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Office
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September 20, 2004 |
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Comedian Juston McKinney to Perform
Thursday
Admission will be free to UT Tyler students, faculty and staff. All others will be admitted for $5. Refreshments will be provided. Hailing from Kittery, Maine, McKinney joined the York County Sheriff's Department as a rural patrol deputy. He also served as the D.A.R.E. officer for seven of the county's elementary schools, telling kids to stay off drugs and get on with their dreams. Listening to his own advice, McKinney decided to pursue his own dream, leaving the police force to do stand-up comedy in Boston. From there he successfully took on the New York comedy scene with his funny, original, high energy performances. Now in Los Angeles, some of McKinney's many accomplishments include appearances on A&E's "100 Center Street" and Comedy Central's "Premium Blend" as well as a recent appearance on the “Tonight Show" with Jay Leno. He spends an average of five nights a week doing stand-up comedy and performs frequently in Los Angeles area night clubs including the Comedy Club, the Improv, the Magic Club, the Ice House and college campuses. He has performed internationally at the Comedy Cafe in Amsterdam. McKinney recently performed both his one man show "My Brother's Father" and stand-up at the U.S. Comedy Arts Festival in Aspen, Colo. While in Aspen, McKinney was presented with the Listerine "Clean Mouth" Award, which honors his talent and clean style of comedy.
Contact person: Emily Battle, (903) 565-5604
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Student
Activities will present the comedy show “Just Joking’’ featuring
Juston McKinney at 7:30 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 23, in UT Tyler’s
University Center.