Ken Jeong

Additional Information

Comedian Ken Jeong will be performing a stand-up comedy set on Saturday, October 6 at 8:00 p.m. in the Arts and Sciences Auditorium. Doors will open at 7:00 p.m. This is a ticketed event and open to the public. A University of Wyoming student ticket pre-sale will take place from Thursday, May 31 through Friday, June 29. All UW student ticket sales will begin Wednesday, August 22. Student tickets are $20 with a valid UW Student ID. University of Wyoming faculty & staff tickets, as well as public tickets are $30 and will be available starting Tuesday, September 4. Tickets can be purchased at the Wyoming Union Information Desk, the BCPA Fine Arts Box Office, or online at http://www.uwyo.edu/finearts. There is a limit of 4 tickets per person.

“Actor, producer and writer Ken Jeong, known for his scene stealing abilities, has established himself as one of today’s top comedic stars. In May of 2009, Jeong appeared as the Asian-mobster ‘Mr. Chow,’ in the sleeper-hit comedy The Hangover, which earned him 3 Teen Choice Nominations and an MTV Movie Award. Since his feature film debut playing the doctor in Knocked Up in 2007, Jeong has gone on to a number of memorable roles in a series of successful comedies. In 2008, Jeong had his first major role opposite Paul Rudd and Seann William Scott as the villain in Judd Appatow’s film Role Models. That same year he also appeared in the cult comedy hits Pineapple Express and Step Brothers. Other film credits for Jeong include The Duff, Transformers 3, Despicable Me 2, Ride Along 2, and Norm of the North. His Upcoming films include: Crazy Rich Asians, Elsewhere, Departures, Saving Zoe, and Amusement Park. In television, Jeong was mostly recently seen starring on ABC’s Dr. Ken, which he also created, wrote for and was an Executive Producer. He was a series regular on the critically acclaimed NBC show Community from 2009-2015. The cast won a TV Guide Award for Favorite Ensemble in 2012. In 2015, Jeong directed an ESPN 30 for 30 documentary Student Athlete and he also produced the Sun-dance award winning film Advantageous, which received a Film Independent Spirit Award nomination” (Ken Jeong Bio). For more information on Ken Jeong visit http://kenjeong.com/, like him on Facebook, or follow him on Twitter and Instagram @kenjeong.

This event is hosted by the 7220 Entertainment Large Scale Committee. For more information on 7220 Entertainment, please visit: http://www.uwyo.edu/union/cac/7220-entertainment/index.html

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Individuals needing assistance to attend this event should contact the Campus Activities Center at (307) 766-6340.