Texas A&M University-Kingsville

KINGSVILLE - February 07, 2007

Contact: Julie Navejar
kajam03@tamuk.edu or 361-593-2590

KINGSVILLE (February 7, 2007) — Comedian Vic Henley will perform at a special Valentine Dinner and Show Wednesday, Feb. 14, in ballroom A in the Memorial Student Union Building at Texas A&M University-Kingsville.

Dinner is $5 each and it begins at 7 p.m. The show is free and starts at 7:30 p.m. Tickets may be purchased at the office of student activities on the third floor or the information desk, both in the Memorial Student Union Building.

Henley is a comedy veteran and co-author or Games Rednecks Play with fellow comedian Jeff Foxworthy and author of his own book Things You Don’t Expect Southerners to Say. He has been nominated College Comedian of the Year five times and recently made his first appearance on the Late Show with David Letterman.        

He has appeared on Comedy Central’s Tough Crowd with Colin Quinn and just about every stand-up comedy show on television including BBC’s Stand Up. Henley has performed at the Montreal Comedy Festival, HBO’s U.S. Comedy Arts Festival in Aspen and the Edinburg Comedy Festival in Scotland.

A native of Oxford, Ala., Henley graduated from Auburn University and headed to Phoenix for career as a stockbroker. His attention turned from finance to funnies when he entered and won a comedy contest at a local nightclub.

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