Word: haan
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Chair of the Harvard Concert Commission (HCC) Justin H. Haan ’05, who is also a Crimson editor, was present to address the council’s concerns about the upcoming comedy show and concert eating away too much of the CLC’s budget. The council has allocated $15,000 for the comedian and $30,000 for the concert...
...Haan said that though there have been attempts to lure prominent comedians to Harvard in the past, the last big-name comedy performance actually to take place at Harvard was David Spade, another SNL alum...
...Haan said that informal polling by the commission showed students “know [Breuer] really well as Goatboy,” the character he portrayed...
...Haan said finding an affordable comedy act was difficult. While musicians typically command large venues—the Busta Rhymes concert filled the Lavietes Pavilion with nearly 3,000 attendees—comedians are better suited for smaller stages like the 1,166-seat Sanders Theatre. This means comedians cost more per ticket...
...Haan said comedians like Dave Chappelle, who has a popular show on Comedy Central and was also in “Half Baked,” charge as much as $100,000 per performance, and were a financial impossibility to bring to Harvard...