The Daily Campus

Issue date: 11/13/09 Section: Focus

Media Credit: Paul Shim Jennifer Nitsch (left) and Amy Vait, volunteers for Invisible Children, show students how to call senators and congressmen to pass bills about the protection for war affected children in Africa.

Thursday night marked SUBOG Comedy's Third Annual Last Comic Standing. The event kicked off at 7 p.m. and the laughs kept rolling the entire night. Eight comedians took to the stage and fought to win over the nearly-full Student Union Theatre.

Darrell Hollens was crowned the Last Comic Standing, to the cheers of his friends. He was the last comedian to take the stage and immediately had the entire audience smiling. Hollens, a 1st-semester acting major, said that he "decided to give it a try and see how it went."

He joked abou high school, his gym teacher used to pick on him by playing rough against him in games of dodgeball. He laughed, claiming that even after being pummeled in the face he would have to remain in the game because getting hit in the head did not count as an out.

Before the show began, much of the audience didn't know what to expect. But, right out of the gate, Drew Bligh had every listener's ears.

Bligh, who earned third place, talked about how his family viewed him as "weird," and reminisced about receiving a Ouiji Board as a Christmas gift as a child.

For his closing joke he commented on how unhelpful it is that we provide people in third world countries with useless items like Legos. Pretending to be a child that received the Legos, Bligh said, "Oh great. Because you know I'm a fan of starving, and building three quarters of the Millenium Falcon."

Comedian after comedian grabbed the microphone and the audience ate up almost every act. Performers told stories of girl troubles, awkward moments and adjustments they have made while transitioning to campus life.

Hamal Shah joked about his professors, claiming that he should also be receiving some foreign language credits because some of them speak with such heavy accents.

While most of the performers relied on short stories or funny one liners, John Turner used his time on stage to recall the time he, "thought he broke his ass." In his anecdote, Turner was doing some pull-ups in his basement when all of a sudden, his pull-up bar snapped, sending him plummeting towards the ground.

He then recounted his car ride to the hospital and the odd people he met while being treated by the doctors.  Turner was awarded second place and helped end the show on a high note.

The audience at the Last Comic Standing was also treated to an unexpected gift, MC James Chapman. Chapman's awkward introductions and ability to keep the atmosphere light helped maintain a smooth flow throughout the duration of the show.

Evan Sauve, a 3rd-semester pre-kinesiology major, said that he was "surprised that he laughed so much," and "was glad he came out for the event."

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