For More We Turn To Jessica Williams from "The Daily Show"
Friday, 01 May 2015 at 8:00 pm – Stephens Auditorium
No tickets required | Doors open at 7:15 | General admission seatingJessica Williams is a correspondent with The Daily Show with Jon Stewart and was recently featured on the cover of Wired Magazine. An actress, writer, and comedian from Los Angeles, she threw herself into cut-throat world of improv and sketch comedy after graduating from California State University, Long Beach. She performed with "ComedySportz: The College Team" and at the Upright Citizens Brigade Theatre, and in 2014 she made appearances on Season 3 of the hit HBO show Girls. Although Williams is known for being an "all around funny lady," her message is not to be dismissed. She frequently takes on the issues of race, racism, and privilege and is quickly establishing herself as part of the American media machine.
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- Committee on Lectures (funded by Student Government)
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