Special to the PARADE
“Showtime” declared Pat Hazell one of the five funniest people in America. His 30 years of experience as a writer, producer and director have made him a go-to guy for new American theater. Hazell is one of the original writers for NBC’s “Seinfeld,” a veteran of “The Tonight Show,” contributor to NPR and a critically acclaimed playwright. Hazell’s newest one-man show, Permanent Record, is a confessional night of humor, heart, and humanity where Hazell opens the vault to all his faults to turn a stroll down Memory Lane into a high-speed chase down Memory Highway. “Culture Buzz” hails the production as “A solo performance masterpiece.”
El Paseo Arts Foundation plays host to Hazell’s newest one-man show Permanent Record on Monday and Tuesday, Jan. 30-31, 2023, at the SPI Convention Center. Hazell, an Omaha native, began his career in entertainment by teaching himself magic tricks and juggling. Hazell often would use comedy as a defense mechanism to make his acts survive. To chase his dreams of pursuing stand-up comedy, Hazell moved to Los Angeles and left the magic and juggling behind. His stand-up comedy routines landed him reoccurring spots on the “Tonight Show” and from there he landed a gig opening for Seinfeld’s concerts. It was just a quick step to writing for a comedy show and then creating a play that ultimately became the “American Pie” sitcom on NBC. El Paseo Arts hosted his original one-man show, “The Wonder Bread Years” in 2017. His signature work is a grand salute to the baby-boomer generation.
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