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Patton Oswalt continues to leave his distinctive imprint across all areas of entertainment, from his award-winning comedy specials to his many guest roles on television. His most recent comedy special We All Scream (which also marked his directorial debut) launched on Netflix last September and Oswalt was recently nominated for a Grammy for his comedy album. Last year, he starred in the Magnolia Pictures comedy I Love My Dad, winner of the Grand Jury and Audience awards at the 2022 SXSW Film Festival.
Oswalt was nominated for a Critics Choice Award for his performance in Jason Reitman's film Young Adult, starring opposite Charlize Theron. In 2009, he also received critical acclaim for his performance in Robert Siegel's Big Fan; the film was nominated for an Independent Spirit Award and Oswalt earned a Gotham Award nomination for his performance.
Oswalt has appeared in many films, including The Circle, alongside Tom Hanks, The Secret Life of Walter Mitty and Zoolander, both directed by Ben Stiller, Steven Soderbergh's The Informant with Matt Damon, and alongside Seth Rogen in Jody Hill's Observe and Report, as well as Paul Thomas Anderson's Magnolia and Todd Phillips' Starsky and Hutch.
Oswalt's past television work includes memorable roles on Parks and Recreation, which brought him a TV Critics Choice Award, A.P. Bio, Veep, United States of Tara, Seinfeld (his TV acting debut), and many more. He is also very well known for playing 'Spence' on The King of Queens for nine seasons. Oswalt is also the narrator on ABC's hit comedy The Goldbergs. He provided the voice for 'Remy' the rat in Pixar's Oscar® winner Ratatouille, and his other voice credits include 'Max' in The Secret Life of Pets 2, Sorry To Bother You, the SYFY series Happy!, Rick and Morty, Archer, and BoJack Horseman.
In 2020, Oswalt's Emmy nominated Netflix special I Love Everything was widely applauded upon release, and he received a Grammy nomination for his comedy album of the same name. In 2017, he received Grammy and Emmy nominations for his album and Netflix special Annihilation, which addresses his own devastating loss and dealing with the unexplainable, while making it all painfully funny. In 2016, he won the Emmy for 'Outstanding Writing for a Variety Special' for his sixth comedy special Talking for Clapping and a Grammy Award in 2017 for his comedy album. He has been nominated for a total of six Grammys and four Emmys. Oswalt has shot eight TV specials and released seven critically acclaimed albums -- in 2009, Patton received his first Grammy nomination for his album My Weakness Is Strong.
Everything was pretty much perfect— great venue, great opener, and a fantastic show. Patton can play to crowds in Boise, San Francisco, DC, LA— he can make any crowd in any town pretty much pee their pants laughing. He’s a total pro. So much fun to watch! I hope he keeps playing Boise for many years, and if I’m in town, we’ll be there.
I’ve seen all the greats. But no one is quicker on their feet than Patton. Yes, everyone has their set routines, but when Oswalt goes and picks on three unsuspecting audience members it turns to comedy gold! I will hop on the next thing smoking out of town to watch first hand this man:s genius.
Great show! We've seen Patton before and of course all the specials. He's still sharp as ever, great crowd work. Had the audience shaking with laughter.
Knew Patton was a genius going in to this, but the confirmation was amazing. We laughed so hard, and watching him riff with the audience was so funny. Impressed anyone's brain can work that fast. Highly recommend!
Once upon a time, you stood in line at the venue to buy your tickets, sometimes getting there days in advance. You saw all the signs at the venue reminding you of what you could/couldn't/should/shouldn't bring. You had conversations with others in line which reinforced such requirements. For these VERY EXPENSIVE tickets, I was ushered through at least 12 pages on 4 different websites. Starting on the social media platform, I went to the initial landing page, which led to the promoter's ecommerce site for purchase, and finally to TicketMaster to get the tickets on my phone. Exhausting and a little overkill. Nowhere in all those pages within that experience was there any obvious prompt about requirements for entry, nor were there any reminders to check the local venue. It sounds like I'm making excuses, but I'm older and had been through so much rigmarole just to have a QR code ready to show at the door, I completely spaced out on pocketing our vax cards (which I will own). It never crossed my mind. There was ample opportunity to remind me--across pages of seat selections, validations, verifications, money collection, and downloading to phone. We have vax cards for which we stood in long lines multiple times, we would have been really proud to show them. Ultimately, after three months of reminding my wife and planning for the day, it ended abruptly at the door. For the price of these tickets, I would think more effort would go into ensuring we made entry and had a shot at a good experience. I will literally drive the half hour into the city to buy tickets ahead of time, even at a higher price, directly from the venue moving forward.
Patton was absolutely amazing and funny. The way he interacted with the audience was hysterical. I just kept picturing a big blu rat riding around on a scooter.
I absolutely love Patton! He made me laugh so hard that I almost peed in my pants! He gave the audience an extra treat by going over his time with the house lights on! Thank you Patton!!
Amazing show, legendary performer. During his "autumn decoration" bit, I guffawed so violently I almost broke a rib. Well done, sir.
He was hilarious! He had the crowd going with him as well!
What a great guy. Love the way he can talk to ANYONE! His intelligence weaves and bobs around everyday experiences and he’s just cuter than snot! The Chicago theater is cool but the seats are small and I wasn’t comfortable leaning up against the big guy next to me who was also uncomfortable as we both folded our arms in front the entire time. There should have been an empty seat between groups in a pandemic
I have always thought that he is one of the funniest comedians.
Way better then what I thought he was so funny glad I was there such a amazing show I would go again
First time seeing Patton live. Great show and improv with audience members. Hit a low spot imo with the (seemingly endless) riff on the barn joke. Came back for an encore of sorts too.
We purchased these tickets last minute while out to eat in the old port and we’re so glad we did! The show was hilarious and very entertaining. State theatre is a great venue and we’re so happy to have these shows locally.
I loved this show so much. My stomach hurt as i was walking out. Who knew hitting middle age could create so much brilliant material.
Opener was hilarious. Patton was amazingly funny. Just wish it was longer, but I love that he turned his injury into something physical for the act. Would love to go see him again and I can’t wait to see what that young lady opening for him does in the future. She could have a show of her own
He broke his ankle so was on a knee scooter. This only added to the show. I hope he comes back to Tucson - but to The Fox as the seats are much more comfy than Rialto whose seats suck. Love Patton!!
It was not the best show. Started with the warm up act. Some girl named Olivia gave i think. Her jokes fell about as flat as a pane of glass. So she didn't get me or anybody else excited for the main event. Mr. Oswalt looked like he just came off a 3 day bender, admittedly, he did just break his foot, but maybe put the touring on hold. Glad i saw him in person at least once. Now i know. And knowing is half the battle.
He should have postponed and healed his broken foot. If he was going out to try new material, it was a miss. I'm a big Patton Oswalt fan, disappointed.
Solid routine, great delivery, timing and demeanor. Patton killed. I was disappointed that it wasn't a fully packed house. I will 100% be going to another of Patton's stand up shows in the future.