Variety
Dec. 25-Jan 1

Live’ humorist on politics


Emmy- and Grammy-award-winning comedian turned political maven Al Franken has been added as a special event in the upcoming Arts and Lectures series. Part of the original minds behind Saturday Night Live,

Franken has more recently turned to seriously hilarious political writings, including Rush Limbaugh Is a Big Fat Idiot, and Lies and the Lying Liars Who Tell Them: A Fair and Balanced Look at the Right

He will speak at 2 p.m. Feb. 28, 2004, at the Arlington Theatre, 1317 State St. Tickets are $35 for the general public and $15 for

UCSB students. Call 893.3535 for information.

Angie Everhart joins local company’s film

Santa Barbara-based production company Soleil Film and Television (formerly Ameridream

Entertainment) has signed Angie Everhart, model and actress from The Last Action Hero and Another 91/2 Weeks, as part of its cast in a movie currently called Say It In Russian about a European vacation run headfirst into romance and the former KGB. The film does not yet have a scheduled release date.