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Radio Happy Hour, a live variety show featuring a made-for-radio murder mystery sitcom and guest stars, is following up their hilarious summer series, which has previously featured Norah Jones, Andrew W.K., Tunde Adebimpe (of TV on the Radio) and Michael Showalter, with a November episode starring The Hold Steady's Craig Finn & Tad Kubler as well as author Chuck Klosterman. The guest pairing comes on the heels of the announcement that Finn will be penning the big-screen adaptation of Klosterman's book Fargo Rock City. On top of an interview with the band and Klosterman, The Hold Steady will give two intimate performances, and Finn and Kubler will star in the murder mystery radio-play as two bickering brothers on family vacation with their step-father Chuck Klosterman. When they make a pit stop for drinks at a small town bar along the way, they get fingered for a murder they may or may not have committed.
As with the show every month Radio Happy Hour will be punctuated with a happy hour in the Gallery at (le) Poisson Rouge with the stars, an audience quiz, and more than a few surprises.
Radio Happy Hour is the creation of Sam Osterhout, who also writes each episode and serves as the show's host. "Even when the mystery is asinine, it's hilarious on stage because it takes the guest star out of his comfort zone," said Osterhout, "That's my goal with this show: to tell a good, funny story and to give the audience a little bit of the guest star that they've never seen before. The results are always surprising, and always funny." The show also stars actors Matt Skibiak and Robin Reed, with music by Stephanie Davila (aka StarDweller).
All of the hour-long performances of Radio Happy Hour occur on Saturdays, at 2 pm. Doors open at 1pm. Single show tickets are $10 in advance, $12 at the door. The event takes place at (Le) Poisson Rouge where the audience will partake in happy hour libations and brunch with a possible side of tater tots.
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