The Daily Campus

Issue date: 4/17/09 Section: Focus

Media Credit: Erin Odell Chad Daniels performs at the Student Union. Daniels has previously appeared on Comedy Central and has two comedy albums under his belt.

Thursday was a night for laughs at the Student Union Theater as comedian Chad Daniels entertained audiences with his honest humor. His comedy was direct and modern, and it kept audiences laughing for nearly the entire hour.

The atmosphere was calm and eager for more jokes and Daniels did not disappoint. He began a little slow with a few grammar and language jokes which were surprisingly funny. As Daniels put it: "Come on, I mean, I is funny, all right?"

Daniels covered a range of topics, but one of his most common was poking fun at people from different areas of the United States. He constantly picked at Southerners and their accents, Spanish-speaking people at Disney Land, and of course, the Canadians.

His interaction with the audience was one of the reasons Daniels was such a success. He frequently paused and asked the students questions, such as where they were from, and was able to use some of the things people said to make the show even funnier.

One of the most hilarious moments actually involved an audience member. Daniels asked if anyone was from the South and pointed to someone who answered, "not really." Daniels then asked where that person was from and they said "Vermont."

Another time, someone asked what the color beige was, to which Daniels replied, "What is beige? I just told you, it's the color of our new President!"

Many of these unplanned moments made Daniels a hit. The improvisation of many of his lines created countless memorable moments.

Bobby Vesely, a 6th-semester biology major thought the show was "really funny; I couldn't breathe, I was laughing so hard."

Daniels, like many comedians, also made fun of his children, mainly his daughter. He poked fun at his 5-year-old who made a comment about having a certain body part that girls don't possess. The more explicit and sexual jokes were a consistent favorite with the audience. Daniels balanced out his act with a healthy dose of fat people jokes, always a classic.

"My favorite part was his joke about the confusion of the word 'boo'" said Kristin Doty, a 2nd-semester history major. She was referring to a person who meant to insult by saying "boo," but on Halloween, instead of it sounding scary, it sounded like the guy was making fun of the costumes.

Overall it was an entertaining show that was relaxed and a good way to take a break from all the studying.

Daniel Kohan, a second semester business major, agreed.

"It was a really funny, riveting performance," he said.

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