Nick Offerman, known for his role as Ron Swanson from "Parks and Recreation," is UPC’s spring comedian.
Amanda Hurite, UPC president and senior in industrial engineering, said she expects a positive student reaction to the Comedy on the Plains announcement.
“Parks and Recreation is just wrapping up and Ron Swanson, Nick Offerman’s character has been pretty big in the media right now,” Hurite said. “I think students will really love it.”
Miranda Marty, UPC director of speakers and comedians and junior in political science, said picking the spring comedian was a process.
“There’s four directors for the Speakers and Comedians Committee,” Marty said. “We all bring to the table a list of people we think students will want to see. Then we narrow it down to three people. From there we just check availability and check price ranges and Nick was just a lucky winner. We happened to luck out.”
Marty said she is hoping for a sold out crowd.
“Last year’s comedian, BJ Novak, was a huge success,” Marty said. “We’re hoping it will be at the same level if not better.”
Offerman will perform at the old Student Activity Center on Tuesday, April 14, at 7 p.m.
Students can reserve tickets for free at https://cws.auburn.edu/upcTicket and tickets will be available to the general public Tuesday, March 17.
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