Bring In Larry… To Diddle

by Brian McKim & Traci Skene on September 28th, 2004

Larry The Cable Guy is riding high on his recent fame resulting in his appearance in the successful film and television series. From a recent (Sept. 16) article in the Bowling Green (KY) Daily News:

Western Kentucky University is hoping the blue-collar comedian will “Git-R-Done” when he comes to E.A. Diddle Arena on Sept. 25.

As of Monday, about 3,100 advance tickets had sold.

“That’s very good for advance sales for us,” said Jeff Younglove, director of campus and community events.

There are about 5,500 seats available in the configuration needed for the show, he said.

“We’ve had several calls from other schools wondering how we landed him,” Younglove said. “We feel very fortunate.”

We assume the arena eventually sold out.

L.T.C.G., whose real name is Dan Whitney, said “he’s always been a fan of the one-liners like Henny Youngman, Milton Berle, Shecky Greene and Pat Butram. The first comedy album I bought was Steve Martin’s ‘Let’s Get Small,’” he said. “I have never been a real fan of storytellers … I like the set up and punch.”

Our favorite line from the story was this: “Western has contracted with a promoter to bring in events to Diddle.” Note to female comedians who may be brought in to Diddle– Make sure you have a contract that clearly spells out what’s expected of you.

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