Underground hidden humorists get a chance in the lime light
UNL st udents will put on free comedy shows
By (jeoff McMurtry
Staff Reporter
Everybody’s a comedian, or so the
old line goes, usually uttered by drunk
humorless louts who don ’ t get the joke
but figure they must be the reason for
it.
However, this Thursday several
unknown closet comics actually will
be comedians, performing in front of
a crowd and every thing, just like in the
movies.
“Just flew in from Cleveland, and
boy, are my arms tired.”
ComedyPreview
Beginning at 8 p.m. in the Ne
braska Union Crib, University of
Nebraska-Lincoln students willput on
a free comedy night. The students are
all amateurs who signed up when the
University Program Council’s Spe
cial Events Committee put a booth in
the union asking for aspiring comedi
ans.
Kevin Mattran, a professional lo
cal comedian, will be the master of
ceremonies for the contest. Judging
the contest will be Mattran; Joe and
Linda from the morning show at
KFMQ; Reg McMeen, coordinator of
Duffy’s Comedy Night; and a repre
sentative of Lutz Entertainment, a
Lincoln talent agency.
Although things like prize money
and the reaping of huge financial
rewards are out of the question, this is
a chance for some of UNL’s under
ground hidden humorists to drag
themselves away from their bathroom
mirrors and provoke, insult and other
wise entertain a real live audience.
The contestants’ efforts won’t go
completely unappreciated. The win
ner will receive a satin Coors Light
Tour jacket. As if that weren’t motiva
tion enough, he (or she) also gets a
chance to perform at one of Duffy’s
weekly comedy nights and a 10-min
ute spot in the Coors Light Comedy
Commandos Show Nov. 12.
The Coors Light Comedy Com
mandos are a company from Chicago
who travel a college campus circuit.
They are all full-time, professional
comedians.
Respective members have per
formed at more than 100 colleges in
the United States and have appeared
on TV as well as at most of the major
comedy clubs in the United States and
England. The winner of the Campus
Comedy Show will perform with them
when they visit UNL next month.
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