Comedy
SNL
Struggles of Melissa Villaseñor: Exclusive interview
“I loved how we were all cracking up at the same thing — that connection is my favorite thing about being a comedian.” Read More
SNL
Live from Rochester, it’s Saturday Night!
Three comedians brought the spirit of stand-up to Strong Auditorium, spitting straight humor about true things that happened to them. Read More
frat reviews
Halloweekend, reviewed
I love Halloween because I love pain and watching Disney's "Hocus Pocus." I also like ghosts and being ghosted, mostly by people named "Trevor" or "Alan." That's why I spent this Halloweekend in my favorite place, deep in the bowels of shame and regret, the fraternity quad. On Friday, Camilla, Manasvi, Nia, and I went […]
comedy
Nasim Pedrad brings unique, uneven comedy to Meliora Weekend
SNL alum Nasim Pedrad performed an altogether unusual (and slightly lopsided) hour of comedy in Goergen Athletic Center on Saturday. Unlike many visiting comedians, Pedrad did not come with an opener. Instead, Pedrad was introduced by a video of the comedian impersonating Aziz Ansari, followed by a minute of, for some reason, the theme song […]
Rocky's
UR Stand-Up Comedy Club finds a venue in Rocky’s
Rocky’s Sub Shop flooded with students 15 minutes prior to the 10 p.m. opening of a showcase of UR’s Stand-Up Comedy Club on Friday, Sept. 14. The showcase was hosted by club president and senior Kathryn Baldwin, sophomore Kandie Kramer, and juniors Cass Domingo and Maude Hall-Skillern. Some performers had a comedy background prior to […]
Alpha Delta Phi
‘The Party at the Place at the Time,’ reviewed
In the post-Snowden era, the omnipresence of digital surveillance is a constant, menacing threat. That's why I went to Alpha Delta Phi this weekend for its annual "The Party at the Place at the Time." Let's start with concept. I guess "The Party at the Place at the Time" is funny in a benevolent Caucasian […]
Frat Party Review
Mardis Gras frat party weekend, reviewed
"Fraternity," a word stemming from the Latin "fraternus" meaning "brotherly." The North American fraternity system itself can be traced as far back as the 18th century, and has been a pillar of friendship, philanthropy, and binge drinking along the way. River Campus is no stranger to a good, yummy fraternity. Our campus is home to […]
Improv
False Advertising shows promise in its debut show
You remember how in every In Between The Lines review we put out, it always calls IBTL “UR’s student-run improv troupe”? Well, that’s not true anymore. It’s now one of UR’s student-run improv troupes. As in now there are two. The new troupe, made up of first-years Alaina Attanasio and Benny Srajer, and sophomores Louis Herman, Devin […]
Hasan Minhaj
Interview: Hasan Minhaj talks career, family, and inspirations
Hasan Minhaj, the stand-up comedian and "The Daily Show" correspondent, performed at Winterfest on Saturday, February 3. We talked to him backstage before the show. Read More
Winterfest Weekend
Hasan Minhaj brings more than jokes for Winterfest
It was below freezing outside Strong Auditorium on Saturday evening, but you wouldn’t have been able to tell by the students and visitors lined up outside for a performance by stand-up comedian Hasan Minhaj. As they waited, audience members swapped recollections of their favorite bits from Minhaj’s “Daily Show” segments and from his Netflix special, […]
