VEISHEA 2011: Donald Glover to serve as comedian

Actor, writer, musician Donald Glover will perform VEISHEA week as this year's comedian. He is an actor on NBC's "Community." Photo courtesy: VEISHEA entertainment committee

Donald Glover will be this year’s VEISHEA comedian. The committee announced it Friday, as well as other acts for this year’s celebration.

Donald Glover
When: 9 p.m. Saturday, April 16
Where: Stephens Auditorium
Cost: Free

Twenty-six year old Donald Glover is an actor, writer and musician. He is most known for the role of Troy on NBC’s “Community,” and he also served as a staff writer on “30 Rock” — the show won two Outstanding Comedy Series Emmys during his time on the show.

Glover studied at New York University’s Dramatic Writing program at Tisch. While at NYU, he studied improvisation and comedy writing with the Upright Citizen’s Brigade Theatre and worked with Amy Poehler and Horatio Sanz. He performed multiple times on “Late Night with Conan O’Brien.”

Glover is one of the founders of the Internet sketch comedy DERRICK Comedy. He co-wrote, produced, scored and starred in the group’s first feature film “Mystery Team.”

Glover performed in first Comedy Central Stand-Up Special aired in March 2010. He also raps under the name “Childish Gambino.”

Learn more about Glover on his website, Facebook and Twitter.

For a list of all the bands and people coming to VEISHEA this year, check out our Twitter list. Check out the rest of this year’s entertainment here.