HILARIOUSLY FUNNY – POLITICALLY INCORRECT

AN EVENING WITH
BILL MAHER

FRIDAY, JULY 10, 2009, 8:00 P.M.
AT BASS CONCERT HALL
TICKETS ON SALE FRIDAY, MAY 1 AT NOON!

For the last fifteen years, Bill Maher has set the boundaries of where funny, political talk can go on American television. First on “Politically Incorrect” (Comedy Central, ABC, 1993-2002), and for the last seven years on HBO’s “Real Time,” Maher’s combination of unflinching honesty and big laughs have garnered him twenty-one Emmy nominations. In October of 2008, this same combination was on display in Maher’s uproarious and unprecedented swipe at organized religion, “Religulous,” directed by Larry Charles (“Borat”). The documentary has gone on to become the 7th Highest Grossing Documentary ever.

In addition to his television program – which has featured such regular visitors as John Edwards, Ben Affleck, Robin Williams, Arianna Huffington, Alec Baldwin and Michael Moore – Maher has written four bestsellers: “True Story,” “Does Anybody Have a Problem with That? Politically Incorrect’s Greatest Hits,” “When You Ride Alone, You Ride with Bin Laden” and most recently, “New Rules: Polite Musings from a Timid Observer.”

Maher started his career as a stand-up comedian in 1979, and still performs at least fifty dates a year in Las Vegas and in sold out theaters all across the country. Two of his eight stand-up specials for HBO – 2007’s “The Decider” and 2005’s “I’m Swiss” – have been nominated for Emmy awards.

Maher was born in New York City, raised in River Vale, N.J. and went to Cornell University. He now resides in Los Angeles.

Bill Maher performs one show only at The University of Texas at Austin’s Bass Concert Hall on Friday, July 10 at 8:00 p.m. Tickets go on sale Friday, May 1 at noon at the following authorized ticket outlets, which include the Bass Concert Hall Box Office, most H-E-B stores and all Texas Box Office outlets, online at www.utpac.org or www.stonecityattractions.com, or by calling (512) 477-6060 or (800) 982-BEVO.

CALENDAR LISTING

Friday, July 10, 2009, 8:00 pm – Stone City Attractions and The University of Texas at Austin Performing Arts Center present An Evening With Bill Maher at the Performing Arts Center’s Bass Concert Hall (E. 23rd St. and Robert Dedman Dr). A map of the campus:
http://www.utpac.org/visit/maps_directions. Tickets ($52.00 & $62.00) go on sale Friday, May 1 at noon at the following authorized ticket outlets, which include the Bass Concert Hall Box Office, most H-E-B stores and all Texas Box Office outlets, online at www.utpac.org or www.stonecityattractions.com, or by calling (512) 477-6060 or (800) 982-BEVO.

PRESS CONTACT:
Gene Bartholomew
512.471.0632, gbartholomew@utpac.org

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