Final of Us, Parks and Recreation star Nick Offerman returns for August comedy pageant

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Actor, comic and creator Nick Offerman might be returning to Calgary to headline the Nice Outdoor Comedy Competition on Aug. 25 at Prince’s Island Park.

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Offerman filmed HBO’s The Final of Us in Alberta. He performed the survivalist Invoice within the acclaimed third episode of The Final of Us, which was largely filmed in Excessive River. The collection was shot all through Alberta from July 2021 to June 2022. It started airing in January to large scores and acclaim.

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Offerman might be nonetheless finest identified for enjoying Ron Swanson within the sitcom Parks and Recreation however has additionally starred within the sci-fi collection Devs and the darkish comedy The Resort. He shot 2015’s second season of Fargo in Alberta as properly, enjoying conspiracy theorist Karl Weathers.

He has additionally written 4 semi-autobiographical books, together with Paddle Your Personal Canoe: One Man’s Fundamentals for Scrumptious Residing and Gumption: Relighting the Torch of Freedom with America’s Gutsiest Troublemakers.

His comedy present is described as “an evening of deliberative speaking, mirth and music. “When Offerman was filming Fargo, he did a comedy set on the open-mic comedy evening at Damaged Metropolis.

The Nice Outdoor Comedy Competition will even function Sam Morril and Dan Soder. The pageant runs till Aug. 27.

For tickets and extra info, go to GreatOutdoorsComedyFestival.com