Fallon to perform for sold-out house

Saturday Night Live fans can get an extra dose of one of the show's most popular comedians tonight at the IU Auditorium when Jimmy Fallon, a four-year SNL veteran, opens his one-man comedy show to a sold out audience.\n"Union Board started investigating trying to get him to come last year," said Union Board Marketing Director Scott Dittmer. "We'd been trying for a while and a great opportunity came along so we jumped at it."\nTickets for the Fallon show went on sale Sept. 5 and were sold out within a few days. While Dittmer doesn't expect there to be any spare seats, he encourages fans to check Ticketmaster.\n"I don't expect it, but sometimes tickets are released the day of the show," Dittmer said. "While it's very rare, if there are any fans out there who didn't get tickets they can check Ticketmaster today."\nSome students who wanted to see Fallon were surprised to find out they were too late.\n"I'm really disappointed because I've always thought Jimmy Fallon was awesome, but all the tickets were sold out so now I can't go," sophomore Emily Krecke said.\n"I'm sure it will be a great show." \nFallon has grown in popularity since his debut on SNL. Fallon recently hosted the MTV Movie Awards. He was seen in the Academy Award-winning Cameron Crowe feature "Almost Famous," and will also appear in the Tom Hanks directed HBO miniseries "Band of Brothers," according to the comedian's cast bio on NBC's Web site.\n"I'm a volunteer usher so I get to see the show for free. I can't wait to see Jimmy Fallon, it'll be great," freshman Jaimie Hewitt said.\nIn 1999, he released a book: "I Hate This Place: The Pessimist's Guide To Life," which he co-wrote with his sister Gloria. He has followed up his book release with a new comedy CD, "Bathroom Wall." The CD mixes comedy sketches with parody songs and impressions. "Bathroom Wall" debuted at number 47 on Billboard charts in early September.\nDittmer explains the board took the idea of bringing Fallon to IU after the IU Auditorium's success with comedian George Carlin.\n"If you look at that success, we just figured there's something here. People want to see a good comedy show," Dittmer said.\nFor those who didn't get tickets to Fallon, the Union Board presents many live shows, as well as weekly films at the IMU. Future shows include The Counting Crows and recently announced John Mellencamp. \nStudents can check for show information and updates on the Union Board's Web site at www.ub.indiana.edu/index.html.