“The fact that a lot of their jokes picked on the minorities were what made the show so funny,” said FAU senior, Yanique Dacosta.  “It got everyone in the crowd involved and made the jokes much more relatable.”

The opening act, Steve Hofstetter, and the main comedian, Rich Vos, both traveled south from New Jersey and New York respectively to perform a free comedy show open to all FAU students.

Carey Jones, a member of Program Board, had help from the National Association of Campus Activities when selecting these comedians.  Once they were chosen, contracts had to be made, hotels and ground transportation had to be arranged and thousands of fliers had to be spread around campus to promote the event.  About $12,000 later, the show was ready for action.

This $12,000 comes out of the accounting and service fees.  According to Jones, this year even more money was given to the comedy show funds. Yet students still felt it was worth it.

“I’ve been to all three shows and these comedians were the only ones that had me laughing the whole time,” said FAU junior Andre Shaw.

Hofstetter focused his jokes around sensitive subjects such as terrorism, abortions and theories on Osama Bin Laden. Vos, on the other hand, got the audience going by teasing students from the crowd.

“Black people, always running late,” Vos chuckled, as two black females came strolling in the auditorium.  “Let me guess, you celebrate New Year’s on January third.”  The two females burst out in laughter as they took their seats.

There was continuous laughter from the audience throughout the entire two hour show.  FAU senior, Sele Gordon, felt that the program board did an excellent job putting on a funny and diverse show.

“I loved the mix crowds, they weren’t too uptight,” said comedian Steve Hofstetter.  “They left their opinions at the door and went where we were taking them.”