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Patton Oswalt's Zombie Spaceship Wasteland Flies In

By Jon Graef in Arts & Entertainment on Feb 10, 2011 10:00PM

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Patton Oswalt's comedy possesses a sharp, incisive grasp of language that shows he's spent a lot of time between the pages. Whether it's dubbing the KFC Famous Bowl "a failure pile in a sadness bowl", or entertaining hyperbolic murder fantasies involving George Lucas, Oswalt's gift for inventive invective is without question. His latest outlet for his thoughts is his first book, Zombie Spaceship Wasteland, a collection of essays.

Oswalt's going to be reading excerpts from Wasteland in March at Reckless Records in Wicker Park. The date is March 18, the time is 3:30 pm, and the cost is nothing at all. So get there early, because the crowd for this thing is going to be massive. While you're making sure that your copy of Wasteland is in pristine condition for signing, check out a classic Oswalt bit below: