Janeane Garofalo Coming to Thousand Oaks Civic Arts Plaza, 5/31

Comedian Janeane Garofalo comes to the intimate Scherr Forum Theatre, Sunday, May 31, 2015 at 7:00 pm.

Garofalo has had many memorable and critically acclaimed roles in films such as "The Truth About Cats and Dogs," "Wet Hot American Summer," "Ratatouille," "Steal This Movie," "Reality Bites," "Romy and Michelle's High School Reunion," "Mystery Men," "The Ten" and "The Cable Guy". Garofalo also co-authored the best seller "Feel This Book," with Ben Stiller.

Garofalo was a cast member of the Emmy Award-winning "Ben Stiller Show" and played the role of Paula, the acerbic talent booker, on "The Larry Sanders Show," for which she received an Emmy nomination. During the fall of '94 she joined the cast of "Saturday Night Live." Some of Garofalo's other television work includes two specials for HBO, FOX's "24," "Mad About You,"and the final season of NBC's "The West Wing," where she played Democratic campaign strategist Louise Thornton.

In addition to acting in film and television, Garofalo is an outspoken activist, spoken word performer and stand-up comedy entertainer known and respected around the world. She was instrumental in the successful launching of the first liberal radio network, Air America Radio, where she hosted her own talk show, "The Majority Report." A lightning rod for controversy, Garofalo's well informed opinions and unflinching honesty have inspired laughs, as well as striking a chord with the left, right and everyone in between.

Single tickets are priced at $39 - $34 with group discounts available. Tickets are available from Ticketmaster at 800-745-3000, online at www.ticketmaster.com, or through the Thousand Oaks Civic Arts Plaza Box Office, located at 2100 Thousand Oaks Boulevard. For more information call 805-449-ARTS (2787) or visit www.civicartsplaza.com.