Jeff Dunham to perform at Nebraska State Fair
The fourth of five straight days of Nebraska State Fair concert announcement included a comedian -- and a few of his guests.
By News Channel NebraskaGRAND ISLAND, Neb. -- The fourth of five straight days of Nebraska State Fair concert announcement included a comedian.
Officials announced Thursday that Jeff Dunham will perform at the Nebraska State Fair on Friday, Sept. 2, as part of the Nebraska Lottery Concert Series.
The concert is at 7:30 p.m. at the Anderson Sports Field. Doors will open at 6:30 p.m.
Dunham holds the Guinness Book of World Records record for Most Tickets Sold for a Stand-Up Comedy Tour: his Spark of Insanity Tour racked up almost two million tickets across almost 400 venues worldwide.
Dunham has nine record-breaking comedy specials to his credit – two were Comedy Central’s most viewed specials of their respective years (Minding the Monsters, 2012; Controlled Chaos, 2011), and his Jeff Dunham’s Very Special Christmas Special, 2008; remains the network’s highest rated program of all time. His NBC primetime special, Unhinged, ranked as the time period’s top non-sports program on the Big 4, rebroadcast six weeks later on Comedy Central to become its top rated special of 2016.
Dunham has been named Billboard’s Top Comedy Tour three years in a row, cited by Forbes as the third highest paid comedian behind Jerry Seinfeld and Chris Rock, and has been profiled by The Los Angeles Times, ABC’s Nightline, Variety, The New York Times, People, The Today Show, The Tonight Show and Late Night with David Letterman.
Concert tickets go on sale at 2 p.m. Friday, April 8, at statefair.org and will include gate admission. Tickets will cost $61 for general admission and $81 for the pit.
With a theme of “Nothing More Nebraskan,” the 2022 Nebraska State Fair will be Aug. 26-Sept. 5 at Fonner Park in Grand Island.
For more information, visit statefair.org.