'Tonight Show' Comic, SUNY Plattsburgh Grad Returns to Campus

Comedian and Class of 2002 grad Owen Benjamin will make two appearances on the SUNY Plattsburgh campus beginning April 17 when he’ll host the third season of “Plattsburgh’s Got Talent.”

A frequent guest on “The Tonight Show with Jay Leno,” Benjamin will host the talent competition in the E. Glenn Giltz Auditorium, Hawkins Hall. Doors open at 7:30 p.m. for the 8 p.m. show.

The following night, Benjamin will do a stand-up comedy hour in the Angell College Center Ballrooms beginning at 8 p.m.

Both “Plattsburgh’s Got Talent” and the comedy hour are free and open to the public.