 Will Ferrell, accompanied by Zach Galifianakis, Nick Swardson, and Demetri Martin, performed at BC as part of his Funny or Die Tour.
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For the first time in months, an event was held at Conte Forum that packed the stands.
As part of the Funny or Die Comedy Tour and a promotion for his upcoming film, Semi-Pro, celebrity funnyman Will Ferrell and fellow comedians Demetri Martin, Nick Swardson, and Zach Galifianakis brought raucous laughter to a sold-out crowd at Boston College last night. The team of comics was also accompanied by Will Arnett, husband of BC grad Amy Poehler. The event was hosted by the Undergraduate Government of Boston College (UGBC), which got in an early bid for one of the tour's stops for the University's spring event. The tour is relatively short, making only eight stops, the others of which are at Kansas State, Michigan State, Ohio State, Penn State, URI, UNC Chapel Hill, and Radio City Music Hall.
Donning a Notre Dame sweatshirt, Ferrell strutted on stage to a booing crowd, only to bring forth an explosion of cheers as he ripped it off to reveal a BC sweatshirt. From that point on, Ferrell served as a pseudo-emcee for the night, introducing each comic before they took the stage. Before each introduction, however, he would spend time interacting with the crowd, including a question-and-answer session, and a "Valentine's Day interview" with a selected female from the audience.
"I've never seen Conte this packed before, not even for Kanye," said Erica Reisenwitz, UGBC executive director of campus entertainment and A&S '08. "Even the standing room was filled." The 6,500 available tickets were on sale starting at 7 a.m. on Jan. 29, and by approximately 11:30 a.m. the next day, they were all sold, resulting in a massive turn out.
"If you knew this was coming, which most people did, and you logged in on the first day, you got tickets," said Dan Sievers, UGBC vice president and A&S '08. While he acknowledged that there were some glitches and brief descriptions in the athletics online ticketing system, which was used to sell the tickets, Sievers said, "Demand really met supply here."
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