Original URL: http://www.theregister.co.uk/2007/01/03/second_life_gig/
UK comedian plans Second Life gig
Jimmy Carr's avatar to bring joy to Sadville
Posted in Entertainment, 3rd January 2007 15:33 GMT
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UK stand-up comedian Jimmy Carr will next month appear on stage in Second Life, the BBC reports.
Carr's 3 February gig in London will be simultaneously delivered to Sadville, with "performers tracing his movements in real-life so they can be replicated" via his avatar. Only fifty flesh-and-blood punters will enjoy the live performance, and Carr will be giving away tickets for both that and the Second Life show on his MySpace page (http://www.myspace.com/jimmycarrlive) later this month.
The announcement cements Second Life's reputation as the happening place to be, if you happen not to have a sufficiently-stimulating place to hang out in the real world. The BBC notes that Duran Duran have already wowed the fans in the virtual world, while Reuters recently opened (http://www.theregister.co.uk/2006/10/16/reuters_embeds/) a virtual bureau there.
It's not all peace and love, however: one CNET hack was last month attacked (http://www.theregister.co.uk/2006/12/20/sadville_flyers/) by flying penises during a brutal, 15-minute assault on the company's Second Life office. We hope Carr doesn't suffer the same winged wang treatment. ®