Awesome Con Welcomes Scott Adsit as StarTalk Live! Co-Host

Press Release:

Awesome Con, Washington D.C.’s premier pop culture convention, and StarTalk are proud to welcome actor and comedian Scott Adsit (Veep, 30 Rock) as a co-host of StarTalk Live! on June 16 during Awesome Con. Ticketholders for Awesome Con, which runs June 16-18 at the Walter E. Washington Convention Center, will be able to attend StarTalk Live! on a first come, first served basis with the option to purchase VIP tickets at www.awesomecon.com.  

StarTalk Live! with hosts Colonel Chris Hadfield & Scott Adsit – Friday, June 16
StarTalk Live!, an award-winning talk show bridging the intersection between pop culture and science with humor and passion, will headline Smithsonian’s Future Con – an event series and science-focused pavilion within Awesome Con, Washington DC’s Comic Con. Colonel Chris Hadfield, who audiences may recognize from his documentation of his time in space via Twitter, and award-winning actor and comedian Scott Adsit (Veep, 30 Rock) will take the stage as co-hosts for this exciting program. StarTalk Live! is open to all Awesome Con ticket holders with first come, first served seating, and attendees have the option to purchase VIP tickets which include guaranteed seating and a book signing with Col. Chris Hadfield, coming soon to www.awesomecon.com. StarTalk Live! will take place at 8 PM on Friday, June 16 in the Walter Washington Convention Center.

About Col. Chris Hadfield
Called “the most famous astronaut since Neil Armstrong,” Col. Hadfield woke the world up every morning during a five-month stay aboard the International Space Station with greetings and updates shared with over 2 million Twitter followers. Through his 21 years as an astronaut, three spaceflights, and 2,600 orbits of Earth, Colonel Hadfield has become a worldwide sensation, harnessing social media to make outer space accessible to millions and infusing a sense of wonder into our collective consciousness. 

About Scott Adsit
Scott Adsit made his mark on American comedy early on as a member of Second City’s Mainstage and ETC companies, and won Chicago’s Joseph Jefferson Best Actor Award for his work there. Adsit travels avidly and teaches around the world, although audiences can catch him improvising and bringing a sharp sense of humor to the stage at Upright Citizens Brigade in Manhattan when he’s in New York City. Currently appearing on HBO’s Veep, Adsit has appeared on favorite television series including 30 Rock, The Office, Inside Amy Schumer, and Alias, as well as influential sketch comedy shows Mr. Show and Tenacious D. He is also the voice of Baymax in Disney’s Big Hero 6.

About Future Con
Future Con is a three-day science, technology, and entertainment celebration featured within LeftField Media’s Awesome Con, Washington DC’s Comic Con held annually. Future Con highlights the intersections and developments in science, technology, and science fiction inside D.C.’s largest pop culture event, and has welcomed partners including Smithsonian, Science Channel, NASA, the American Physical Society, the National Science Foundation, Nerd Nite, StarTalk, and more. Visit www.awesomecon.com for more information about Future Con.

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OR – A Load of Hooey Signing

Bob Odenkirk (Better Call Saul, Breaking Bad, Mr. Show) signs his new book at Powell’s City of Books at Saturday October 25, 2014 at 12:30 pm!

Powell’s City of Books
1005 W Burnside St, Portland, OR 97209-3114
503 228 4651

SF – An Evening with Tenacious D

Jack Black and Kyle Gass appear at the Castro Theatre moderated by Paul F. Tompkins on Thursday, January 23rd, 2014 at 9:30pm.

Press Release:

Jack Black and Kyle Gass make up the Greatest Band in History: Tenacious D. They started playing together in Kyle’s studio apt on Cochran Ave in Los Angeles. No one could have ever dreamed of where their genius would take them but take them it did…

The band had a variety series on HBO that aired in 1999. Their self-titled album was released in the fall of 2001 with Epic Records and was quickly certified at gold-selling status, and has since been certified platinum. The duo completed their first feature film together, “Tenacious D in the Pick of Destiny” for New Line Cinema, which was released in November 2006. The album “Rize of the Fenix” followed in 2012.

In 2013, Black and Gass founded and hosted Festival Supreme, a music and comedy festival in Santa Monica, CA which featured the likes of Adam Sandler, The Mighty Boosh, Tim & Eric and many more of the greatest acts in musical comedy.

Click the link for tickets ($25)

Presented by SF Sketchfest

Castro Theatre
429 Castro Street San Francisco, CA 94114
(415) 621-6120