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Comedic foursome set to shake the Bell
By Lillion Wan
AUGUSTA FOCUS Staff Writer
AUGUSTA
Mad Funny Entertain
ment, Inc. will present four
comedians live in Augusta
on Friday, June 18, at 8 p.m.
at the Bell Auditorium.
Highlighting the show will
be wit and humor of experi
enced pros Sommore and
Earthquake.
Sommore is alady strongly
known for her “sharp wit and
cutting sarcasm.” She uses
“obnoxious” material to ex
press herself on such topics
as sex, money and men
women relationships. She
notes that, “Black comedy is
an expressive art; it’s not
prepares riverside concert
Will perform a June Jazz Candlelight
Concert at the Riverwalk Bulkhead at 8*
Street, Augusta GA, Sunday, June 20*
‘at 8:00 p.m., $5 per person. Due to the
‘success of the June Jazz in May perfor
mances, we have added this June date
(Father’s Day). We invite you to bring
picnic baskets, lawn chairs, blankets &
candles. For more information call (706)
868-0006.
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what you say, it’s how you
sayit.” Because of her candid
way of saying things like they
are, she is viewed as having
an explosive sense of humor.
Sommore has also set a
unique standard by refusing
to share the stage with any
other woman in the male
dominated domain of live
comedy. She feels that she
has enough competition from
men alone. She started her
.careerin Atlanta and worked
up to winning the Richard
Pryor Award for Comic of the
Yearin 1995. She hasbeenin
the hit play, “Comedy in the
Hood,” appeared at the Apollo
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comedy
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erate laughter in all aspects
of comedy.
Earthquake self-bills him
self as “the funniest person
you’ve ever seen in your life.”
He says his style of comedy
is a mixture of many comedi
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refusal to fight in the Gulf
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practicing a war, but I don’t
fight in no wars,” he said.
His successin his current job
is proven by his history of
widespread performances of
his wit at comedy clubs and
theaters running from Los
Angeles to Washington, D.C.
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to Texas. He has also per
formed in Showtime at the
Apollo and made several tele
vision appearances including
BET, HBO’s Def Comedy
Jam, The Louie Anderson
Show and Vibe. A unique
negative aspect he had to
endure at the Apollo were
boos by his own mother.
Also appearing at the Bell
along with Sommore and
Earthquake will be Blacc
Kaspa and the Bra-Man, spe
cial guest host from the fifth
floor of The Martin Lawrence
Show.”
For tickets, check the Civic
Center Box Office, all
Ticket Master outlets(Publixand
Home Folks), or charge by phone
by dialing (706) 828-7700.
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