Tom Shillue's One Man Show TONIGHT!

Comedy has its trends like any other art form. Mainstream comedy is currently dominated by a virulent strain of bravado that covers the entire comedy spectrum, from ethnic (Carlos Mencia) to Bostonian (Dane Cook). Alternative comedy is the haven of fairly traditional one-liner humor made new by awkward aloofness, social anxiety and a certain blowjob deficiency. I'm not saying I don't like either of these, I'm just saying they don't exactly give me the happy days as a comedy fan anymore.

What I really love is a comic who can tell a story. It's so simple and traditional, but those who do it well make it their own and thus, make it new. Tom Shillue is the unsung hero of comedy storytelling, and in tonight's one man show at Ars Nova you'll get to see why:

Ars Nova presents
Tom Shillue: It's All About The Story
Friday, August 04, 2006
8:00pm
$5

Ars Nova Theater
511 West 54th Street
New York, NY 10019
(between 10th and 11th Avenues)

In an evening of sensational storytelling, Tom Shillue, the comedian The New York Times dubbed "inspired and subversive," hilariously recounts some of the autobiographical tales that have turned him into an absolute cult sensation. Whether telling stories about his light-saber obsessed youth, mulling over the Constitution's sex appeal, or, most importantly, imparting the dangers of freezy headaches, Shillue's acerbit wit is wtihout a doubt not to be missed.

Buy tickets online:
http://www.smarttix.com/show.aspx?showcode=ITS0