Tagged - comedy

“Saturday Night Live” Season 51 preview: the hires, the hosts, and the heartbreaks

If these new cast members can bring in fresh energy, new identities, unique senses of humor, and continue to hook younger audiences from TikTok and Instagram, we should be in store for a smooth transition into the next generation of “SNL.” Read More

UR Pet Rock is growing

Pet Rock is young, scrappy, and hungry. As the club is entering its fourth semester since its launch, they’re looking for new members. Read More

Michael Che’s Winterfest set welcomes lackluster comedy and announces his exit from SNL

Perhaps the most notable takeaway from this is Michael Che’s statement that he may be leaving SNL. What he intends to do afterward is unknown, but I’d urge him to reconsider if he’s looking to pivot back to stand-up. Read More

“Thelma” is a hoot and a holler for the ages

Most importantly, though, “Thelma” is a movie for the ages. Read More

Winterfest Weekend with Rachel Sennott and Ziwe: serving comedy and class

Good comedy is hard to find, and notoriously even harder to find at Winterfest Weekend. Yet Rachel Sennott, Ziwe, and all-talented moderator Cat Crawford quickly disproved this, bringing sass, class, and show-stopping red tights to the Kodak Hall stage.  While both comedians have risen to main-stage fame through their recent projects, Sennott and Ziwe aren’t […]

Bottoms, an ode to “ugly, untalented gays”

I am sick of girlbosses. I want more girlfailures. For years, I have wanted a movie made for women like me. And finally, “Bottoms” has granted that wish. Read More

It’s snow joke: Winterfest comedy night was a success

Audience members were laughing during every set, and each comedian offered an entirely different style that kept the show interesting. Read More

Actual comedy at the Winterfest comedy night

This time, unlike last year’s Winterfest interview with Pete Davidson, each guest performed about a half hour of stand-up comedy with little to no heckling of any kind. Read More

Academic Rigor? I Barely Know Her

How could I, a student at such an academically rigorous university, be tricked into attending a university that was so academically rigorous?? Read More

Aubrey Plaza visits UR, speaks on pranks, acting, and Biden

Aubrey Plaza—known for her performances in widely-loved television shows and movies like Parks and Recreation and Scott Pilgrim vs. the World—was the headline event of this year’s Yellowjacket Weekend. Read More