Tom Green Media Kit Sports & Entertainment Promotion SS15

FINALS FREAK OUT LAUGH FEST

Deja Vu Comedy Club Presents...

with TOM GREEN

Matt Istwan, Deja Vu Comedy ClubPhone: (573) 443-3216Email: [email protected]

Samantha DelGhingaro, Evolv Public RelationsPhone: (224) 944-7188Email: [email protected]

With final examinations looming above the majority of students’ heads, they look for a way to relieve stress. Some of these students go for a jog down the healthy path, but there are a lot of students who turn towards junk food, TV marathons and alcohol binges. Because their exams are so close, the students must remain the responsible young adults they have been all semester, but it’s so hard! Deja Vu Comedy Club has the perfect solution! What better way to release some of that stress with a good laugh?

Finals Freak Out Laugh Fest is the perfect way for students to get out of the house, the library, the head-banging corner, and enjoy a beer or two while eating delicious pizza and popcorn with their friends and peers. It’s a cool environment without the pressure to get too crazy, and it also delivers the best medicine – laughter.

Stand up comedian,producer and writer, Tom Green is the headliner, and he couldn’t be more excited to be coming to Deja Vu to provide a knee-slapping night of laughs, giggles, chuckles, grins and more. We’re sure Tom will be on top of his game with the best and the newest jokes he’s got up his sleeves.

In this book, you’ll find all sorts of fun facts, biographies, reviews, feature stories, press releases, great photos, and even tickets to the Finals Freak Out Laugh Fest featuring Tom Green.

For more information, please refer to the contacts listed below.

Happy Reading!

What’s All This?

DEJA VU COMEDY CLUB405 Cherry Street, Columbia, Missouri 65201

What’s Going to Be on the News?

NEWS RELEASE

March 16, 2015 EMBARGOED UNTIL APRIL 6, 2015, 8 A.M.

COLUMBIA, Mo. – Tom Green, writer and producer, performs on Wednesday at Columbia’s Deja Vu Comedy Club for the University of Missouri’s students during final examinations. Deja Vu Owner, Matt Istwan contracts Green to perform for college students during their final examinations in hopes to boost the morale of the students and to bring business to the club. Green brings laughs throughout his standup act. Green’s comedy is dry and entertaining. While talking about aspects on every day life, he makes comments about his lack of caring and interest. He’s a man who doesn’t smile in the majority of photos, so his attitude will fit in perfectly with the typical college student’s during final examinations. Deja Vu has been in Columbia since 1975. As a fantastic place to visit for great comedy and a great nightlife, the club has been a part of the Columbia tradition for 40 years. The club has held multiple famous comedians over the years, like Tim Allen, George Lopez, and most recently, Steve-O. For additional information on TJ Miller and the Deja Vu Comedy Club, please contact Matt Istwan, Deja Vu Comedy Club Owner, at 443-3216 or visit www.dejavucomedy.com.

FINALS FREAK OUT LAUGH FEST WITH TOM GREEN COMES TO DEJA VU

DEJA VU COMEDY CLUB405 Cherry Street, Columbia, Missouri 65201

Contact InformationMatt Istwan, Deja Vu OwnerPhone: (573) 443-3216Email: [email protected]

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What’s Going to Be on the News?

NEWS RELEASE

March 16, 2015 EMBARGOED UNTIL MAY 10, 2015, 3 P.M.

COLUMBIA, Mo. – Comedian Tom Green brings pizzas and sodas to studying to students in the University of Missouri libraries on Saturday afternoon. Tom Green, a comedian, cheers up students by bringing them snacks while they study for their finals in the upcoming week. He shared a couple of jokes, a few slices of steaming hot slices of Domino’s pizza, and cool soda. Green began his pizza bringing tour at the Memorial Union at noon. There, he and his crew encouraged the students to take a twenty-minute break, take photos with the comedian, and have a bite to eat. After the twenty minutes, he continued on to Ellis Library where he invited the first flour down to the café for a similar break. His final trip was to the Student Center. There, he performed a few jokes for the students and invited everyone to his show on the upcoming Tuesday at the Deja Vu Comedy Club in Downtown Columbia for theFinals Freak Out Fest. “It’s a great show, man. I don’t know why anyone would want to miss the opportunity to see me standing on stage in all the lights and glory,” says Green. “I’m definitely worth the study break. I’m the real Tom Green.” This will be the first time the comedy club will be hosting the Finals Freak Out Fest. They hope that it becomes an event that happens every semester during finals weeks at the University of Missouri. Deja Vu intends to give students an opportunity to release some of the stress for finals with a bit of laughter and amusement. The club believes it is important to stay calm and relaxed during such a high stress period in a student’s life. “Students don’t go out like they used to when I was in school,” says Deja Vu Owner Matt Istwan. “Everyone spends too much time studying in the library. They need to take a break every once in a while and have a good time!”

TOM GREEN SURPRISES STUDENTS IN CAMPUS LIBRARIES

DEJA VU COMEDY CLUB405 Cherry Street, Columbia, Missouri 65201

Contact InformationMatt Istwan, Deja Vu OwnerPhone: (573) 443-3216Email: [email protected]

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What’s Going to Be on the News?

Deja Vu Comedy Club provides guest with an excellent atmosphere for comedy with multiple full bars and a great menu that includes all sorts of traditional bar foods. They’ve been bringing laughter to the students since their opening in 1975. Since then, they have become a part of the tradition of Downtown Columbia. Green will be performing at the Deja Vu Comedy Club on Tuesday evening for the Finals Freak Out Laugh Fest. Tickets are available online and at the Deja Vu ticket office. For further information on the Finals Freak Out Laugh Fest, please contact Matt Istwan, Deja Vu Comedy Club Owner, at (573) 443-3216 or visit www.dejavucomedy.com.

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Facts on Deja Vu Comedy Club

• Deja Vu Comedy Club was established in 1975.

• They are the only comedy club in Columbia, Missouri.

• They have two floors. One is a nightclub and the other is for comedy.

• They won Inside Columbia’s “Best of Columbia’s” nightlife award for 2009, 2011, and 2012.

• They’ve been able to feature a wide range of comedians from Tim Allen, George Lopez, and Tracy Morgan to local comedians.

• They have a DJ and a professional photo booth.

• They cater to group events.

• They have been called a place with incredible specials and promotions.

• They’re a frequent stop on major pub crawls in Columbia.

Things You Didn’t Know about Tom Green(According to Tom’s Twitter)5

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I’m currently losing interest in things I am supposed to be interested in.

I believe one way to always get along with others is to never have an opinion about anything at all.

I am a fan of the Ottawa Senators.

Every once and a while I post photos of my food on Instagram.

I am a frequent re-tweeter.

More Facts on• Tom Green is originally from Pembroke, Ontario, Canada

• Green says his main influencers are David Letterman and Tony Hawk

• Documented his battle with cancer for his TV show, The Tom Green Cancer Special in 2000

• In the early 1990s, Green had a short-lived rap career in a group called Organized Rhyme under the alias “MC Bones”

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So Who is Tom Green?

And Who is the Owner?Mizzou Grad Matt Istwan is the current owner of the Deja Vu Comedy Club. He’s had over 20 years in the comedy business. He provides his audiences with good, clean fun throughout the country. He has directly booked over 250 performers on his roster, and he continues to add more. He works a lot with groups and with students of the Columbia area. He puts together shows that are both appropriate in the eyes of the parents and hysterical in the eyes of the high school students. He also speaks regularly to the Mizzou CAFNR program about his life as a club owner.

Tom Green is a producer and writer, known for The Tom Green Show (1994), Tom Green: Something Smells Funny (1999) and Subway Monkey Hour (2002). He also directed and starred in Freddy Got Fingered (2001) and had a cameo in Road Trip (2000).

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Stand-up comedian Tom Green is best know for his comedy-variety series The Tom Green Show and his role in the film Freddy Got Fingered. His latest role in the entertainment industry was as executive producer and host of Tom Green Live in 2014 and has a cameo in the TV movie The Big Big Show coming out later this year

Tom Green is a writer, producer and actor known for his version of shock humor. Tom Green's rude, lewd and scatological humor made him a hit with teenage fans in the 1990s.Green began as a stand-up comedian and radio host in Canada; The Tom Green Show, a pop-eyed comedy-variety series, began on Canadian cable television in 1994. The show wound up on MTV in 1999, establishing Green as an international guru of gross-out.

Some of the pranks from The Tom Green Show include pretending to "hump" a dead moose (which was referenced in song "The Real Slim Shady"), having an X-rated lesbian scene painted on his father's car (labeled the "Slut Mobile"), drinking milk by sucking on a cow's teat, and putting a cow head in his parents' bed while they slept because his father was a fan of The Godfather films.

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TOM GREEN TO PERFORM COMEDY SHOW AT DÉJÀ VU

Producer and writer will perform one night in downtown Columbia entertaining the public.

Attention Media!

WHAT: Information about your event Déjà Vu Comedy Club will be hosting a collegecomedy night with Tom Green as the headlining act. The show will highlight some ofGreen’s best routines while simultaneously giving students a chance to take a studybreak from final exams.

WHO: Stand-up comedian Tom Green is best know for his comedy-variety series The Tom Green Show and his role in the film Freddy Got Fingered. His latest role in the entertainment industry was as executive producer and host of Tom Green Live in 2014 and has a cameo in the TV movie The Big Big Show coming out later this year

WHEN: Wednesday, May 13, 2015 at 8:00 p.m.

WHERE: Déjà Vu Comedy Club – 405 Cherry St. Columbia, Mo. 65201In between Broadway Diner and First State Community Bank

ABOUT: Déjà Vu was established in 1975 as Columbia’s premier entertainment headquartersfor comedy and nightlife. The Vu combines some of stand-up’s most acclaimedcomedians and up-and-comers to create a consistently hilarious show.

CONTACT: Matt IstwanPresidentDéjà Vu Comedy Club(573) 443 - 3216

A NIGHT WITH TOM GREEN

Deja Vu Comedy Club Presents...

What’s this Club About?

ABOUT THE COMPANY – DÉJÀ VU

Established in 1975 as Columbia’s premier location for all-things entertainment, Déjà Vu Comedy Club is the city’s hub for nightlife and stand-up comedy. The venue includes a 10,000 square foot nightclub with four rotating house D.J.’s that use the latest in sound and lighting effects. Déjà Vu also entertains during the warmer months with live bands on the 1,000 square foot patio and the entire venue is home to ten televisions, including a big screen in the comedy lounge. The Vu is two levels of nightlife complete with three separate bars and attending waitresses during comedy performance to fulfill any of your food or drink requests.

The club has won Inside Columbia’s “Best of Columbia’s” nightlife award for 2009, 2011 and 2012. Their club has been able to hold shows featuring many different comedians, including Tim Allen, George Lopez, Larry the Cable Guy and most recently Steve-O. They have a DJ, a professional photobooth, and the capability to host group events.

Because of their strong beginnings in 1975, Déjà Vu has kept their business running by continuing to provide comedy and a nightlife atmosphere to its customers. Currently, they provide the only live stand up comedy in Columbia, Missouri other than the performances at the University of Missouri. They are able to bring a variety of comedians into the club from big name comedians to comedians just starting out.

In the realm of comedy clubs, Déjà Vu offers a more inexpensive ticket than other clubs throughout the country. They also are able to have great package options. Usually these include a free drink, VIP passes to meet the comedian, specials on extra drinks and on occasion, free tickets to a future show. Déjà Vu decided to shut down certain nights in order to cater to groups. They close their doors to the public to make an exclusive evening for different groups, usually from the University of Missouri. These groups include Greek life events, such as date parties, Mom’s Weekends and chapter bondings, and some of the small colleges on campus, such as the Veterinary School.

Release Your Stress with Laughter

We’ve all heard the old phrase, “laughter is the best medicine.” There have been a countless number of studies done to prove this very fact. It is good to laugh. It makes you feel better, and there are health benefits too.

This theory goes back to the 13th century. Doctors or medicine men of the time would us humor to distract their patients from the pain they were in. Now, we know that when you laugh, you inhale a lot more than when you don’t. This extra oxygen boosts your heart, lungs and muscle function. There’s also the added bonus of having extra endorphins in your brain. These make you happier and feel less pain.

When it comes to stress, laughter really is a great way to bring that stress down. With the extra endorphins, you definitely feel better. With your muscles relaxing and with the extra oxygen, it is easier to get into that study groove. It promotes relaxation even in tough, uncomfortable situations. It also produces a general sense of well being leaving a student calmer, cooler and more collect while taking an exam.

You don’t have to laugh your way right to the classroom, because laughing produces long term effects, not just short term. Laughing can improve your immune system, so the risk of being sick during your examinations is smaller. This is great because it’s most likely that your eating habits and sleeping habits are thrown off due to the final examinations. Laughing can also relieve pain. This means less painkillers to go along with the headache from studying and staring at a computer screen for so long. One of the best benefits though would be that it overall increases your personal satisfaction. It helps you connect with others and be happier with your life. Even though passing classes is extremely important, it’s also very important to be happy and keep up with your friends, family and loved ones.

There are many ways to laugh but to fully take advantage of these benefits, you’ve really got to laugh. It’s got to be that sides aching, snorting, choking because you can’t breathe sort of laughs. We’ve come up with a few ways for you to find this laugh.

1. Laughter Yoga. This sort of yoga was created in 1995 bu Dr. Madan Kataria. This laughter is created without jokes and without comedy. You first must find a group of people. They can be friends, roommates, strangers, or whomever you please. One person just starts laugh. Then the laughter just spreads contagiously.

2. Try to laugh without smiling. If you’ve never done this one, we highly encourage you to try it with a group of people. You’ll try to succeed, but most likely, you’ll end up laughing a lot with a smile on your face.

3. Attend the Finals Freak Out Laugh Fest at Deja Vu Comedy Club with Tom Green. If you know anything about TJ, you know that your stomach will be in pain with the amount of laughter that will be done in the time of his stand up special. Get your tickets online or at the Deja Vu box office.

With these few tricks, you’re bound to reap the benefits. You’ll achieve great things. Whether they be getting that A on your hardest final or simply showing up on time. No matter what you do though, make sure you keep laughing!

Reasons to Laugh the Stress Away

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Deja Vu Presents

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Wednesday, May 13, 20158 PM

Deja Vu Presents

tom green Press TicketWelcome to Bring a Guest

finals freak out laugh fest with

Present at Door for Entry

Wednesday, May 13, 20158 PM

Deja Vu Presents

tom green Press TicketWelcome to Bring a Guest

finals freak out laugh fest with

Present at Door for Entry

Wednesday, May 13, 20158 PM

Deja Vu Presents

tom green Press TicketWelcome to Bring a Guest

finals freak out laugh fest with

Present at Door for Entry

Wednesday, May 13, 20158 PM

Deja Vu Presents

Press TicketWelcome to Bring a Guest

finals freak out laugh fest with

Present at Door for Entrytom green