Clarion University's University Activities Board is sponsoring the Black Comedy Tour, featuring comedians Drew Fraser and Nema Williams, on Nov. 19, at 7:30 p.m., in Hart Chapel.
This event is open to the public with an admission fee of $3.Clarion University students' admissions are free.
Fraser began his career in Boston, Mass. at the world's famous "Nick's Comedy Stop." He later moved to New York City where, his career took off. His first television appearance was on Showtime at the Apollo. Since then, Fraser has been seen on Russell Simmons' Def Comedy Jam, BET Comic View and has made performances all over the world, including London, Holland, Bermuda, and Australia.
Fraser has received numerous awards for his stand-up acts, including the New York City's Funniest Male Comedian award in 1996. In 1999, Drew Fraser won honors in third place at the Urban Comedy Awards as well as performing at The Melbourne Comedy Festival in Australia. Fraser currently hosts Amateur Night at the Apollo Theater in New York City. He also does the Warm-Up for the Queen Latifah Show.
Williams's career took off after performing at an open mic night at Dorsey's Locker, a small bar in Oakland, Calif., which landed him a spot on BET Comic View. He's appeared on Comic View eight times, on Cedric the Entertainer's Starting line up, in addition to Comic Grove on Comedy Central, What Should You Do on Life Time, Comic Remix on Comedy Central and Sean "Puffy" Combs's Bad Boys of Comedy for HBO.
Williams has recently gone back to his theater roots on stage in I Sing 4 Luv, a gospel play, starring Howard Hewett, James Avery, Dawn Lewis and Freda Payne. He also is touring with the Lucky Strike's Tour through Holland and selected cities in Europe. Williams also has been able to return to Asia several times entertaining our military troops in Korea and Japan with the USO.
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