Christian Finnegan: Au Contraire(2009)
It's hilarious! It's thought-provoking! It's mildly disturbing! It's...Au Contraire!
Feeling blue? Down in the mouth? Has your get up and go got up and went? Well settle back and enjoy some good old-fashioned stand-up comedy buffoonery, courtesy of Christian Finnegan! Recorded live at the Trocadero Theatre in Philadelphia, Au Contraire! is an evening of awkward personal revelations and hypocritical assaults on your character!
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Christian Finnegan: Au Contraire
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Feeling blue? Down in the mouth? Has your get up and go got up and went? Well settle back and enjoy some good old-fashioned stand-up comedy buffoonery, courtesy of Christian Finnegan! Recorded live at the Trocadero Theatre in Philadelphia, Au Contraire! is an evening of awkward personal revelations and hypocritical assaults on your character!
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2009-05-08
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It's hilarious! It's thought-provoking! It's mildly disturbing! It's...Au Contraire!
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