Global Comedy Phenomenon JEFF DUNHAM March 3, 2011

Global Comedy Phenomenon JEFF DUNHAM Headlines the
World Arena on his International “Identity Crisis Tour”
Thursday, March 3rd!

Jeff Dunham’s 100 city “Identity Crisis” tour continues to pack major venues worldwide. The show consistently delivers a cutting edge comedy experience that has catapulted Dunham and his comedic crew; Walter the Grumpy Retiree, Achmed the Dead Terrorist, the beer-fueled redneck Bubba J and the manic purple creature Peanut into the consciousness of the nation and comedy fans around the globe. The 2011 tour offers Dunham fans new material and glimpses of the newest and youngest cast member, Achmed Jr.

The New York Times Magazine declared Jeff Dunham “the most successful comedian working in America”. Dunham was recently named Pollstar’s #1 Comedy Tour in North America as well as their Top Worldwide Tour for the third year in a row. In addition, Dunham’s undeniable talent placed him on Forbes magazine’s Celebrity 100 roster of most powerful entertainers for the past two years. Last year Dunham also made his film debut in Jay Roach’s runaway hit comedy “Dinner For Schmucks” starring Steve Carrell and Paul Rudd.

Dunham’s new book “All By My Selves: Walter, Peanut, Achmed, And Me” continues to soar, on the New York Times best sellers list with a Five-Star Reader Rating on Amazon. Dunham confidently adds best-selling author to his many achievements following the book’s publication by Dutton on November 2nd. The audio book narrated by its author with commentary from the entire gang is currently available for download on iTunes, Audible.com, and stores nationwide.

“All By My Selves” hilariously recounts Dunham’s amazing rise to international fame beginning with his first public performances for a mere $5 a show as a fourth-grader in his Dallas, TX hometown, followed by years of intensive touring on the comedy club circuit from his college years into adulthood to becoming an international comedy phenomenon. Among such insights is how he learned the power of television and mastered the medium as a teenager doing commercials for a car dealer. The autobiography illustrates how the experience later served him well when he self-financed his first Comedy Central one-hour special and went on to set a number of ratings records for the cable channel with subsequent specials. Clips from those specials spread Dunham’s popularity worldwide, earning him some half a billion global views on YouTube. The book is written with candor and warmth about being an adopted child whose parents supported his unique childhood hobby that became a career, his marriage and divorce, raising three daughters, and savoring the joys and successes as well as learning life’s lessons and noting his regrets.

Dunham’s latest triumph caps a year that has seen him barnstorm South Africa on his debut arena tour, his second European tour and the release of his fourth DVD “The Jeff Dunham Show” which immediately soared to platinum status. Since rolling out his line of merchandise into stores last year, Dunham and his crew of comedic sidekicks continue to be top sellers in major retail chains across the country.

Dunham built his loyal audience by gathering fan contacts from his earliest days in the comedy clubs, and was an early adopter of using the Internet and digital communication tools for promotion and marketing. His Facebook page was recently listed as the fourth “Most Explosive” page on the site by AllFacebook.com, a popular industry blog, after he added nearly 300,000 fans in one week. He currently has more than 4 million Facebook fans and is the #1 comedian on MySpace. When his iPhone App was released, it was so immediately popular that it hit Apple’s Top 10 apps the first day it was available. He also has platform partnerships with YouTube (where he’s racked up a half billion view counts, with one video of him and Achmed garnering over 100 million), Amazon.com and iTunes.

Showtime: 7:30PM / Tickets: $44.50 Call: 866-464-2626 Log onto: www.worldarena.com
World Arena is located at 3185 Venetucci Boulevard Colorado Springs, CO 80906

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