Pat Hazell may be best known for his role as a writer for the Seinfeld show but he鈥檚 more than a comedic writer. He also is a performer.
Friday, January 24 and Saturday, January 25 he will perform his one man show 鈥淭he Wonder Bread Years鈥� at Washington University's Edison Theatre. Described as part stand-up, part drama, the show is a tribute to the memorabilia and paraphernalia of the 1960s and 70s.
To Hazell the era was a prime target for nostalgia for baby boomers like himself. But his nostalgia is marked with humor, not sentimentality. He pokes fun at the commercialized food products (Kool-Aid, Wonder Bread, Spam) and remembers all of the dangerous activities he participated in as a child (riding without a seat belt, for starters).
鈥淭he storytelling and the standup are melded,鈥� Hazell said of his show. 鈥淭here鈥檚 an awful lot of jokes per square inch. But the memories are 鈥� I touch different touchstones. Some of it鈥檚 with media 鈥� old filmstrips, family slides, and even some interaction with the audience. I ask them about show and tell items they brought.鈥�
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Edison Theatre's Ovations Series Presents Pat Hazell in "The Wonder Bread Years"
January 24 and 25, 2014
8:00 p.m.
Washington University's Edison Theatre, 6445 Forsyth Blvd.
For more information, call 314-935-6543 or visit the
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