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Bob Saget performs vulgar act at Lisner

by Eric Roper
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Comedian Bob Saget entertains a sold-out crowd at Lisner Auditorium Thursday night.  Saget, famous for his role as Danny Tanner on the sitcom
Media Credit: Nick Gingold
Comedian Bob Saget entertains a sold-out crowd at Lisner Auditorium Thursday night. Saget, famous for his role as Danny Tanner on the sitcom "Full House," is known for his provocative stand-up.

Comedian Bob Saget performed for a sold-out crowd in Lisner Auditorium Thursday evening, marking the second time in two years that he has visited campus.

Saget, who is now widely known for his risque humor, starred in family-themed television shows during the 1990s. Many students remember him as clean-cut Danny Tanner from "Full House," though Saget spent much of Thursday's show refuting his bland television persona.

About 1,500 people attended the show, which was presented by Riot Act Entertainment, a promotion company unaffiliated with GW.

Some topics of Saget's routine included the advantages of shaving pubic hair, reasons not to have sex with animals and his life as a misunderstood celebrity. Saget said "fuck" almost 200 times during the hour-long performance.

"Ask me what my favorite episode of 'Full House' is," said Saget, to which he responded, "The last one."

Saget, who has always been a racy comic, said that the biggest incentive for appearing on "Full House" was the money, adding that he cursed profusely while on the set of the show.

Several times during his routine, Saget jokingly made references to "bitch slapping" and having sex with his "Full House" nemesis Kimmy Gibbler.

He also spoke about his views on safe sex, warning students about the dangers of date-rape drugs.

Recently divorced with three children, Saget examined his life as a father and his difficulties finding the right woman.

"One day I'm going to meet a woman, she's going to be age-appropriate, she's going to be self-sufficient, she's going to be my age," Saget said. "And then I'm going to date her daughter."

At one point Saget brought out his guitar and played several songs, some of which were improvised. One song, called "Danny Tanner Was Not Gay," referred to his TV character's sexuality and was set to the tune of "I Want It That Way" by the Backstreet Boys.
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