David Spade to perform stand-up at IU

College students nationwide can work on perfecting sarcastic one-liners to use on friends, but nobody has the zinger down to a science like David Spade.\nSpade, the ubiquitous comedian who has written, produced and starred in countless television shows and movies in his 20-year career, will perform at the IU Auditorium Saturday to kick off the 2005-2006 season.\nThe 41-year-old comic is well-known by college students for his role as the sardonic sidekick to the late Chris Farley in mid-1990s hits "Tommy Boy" and "Black Sheep," as well as roles in later films, including "Joe Dirt" and "Dickie Roberts: Child Star."\nSpade has also had numerous television stints including roles on the long-running NBC sitcom "Just Shoot Me!" and ABC's "8 Simple Rules...For Dating My Teenage Daughter."\nSenior Chris Bottger, who has seen Spade's routine three times, said his earlier films helped solidify his status to a college crowd.\n"Ever since the movies he did with Chris Farley, his movies have always done well at the box office," Bottger said.\nThe show sold out quickly, thanks in part to coordination with Freshmen Family Weekend and the IU-Kentucky football game. A 9 p.m. start time should help the audience accommodate other campus events, Union Board Comedy Director Robert Ritchie said.\n"My hope is that students will be able to buy tickets for both the game and his show," Ritchie said. "Hopefully they don't have to split time and can make it to both."\nSpade will perform a similar act to the one that helped him land in Hollywood in the late 1980s, when he made his film debut in "Police Academy 4: Citizens on Patrol."\nThe comedian's star began to rise as a writer and cast member on "Saturday Night Live" during the 1990s. His role as a snooty airline attendant and Hollywood reporter spawned famous one-liners and his career as a put-down comic.\nRitchie, who worked with the Auditorium to bring the show to IU, said he is excited for the performance.\n"He's one of my favorite stand-ups," Ritchie said. "He did a special in 1998, called 'Take a Hit,' which ranks as one of the best (stand-ups) I have ever seen."\nSpade currently stars in "The Showbiz Show with David Spade" on Comedy Central as well as a variety of commercial spots. Several other films involving Spade are also in production, according to the Internet Movie Database Web site.\nWith all his career accomplishments, fans often overlook Spade's stand-up act, so the sellout is a surprise, Ritchie said.\n"I didn't think people would be familiar with his act, but he's a big enough movie star ... people want to see him," Ritchie said. "For high school and college students, this is right up their alley."\nSpade's voice has also made an impact on pop culture, albeit with a younger crowd. Similarly sarcastic cartoon characters featuring Spade's articulation include "Racing Stripes," "The Emperor's New Groove," and "The Rugrats Movie."\nThough Spade has spread his talents to various other projects, Bottger said he believes Saturday's audience will still expect the same comedian who has torn into celebrities since his days as an SNL writer.\n"I think he's still an A-lister," Bottger said. "The fact that he can sell out an auditorium in a college town proves that people still want to see him"