Louie spoke at the William Pitt Union, Lower Lounge, and our Faculty Advisor,
Carl Kurlander, moderated the serious conversation about the process of being funny.
Anderson said that in order to be successful as a comedian (or in the industry in general)
, you can't give up,
comparing it to waiting in line at an amusement park. "If you stay in line, eventually
you'll get on the ride...the hard part is staying in line."
Louie is performing at the Improv at the
Waterfront Friday, Saturday and Sunday evenings (March 18,19,20). Call
412-462-5233 for tickets.
Louie Anderson Bio:
Comedian
Central recently named Louie Anderson "One of 100 Greatest
Stand-up Comedians of All Time." Louie has starred in
his own HBO and Showtime comedy specials and been a
frequent guest on Late Night talk shows.
Multi-talented, Louie hosted THE FAMILY FEUD, was
executive producer and creator of the two-time EMMY
award winning LIFE WITH LOUIE animated series on FOX,
and guest-starred in sitcoms like "Scrubs" and "Grace
Under Fire", dramas like "Touched by an Angel" and
"Chicago Hope," and has had memorable featured roles
in film comedies like "Coming to America," opposite of
Eddie Murphy. In addition, Louie has written
best-selling books including DEAR DAD, GOOD-BYE
JUMBO... HELLO CRUEL WORLD, and THE "F" WORD: HOW TO
SURVIVE YOUR FAMILY which he wrote with screenwriter
(ST. ELMO'S FIRE) turned visiting Pitt professor Carl
Kurlander.
Check out the following Pitt News Articles about Louie Anderson:
Comedian's visit to focus on funny
Talk: Anderson says comedy is serious
There was also a mention on the University of Pittsburgh website
Check out Louie Anderson's bio from the Comedian USA website.
Check him
out on www.imdb.com.
