Deemed “A must see!” by The Washington Post, this action-packed, uproariously funny 75-minute comedy dog spectacular leaves audiences everywhere howling for more.See some of the world’s most amazing four-legged performers Sunday, Jan. 7, when “Mutts Gone Nuts” comes to the University of Alabama at Birmingham’s Alys Stephens Performing Arts Center.
Having come from shelters to showbiz, these talented mutts are leaving audiences everywhere howling for more. The dogs, with four humans, unleash havoc and hilarity in a breathtaking, action-packed, uproariously funny 75-minute comedy dog spectacular. Witness the unbelievable as these once discarded dogs jump, dance, dive, wire walk, flip, trip and skip their way right into the audience’s hearts.
The all-star lineup includes the highest-jumping dog in the universe, two Guinness World Record champions, a hilarious 6-pound Pomeranian-Pikachu mix and more. The “Mutts Gone Nuts” show performs in venues from performing arts centers and corporate variety stages to television and halftime shows. Deemed “A must see!” by The Washington Post, the dogs are sure to steal your heart and then your socks.
The performance will be at 3 p.m. General admission tickets are $20. Purchase a family pack of four tickets for $65. For tickets, call the Alys Stephens Center Box Office at 205-975-2787 or visit AlysStephens.org.
A comic juggling performance from Jonathan Burns gives the artists — the dogs! — proper breaks throughout the show. Burns has wowed the “America’s Got Talent” judges, been told by Penn Jillette he was “absolutely fabulous” on the show “Penn & Teller: Fool Us,” and dazzled the audience on “The Late Late Show with James Corden,” according to his bio. The New York Times called him “Extremely funny,” and Campus Activities Magazine twice named him “Variety Artist of the Year.”
Comedy duo Scott and Joan Houghton created “Mutts Gone Nuts” in 2005. The show’s dogs were adopted from animal shelters or from rescue groups. They use all positive, reward-based training methods, rewarding and reinforcing the behaviors they want with treats, toys and praise and ignoring the behaviors they do not want.