Anthony Jeselnik Coming to Paramount Theatre, 8/22

Anthony Jeselnik will be performing live at Paramount Theatre on August 22 at 8:00 p.m. Tickets go on sale Friday, June 5 at 10 a.m. Tickets range from $29.50 to $39.50, and can be purchased at AltitudeTickets.com or by phone (303) 893-TIXS. A limited number of festival passes are on sale at highplainscomedyfestival.com for $125.00.

Anthony Jeselnik is from Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. He graduated from Tulane University. Anthony is a stand-up comedian, most famous for The Comedy Central Roast of Donald Trump and The Comedy Central Roast of Charlie Sheen, as well as The Jeselnik Offensive, which he starred in and created, airing for two seasons in 2013. This year he will host NBC's Last Comic Standing. Anthony recently did a guest role on IFC's Garfunkel and Oates. Anthony has also performed on Conan, The Tonight Show, Jimmy Kimmel Live and was the first ever stand-up comic to appear on Late Night with Jimmy Fallon. Anthony has also written for Late Night with Jimmy Fallon and received an Emmy Nomination for his work on A Night of Too Many Stars: An Overbooked Concert for Autism Education. Anthony was named one of Variety's 10 Comics to Watch in 2008 and one of Comedy Central's Hot Comics in 2009. In 2010, Anthony released his critically acclaimed debut comedy album, Shakespeare, through Comedy Central Records. After the Comedy Central Roasts of Charlie Sheen, Donald Trump and Roseanne Barr, Anthony released Caligula, his first hour long special, to critical acclaim.