Student Activities Board Hosts Improv Comedy Night
On Friday, November 16, the Student Activities Board held an improv comedy night featuring the Upright Citizens Brigade in Pollak Theater. The event was free of charge and started at 8:00 pm. There were about 100 people who came out to see the show.
The Student Activities Board advertised for the event through means of Twitter, flyers, and emails. Emma Traun, freshman education major, was intrigued by the pictures that were featured in the e-mail. “I wanted to come because the pictures were cool and it seemed like it would be funny,” said Traun.
The comedians were running a little bit late so the show did not actually start until 20 after eight, however they made up for their tardiness through their jokes and show for the night. The Upright Citizens Brigade has two theaters; one is located in New York and the other in Los Angeles. They were comprised of two female comedians and two males: Latasha, Audra, Terry, and Matt.
Their skits for the night were improv, which means that nothing was prepared and it was made up on the spot. They asked one of the audience members to volunteer to come on stage and then interviewed them to get their material for the night. The student they chose was Valerie Estepan, freshman biology major. They asked her questions such as “What is your major?” “Do you have any siblings?” and “What is your motto about life?”
The comedians performed eight short skits based on the information they received from Estepan and the show was an hour long. Their first skit was about Hurricane Sandy and students being upset about missing classes. Latasha acted like she was nervous about missing her classes and wanted to hold class in her dorm room.
She asked, “Can you imagine not learning for a day?” and her collaborating comedian responded by saying “I do it every day!”
Some of the other skits were about the squirrels that are all around the University, Estepan’s sister, and urban vernacular. When asked what her philosophy about life is, Estepan replied “YOLO.”
She said was not nervous about going up at all and enjoyed watching the comedians perform. “I thought it was really funny and cool that they were using my information as their material and that they went above and beyond with their answers,” said Estepan.
All of the cast members seemed relaxed while performing the skits. They all seemed to be enjoying themselves and laughing at their co-workers jokes.
The running time of the improv comedy night was about an hour long. There was constant laughter from the audience.
Haley Matsinger, freshman psychology major, was among one of the members who liked the improv. “I wanted to come because I thought it seemed cool and I was really happy I did, it was very amusing,” said Matsinger.
PHOTO COURTESY of Stephanie Ramadan
