Stand Up Competitions are not real competitions. Three point shoot outs are real competitions. The person who makes the most baskets wins. In a technical sense... a hot dog eating contest is more of a real contest than a stand up competition. That's right.. people stuffing enough water dipped faux pork products into their gullets in numbers that could feed every Kindergartner in Tallahassee is more of a real contest than stand up. It's too subjective. You could show someone a great horror movie... but if they tend to only like drama's or Pixar movies... it doesn't matter how good that scary flick is. In short... Stand Up Competitions are ass backwards, really dumb, and the people who run them should feel like the ding dongs they are.
That being said, C-U Comedy proudly hosted his years 2015 U of I Student Competition at Gregory Hall! I've watched a lot of competitions, but I don't think I've ever seen one that had 17 people... all of which did really good! I was impressed. (Impressed... hated all of them for being better than than I could have been at that age... same thing.)
There were some sound issues, so a lapel mic had to be used. None of them seemed to panic, and the lack of mic actually helped their stage presence. Who knew? The mic is the enemy of first timers and young performers. Holding a stick that makes your voice go up decibel levels all these years was actually a bigger downfall than bad jokes and those pesky swamp ass nerves kickin' in.
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| Spicy Clamato at Gregory Hall |
While the numbers were tallied (we didn't need a calculator or nuttin'... just used our fingers and toes) U of I Improv Group
Spicy Clamato closed out the show. They did a great job with a 15 minute set. Then the winners were announced. It's always awkward as a judge watching that part... because the people who didn't win forget that the contest is all in fun... and for a moment... really, really hate you. I did what any grown man around a bunch of angry students would do... I went and hid backstage to avoid their mean looks. I didn't want to give them that satisfaction. (They all did really, really good and the numbers were silly close.)
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Judges and Showrunners (Minus Jessica Dockins
who left before the picture... good goin' Jess!) |
Judges were:
Jesse Tuttle (me),
Andrew Hicks,
Jessica Dockins, and WCIA News'
Joe Barlow. Show runners:
Justin Tuttle and
Esteban Gast.
Also thanks to The Illini Bookstore and
The Dancing Dog Eatery for the gift cards they donated to the winners. Great vegan food at The Dog (that's what the cool kids call it... NOTE: No they don't) Even if you are a carnivore, check out the link and visit them!
Also... thanks to
Pizza FM for co-sponsoring the event. Great to work with, and nice people. Hit the link and give them a like! Also to Gregory Hall! Great venue for our made up contest of dick jokes, naughty words in front of parents, and vocal goodie treats that were handed out by the U of I Students.
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