Patton Oswalt

CONTENT WARNING: PATTON'S COMEDY IS FOR MATURE AUDIENCES Patton Oswalt has been a stand-up comedian for almost twenty years and recently released his second full-length comedy album "Werewolves and Lollipops." Oswalt's style of stand-up comedy is often described as acerbic and sarcastic, and it covers topics ranging from pop culture frivolity such as comic book supervillains and 1980s hair metal to deeper societal issues like American excess, rampant materialism, foreign policy, and religion (Oswalt is an avowed atheist himself). Quite a few of his routines are about vice, especially pornography and alcohol. A famous line: "Do you think you have a problem when you refer to all alcohol as 'pain-go-bye-bye-juice'?" Patton Oswalt has appeared in over twenty movies, including "Magnolia," "Reno 911!: Miami" and the documentary "The Comedians of Comedy," which he also created and produced. In addition to playing the character “Spence” for nine seasons on the CBS sitcom "The King of Queens," he’s a frequent guest on "Late Night with Conan O’Brien" and "Jimmy Kimmel Live." He’s also a recurring voice actor on "Kim Possible," "SpongeBob SquarePants," "Aqua Teen Hunger Force," "Crank Yankers," and video games like the "Grand Theft Auto" series. He gets killed in a lot of those. He’s also appeared on programs like "Seinfeld," "Mr. Show" and "Newsradio," where he wasn’t killed. Oswalt is also a regular columnist for "The New York Times Magazine," and was an un-credited writer on the "Borat" movie. This summer, he’s the lead voice in the new Pixar film, "Ratatouille," playing a rat named Remy who dreams of being a chef in Paris. He has also released 222 (Chunklet), an unedited version of 2004’s "Feelin' Kinda Patton" in that same year, along with the Comedy Central stand-up special "No Reason to Complain." A limited-edition EP called "Patton vs. Alcohol vs. Zach vs. Patton" (with Zach Galifianakis) was later issued, as was the limited edition "Pennsylvania Macaroni Company" EP. In July of 2006, Oswalt's comic script "Fruit Pies!" was turned into a short film available at YouTube and MySpace. He also appeared on the Comedy Central Roast of William Shatner and most recently appeared on the Comedy Central Roast of Flavor Flav. Don't miss the zany, yet thought-provoking comedy of Patton Oswalt, Friday, September 21st at 6:00 and 9:00pm. Tickets are on sale now to Lyric Theatre Members only. Non-members can purchase tickets beginning Friday, August 24th at 10:00am.