From SNL & Beyond:
Laraine Newman & Alan Zweibel

Sat. Nov. 11, 2023 at 8pm

This performance is presented without an intermission.

Patti McCarthy: Moderator

Bob Romney, Chairman
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William Parker, Secretary
Professor Emeritus Physics and Astronomy
University of California, Irvine

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Stuart Winston
Anu Worah

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