Actor Vince Vaughn brings comedy show to campus

Author: Erik Runyon

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Actor Vince Vaughn will bring his national30 Days&30 Nights -Hollywoodto the Heartlandtour to the University of Notre Dame on Oct. 8 (Saturday).

Sponsored by the Student Union Board, the show will take place at 8 p.m. in Notre DamesStepanCenter. Tickets are available exclusively to Notre Dame, Saint Marys College andHolyCrossCollegestudents through Wednesday (Sept. 28) at theLaFortuneStudentCenterbox office. Remaining tickets will be available to faculty and staff.

The tour, which starts inHollywoodand ends inChicago, is being filmed for an upcoming 2006 documentary release under the Wild West Picture Show Productions banner. Playing in 30 cities over 30 days, the show will feature national touring comedians Bret Ernst, John Caparulo, Ahmed Ahmed and Sebastian Maniscalco from the famed Los Angeles Comedy Store.

Vaughn, who started hisHollywoodcareer appearing as Jamie O’Hara inRudy,is best known for his leading roles in such hit comedies asWedding Crashers,Dodgeball: A True Underdog Story,Old SchoolandSwingers.Vaughns hand-picked team of comedians has individually appeared on such shows as Comedy CentralsPremium BlendandTough Crowd,The Late Late Show with Craig Kilborn,Jimmy Kimmel Live,The Tonight Show with Jay Lenoand MTVsPunkd.

More information on the tour can be found on the Web at www.wildwestpictureshowproductions.com .

* Contact: * _Jimmy Flaherty, Student Union Board, jflaher1@nd.edu _ _ ** _

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