Opie and Anthony's Traveling Virus Comedy Tour
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Opie and Anthony's Traveling Virus Comedy Tour was an annual event sponsored by Opie and Anthony, featuring standup performances from many of the comedians who have been featured on the O&A show. Other features of the tour have included a petting zoo for some of the messes who appear on the show (such as Pat from Moonachie).
O&A have also had listeners compete for spots on the tour by performing Car Crash Comedy. The most notable winners include Ed McGonigal (who later backed out) and Seaton Smith.
The tour began in 2006 with only four dates that year. It was expanded to a total of 8 for 2007. Opie had said they weren't planning on doing a tour in 2008, but they decided to do a single tour date in Holmdel, NJ on August 2. During that show, a number of fans booed Mike Birbiglia, which led O&A to declare on the following Monday, August 4, that that was the last Traveling Virus show ever. They blamed the fans for their behavior, explaining that several comedians (including Bob Saget, Jimmy Fallon, and Nick Di Paolo) did not want to do the show because of their rowdiness, and that the booing of Birbiglia sealed the tour's fate.
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Traveling Virus Tour Dates
2006
- August 5 - Worcester, MA
- August 26 - Holmdel, NJ
- September 9 - Camden, NJ
- September 23 - Cleveland, OH
2007
- April 14 - Las Vegas, NV
- June 16 - Wantagh, NY
- June 30 - Uncasville, CT
- July 21 - Mansfield, MA
- August 4 - Detroit, MI
- August 18 - Bristow, VA
- August 25 - Holmdel, NJ
- September 15 - Camden, NJ
2008
- August 2 - Holmdel, NJ
Comedians who have performed at the Traveling Virus
- Mike Birbiglia
- Lewis Black
- Jim Breuer
- Bill Burr
- Frank Caliendo
- Mike DeStefano
- Greg Giraldo
- Dom Irrera
- Bob Kelly
- Louis C.K.
- Stephen Lynch
- Ralphie May
- Carlos Mencia
- Tracy Morgan
- Jim Norton
- Patrice Oneal
- Otto and George
- Joe Rogan
- Bob Saget
- Rick Shapiro
- Jimmy Shubert
- Rich Vos
Notable moments during the Traveling Virus
- At the Camden, NJ show in 2006, several of the comedians (such as Irrera and Shubert) were booed and heckled by the audience. Bill Burr came onstage and ripped them apart, becoming the highlight of the show.
