On the evening of Monday, Sep. 15, Greg Giraldo and some of Comedy Central’s top comedians brought the laughter to the Busch Student Center Ballrooms as a part of Comedy Central’s “Indecision Tour 2008.” They poked fun at various politicians, world affairs, themselves and members of the large student audience fortunate enough to attract their attention.
The opening act, comedian Dan Boulger, rocked a routine based around issues clearly tailored for the sensibilities of a college crowd.
From relationships, drugs and alcohol to accidental hit-and-runs, Boulger snuck humor into what could possibly have been an awkward and embarrassing routine in lesser hands.
“I once dated this girl that always complained about her problems,” said Boulger in his opening joke. “Always me, me, me. I was like, honey, we have herpes.”
He also scored a few laughs with his narrative of being kicked out of his college for plagiarizing a paper about plagiarism.
As Boulger exited from sight, James Adomian, a President George W. Bush impersonator recently seen doing his impression of the president in Harold and Kumar Escape from Guantanamo Bay, took center stage and answered a myriad of questions from members of the audience.
His appearance, as well as his mannerisms, could have had anyone fooled. Adomian mimicked Bush’s strong Texas accent, playing up the stereotypes commonly held of Bush as ignorant.
He answered student questions, touching on national issues and opinions of other presidential candidates.
Asked about gas prices, Adomian answered, “Sir, that is a local question that I leave to the governors and emperors of the state.”
Adomian’s satire was a definite hit among the students.
However, his later appearance as comedian Lewis Black from Comedy Central’s The Root of All Evil was less impressive to students who were unfamiliar with Black.
After the opening acts left the stage, headliner Greg Giraldo began his set.
“You know, I really don’t like college kids,” Giraldo said in his opening. “You all are just so young and ambitious.”
Using a much more aggressive form of comedy, Giraldo made jokes at the expense of minority groups, politicians and even specific students and hecklers. His humor was much more controversial than the opening acts, but was received relatively well by the student audience who reacted with a mixture of laughter and groans at some of his more pointed remarks.
And, no, they were not the type of jokes one could put in print.
Giraldo, Adomian and Boulger put on an unforgettable show, celebrating the upcoming election and leaving students wondering if they would ever be able to look at Bush, Sen. Barack Obama or Sen. John McCain the same way again.
For more information about Comedy Cental’s Indecisiont Tour 2008 and any of the comedians visit www.comedycentral.com.
