Veterans of Comedy Wars VIII @ S.F.S.U.

by Brian McKim & Traci Skene on September 1st, 2005

Press releases fly around the WWW at lightning speed. Ya gotta read each all the way to its conclusion. We found the following at the tail end of the “Pacifica sports round-up,” from the Pacifica Tribune Online:

If you enjoy laughing, the Mckenna Theatre on the campus of San Francisco State University will be the place to be on Friday, Sept. 30, and Saturday, Oct. 1, as the SFSU Athletic Department host The Veterans Of Comedy Wars VIII at 8 p.m. both evenings. The event is a fundraiser for the schools Athletic Department Scholarship fund.

Associate Athletic Director at SFSU Doug Hupke, a longtime Pacifica resident and stand-out basebll player at Sacred Heart Cathedral as well as Skyline College and the University of San Francisco, is chairing the night of laughter and has lined up some of the funniest comedians and comediennes of that the older generations will surely recognize. Entertainers performing include Shecky Greene, Julius LaRosa, Kaye Ballard, Margaret Smith and The Unknown Comic. Also appearing will be George Segal, an accomplished actor who appeared in many films Host for the evening will be Ronnie Schell and the announcer will be Carter B. Smith, who enjoyed a long career as a radio personality in the Bay Area For ticket information contact the SFSU Athletic Department at (415) 338-2218.

Margaret Smith now qualifies as a “Veteran of Comedy Wars!”