedic
actors in television and motion pictures, will be the featured
entertainment for Central Washington University’s Homecoming
festivities this year.
Spade will perform his stand-up act on Saturday, Oct. 26 at 8
p.m. in Nicholson Pavilion on the Ellensburg campus. General admission
tickets are $28, and can be purchased in advance at the CWU Samuelson
Union Building (SUB) Information Booth, Jerrol’s Book and Supply in
Ellensburg, Off The Record in Yakima, or Avalon Music in Wenatchee.
From his seven-year stint on SNL, to his roles in the movies
“Tommy Boy,” “Joe Dirt,” “Rugrats” and “The Emperor’s New Groove,” as
well as the character Dennis Finch that he now portrays on the NBC
sitcom “Just Shoot Me,” Spade has garnered a wide fan base. His latest
film, “Dickie Roberts: Former Child Star,” is now in production and
will be released next year.
Spade, even with a hit sitcom and lead acting/writing
credits, has recently returned to his roots as a standup comedian. His
performance at CWU follows last weekend’s appearance at Caesar’s Palace
in Las Vegas. In addition to television, film and touring, Spade is a
frequent guest on late-night shows such as “The Tonight Show with Jay
Leno,” as well as a presenter at awards shows such as the MTV Movie
Awards, ESPY’s and Grammy Awards.
For more information, or for persons of disability to arrange
for reasonable accommodations, call (509) 963-1691, or (for the hearing
impaired) TDD (509) 963-3323.
