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By JENNIFER L. FULLER
Staff Writer
Tuesday night, as part of the
Homecoming activites, Carolina
Program Union presented "Comedy
Night." Featuring comedians
Vic Henley, Don Reed and Robert
Rothstein as master of ceremonies,
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success.
USC alumnus Rothstein opened
the show. "Since they've stopped
serving drinks at school-related
events, I'm going to assume you're
all stoned," he said. Rothstein majored
in advertising, and commercials
played a large part in his
routine.
The laughs continued with Vic
Henley, who jeered pop mucisians
Milli Vanilli, M.C. Hammer and
New Kids On The Block.
Alabama-born Henley incorporated
Southern humor in his routine.
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Theater
Review
By H. H. CABANISS
Staff Writer
Situation farces like Larry
Shue^s The Nerd, now running at
the Workshop Theatre, should, by
definition, be similiar to television
situation comedies. Even though
this show uses a familiar style, it is
superior.
Director Glenn Rawls prepared
his cast well. The Nerd is not a
subtle drawing room affair, and it
takes a firm hand to control the
comedic timing without letting the
crowded chase scenes get out of
hand.
In many productions of this
show, Rick (The Nerd) becomes
too central a focus. Here, however,
a balanced cast and a refusal by
Rawls to narrow the scope of the
show brings out what is best in
Shue's script.
The entire cast should be quite
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Californian Don Reed completed
"Comedy Night" with impersonations
of E.T., Michael Jackson and
Kung Fu movies. Improvisation
and audience participation played
key roles in Reed's performance.
He assigned voices and characteristics
to the hairstyles and mannerisms
of some spectators.
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chosen spectators had to correctly
guess television theme songs to get
the dollar. Reed closed his act by
impersonating the same characters,
this time dancing to Snap's "The
Power."
Comedy Night Chairwoman
Laura Andrews congratulates her
staff and superiors on the success
of the show. She was very pleased
with the audience turnout and reaction.
"It went really well," she
said. The event took place in the
Russell House Ballroom.
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proud of the success their hard
work has produced.
Dan Palma as Axel and David
Holland as Rick deserve special
mention. Palma has a feel for
Axel's special brand of comedy,
which is precisely written because
Shue wrote the role for himself.
Holland as Rick simply worked
very hard, and it shows.
Randy Strange's set and Adger
Brown's lighting design are functional
and attractive. Functional is
the key word in any farce. The
same he colors reflect general
yuppy suburbia, but more important
and commendable is that the
stage traffic moved easiiy, despite
one awkward red chair.
I will give a word of caution for
two groups of potential ticket buyers.
To those who are familiar with
Shue's work, it is a straight derivation
of The Foreigner, and arguably
an inferior one. To those
whose tastes are somewhat different
than situation farce, it is a
farce, so be forewarned.
The Nerd runs through Oct. 17.
If you are looking not for intellectual
stimulation but for a fun evening
and a lot of laughs, this show
fits the bill.
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composed their works, then this is '
the movie for you.
To be honest, I tuned out the
music. I find classical music about
as invigorating as matching socks,
so I just concentrated on the
cartoons.
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standout is by far "The Sorceror's
Apprentice" in which Mickey
Mouse must stop a thousand
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ike the gigantic demon in the last
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Unfortunately, like most anthoogies,
Fantasia suffers from weak
inks. For every good skit, there is
i monotonous one, which becomes
gainful to endure.
In this sense, the movie drags.
Some of the younger viewers
shuffled, cried throughout and
looked like they would rather be at
Duck Tales.
The movie looks and sounds impressive,
but underneath all the renovations,
it lacks uniformity.
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The Punchline ? 628
Harden St. Both Friday and Saturday
nights will feature comedian
Vic Dunlop, who appeared in
Meatball II and is a regular on
Win, Lose or Draw. Comedians
Danny Brown and Steve Gelder
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are at 8 p.m. and 10:15 p.m. with a
cover charge of $10. People 21
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Rockafella's ? 2112 Devine
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Funkenstein and Uncle Ringo. On
Saturday, it's Rockafellas' Legal
Benefit with Jack the Tripper. All
shows start at 10 p.m., and cover
is $4.
South Carolina State Museum
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But it also helps that The Simpsons
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brought back those chilling
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major test at school when one's
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Town Theatre ? 1012 Sumter
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on Treasure Island. As is his
custom, he hasn't read it. He tries
to wing it, glancing at the book
cover for inspiration.
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with patches over their eyes ... and
green birds on their shoulders,"
Bart said.
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blackboard, writing "I will not
fake my way through life" 100
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