LOS ANGELES, Oct. 19 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Comedy Central's electrifying and gifted comedian, Gabriel Iglesias, known to millions of fans as the "fluffy" comic in a Hawaiian shirt, has announced his 2010 tour, "COMEDY CENTRAL LIVE: GABRIEL IGLESIAS THE FLUFFY SHOP." The Live Nation produced tour kicks off on January 14th with a 50 date trek across North America. Tickets go on sale beginning November 7th at LiveNation.com with a fan club presale beginning November 4th.
Iglesias's high-octane show is a hilarious mixture of storytelling, parodies, characters and sound effects that bring all his personal issues to life, with a clean, animated comedy style that has earned national crossover appeal. Iglesias has appeared on such shows as "The Tonight Show with Jay Leno," COMEDY CENTRAL's "Premium Blend," HBO's "Comedy Minutes," NBC's "Showtime at the Apollo," ABC's "My Wife And Kids," Showtime's original series "Resurrection Blvd," VH1's "I Love the 80s," BET's "Comic View" and numerous performances on the popular Galavision show "Que Locos."
Comedy Central will air the world premiere of Iglesias's one-hour stand-up special, "Gabriel Iglesias: I'm Not Fat...I'm Fluffy" on Sunday, November 8 at 9:00 p.m. ET/PT. On Tuesday, November 10, "Gabriel Iglesias: I'm Not Fat...I'm Fluffy" stand-up special will be released nationally on DVD by COMEDY CENTRAL Home Entertainment and Paramount Home Entertainment and download-to-own including iTunes (pre-order Tuesday, October 27) and Amazon Video On Demand. In addition, the special will be available in standard and high definition versions on Xbox LIVE Marketplace, Zune and Playstation Store.
For additional information on Iglesias and the tour, please visit fluffyguy.com and LiveNation.com.
To join the Gabriel Iglesias fan club, simply add him as a friend at Myspace.com/fluffyguy.
"COMEDY CENTRAL LIVE: GABRIEL IGLESIAS THE FLUFFY SHOP" TOUR DATES Cities, dates and venues are subject to change. Jan. 14 BAKERSFIELD, CA FOX THEATRE Jan. 15 COARSEGOLD, CA CHUKCHANSI GOLD CASINO Jan. 16 STOCKTON, CA BOB HOPE THEATRE Jan. 17 REDDING, CA CONVENTION CENTER Jan. 22 EUGENE, WA MCDONALD THEATRE Jan. 23 SEATTLE, WA MOORE THEATRE Jan. 24 SPOKANE, WA THE KNITTING FACTORY Jan. 25 MISSOULA, MT WIMA THEATRE Jan. 28 SALINAS, CA FOX THEATRE Jan. 29 SANTA ROSA, CA WELLS FARGO CENTER Jan. 30 SAN FRANCISCO, CA NOB HILL MASONIC Jan. 31 SACRAMENTO, CA CREST THEATRE Feb. 5 LOS ANGELES, CA WILTERN Feb. 6 PHOENIX, AZ DODGE ARENA Feb. 11 CLOVIS, NM CIVIC CENTER Feb. 12 ALBUQUERQUE, NM KIVA AUDITORIUM Feb. 13 ABILENE, TX CIVIC CENTER HALL Feb. 14 SAN ANTONIO, TX MAJESTIC THEATRE Feb. 18 AUSTIN, TX PARAMOUNT Feb. 19 CORPUS CHRISTI, TX SELENA AUDITORIUM Feb. 20 DALLAS, TX NOKIA Feb. 21 WACO, TX HIPPODOME Feb. 25 OKLAHOMA CITY, OK ROSE STATE COLLEGE Feb. 26 WICHITA, KS COTILLION BALLROOM Feb. 27 KANSAS CITY, MO UPTOWN THEATRE Feb. 28 ST LOUIS, MO PAGEANT March 4 PITTSBURGH, PA BYHAM March 5 NORFOLK, VA HARRISON OPERA HOUSE March 6 ATLANTA, GA TABERNACLE March 7 RALEIGH, NC MEYMANDI March 12 ORLANDO, FL HARD ROCK March 13 TAMPA, FL TPAC March 14 JACKSONVILLE, FL FLORIDA THEATRE March 18 CHARLOTTE, NC KNIGHTS THEATRE March 19 KNOXVILLE, TN TENNESSEE THEATRE March 20 INDIANAPOLIS, IN MURAT March 21 CLEVELAND, OH OHIO THEATRE March 25 BOSTON, MA WILBUR March 26 READING, PA SOVEREIGN PAC March 27 NEW YORK, NY TOWN HALL April 8 NASHVILLE, TN ZANIES April 9 COLUMBUS, OH PALACE THEATRE April 10 CHICAGO, IL CHICAGO THEATRE April 11 KALAMAZOO, MI STATE THEATRE April 16 DENVER, CO BUELL April 17 LINCOLN, NE ROCOCO THEATRE April 18 MINNEAPOLIS, MN STATE THEATRE April 29 SAN LUIS OBISPO, CA MADONNA INN EXPO CENTER April 30 OXNARD, CA OXNARD PACC May 1 LONG BEACH, CA TERRACE THEATRE ABOUT LIVE NATION:
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