Verizon Center Welcomes World Famous Comedian
JEFF DUNHAM
On His International "Identity Crisis Tour"
Thursday, January 21 at 7:30 p.m.
Tickets go on sale November 7 at 10:00 a.m.
Jeff Dunham brings his undeniable talent and unstopable
laughs to Verizon Center on Thursday, January 21 at 7:30 p.m.
Dunham has taken the art of ventriloquism to new heights and has
transformed it into a cutting-edge comedy experience that has
gained worldwide appeal. Tickets for the show go on sale November
7 at 10:00 a.m.
Jeff Dunham, hailed by Time magazine as "perhaps
the most popular comedian in the U.S.", recently premiered
his Comedy Central TV series, "The Jeff Dunham Show",
on Thursday, October 22, and will make a cameo appearance on the
Emmy Award-winning Best Comedy, "30 Rock", on NBC on
Thursday, October 29.
Dunham has become a newsmaker and influential trendsetter
in recent years being named to Forbes Celebrity 100 list, rated
as "America's favorite comedian" by Slate, and awarded
the top-grossing live comedy act in North America by Pollstar.
Dunham has sold an astounding four million plus copies of his
three DVD titles (compared with average stand-up comedy DVD sales
of 35,000) and racked up 350 million worldwide views of his clips
on You Tube and other Internet sites. He earned the most-watched
show ever on Comedy Central with his holiday show, "A Very
Special Christmas Special," drawing 6.6 million viewers to
its debut, and recently struck a multi-platform deal with Comedy
Central and content partnerships with iTunes and Amazon.com. Next
year will see the publication by Dutton of his unique autobiography,
"All By My Selves: Walter, Peanut, Achmed, and Me,"
in which the comedian and his characters tell his life story.
Ticket information: Tickets for Jeff Dunham
at Verizon Center on January 21 at 7:30 p.m. are $49.50 (plus
applicable service charges) and go on sale November 7 at 10:00
a.m. There will be a ticket lottery at the Verizon Center box
office only at 8:00 a.m. Fans must be in line by 8:00 a.m. to
participate in the lottery. There is no ticket limit. Tickets
will be available through all Ticketmaster outlets including the
Verizon Center box office, online at www.ticketmaster.com or via
Phonecharge at 202-397-SEAT, 703-573-SEAT or 410-547-SEAT. Accessible
seating is available for patrons with disabilities by calling
202-661-5065. For more information please visit www.jeffdunham.com,
or www.iconconcerts.com.