Tickets to see the Student Programming Association's free presentation of stand-up comedian Patton Oswalt sold out Tuesday at noon, the second day they were on sale.

The show, which will take place Nov. 13 at Alumni Hall in the HUB-Robeson Center, is SPA's first LateNight Penn State event of this scale.

"I'm really surprised and happy it already sold out," SPA LateNight chair Kenneth Verbos (sophomore-biobehavioral health) said. "I did have a little bit of a doubt, but I also thought it could sell out in the first day."

Verbos said there was a huge line in the HUB where the group was giving out the tickets for free.

Although the sale was a great success, some students who wanted to go will not get to see the performance.

Jim Smith (junior-kinesiology) said he was a big fan and was disappointed to miss out.

"I was a little surprised it's going to be in such a small venue," Smith said. "I thought he was a little bigger than that. I would definitely have been willing to pay money to see him."

Although Oswalt could have brought in a larger audience in a different venue, Verbos said because it is a Penn State LateNight event, the group opted to keep it in the HUB.

Verbos expressed empathy for those who missed the opportunity.

"That is always going to be a problem," he said. "I definitely feel bad for them in a way, and it's kind of upsetting. It's something we'll have to address later on when we have more shows."

Brandon Scott Wolf, president of Penn State comedy club Second Floor Stand-up, said he will have to miss the event because of his brother's wedding falls on the same weekend. Wolf said his club was interested in bringing Oswalt before and was very excited to hear SPA was hosting him.

"If you can sell out a venue, you did your job perfectly," Wolf said. "If people want more, then that's a good thing, because they'll come back for more."

Wolf said Oswalt is a great choice because he is part of a group of comedians that the younger generation can relate to but is still up-and-coming.

Matt Klein (senior-film) is another big fan of the comedian -- Oswalt has "a certain style about him," he said.

"He likes to take stabs at lesser-known pop culture references," Klein said. "He's a bit of a wordsmith, too. He's very out there and comes up with crazy descriptions."