SU gets its laughs in

“I’m gonna start my show the same way I always start my show even though they told me to tone it down,” said host Corey Holcomb to the students at the F. G. Clark Activity Center.
Holcomb, Ronnie Williams and Tony Roberts were the three comedians who performed for Monday night’s comedy show to mixed reviews.
Although Holcomb, a staple on MTV’s “Nick Cannon Presents: Wild ‘N Out,” said he did not use profanity in his shows, members of the audience yelled out the obscenities he was unable to say.
Williams, on the other hand, garnered the most laughs. Focusing more on the trials of college life, students were clapping their hands and nodding in agreement.
“Yall have the new nice dorms or the kind from ‘Shawshank Redemption’?” Williams asked the crowd.
His biggest applause of the night came from his impression of American Idol season two winner Ruben Studdard and men pretending to be “hard” in college.
“If you’re in college, you can’t be a thug. Thugs should never have fun—bullets and Jordans. You can’t have fun stuff like ice cream, puppies and laughter. What you gonna do when someone rolls up on you? Pull out an TI-83 from your back pocket?”
Elyse McFadden, senior marketing major from Manteca, Calif. and Student Government Association activities coordinator was pleased with the night’s event.
“Ronnie was by far my favorite comedian. He really did a great job in joking about things college students really go through. He knows just what it feels like to buy a book at the beginning of the semester for $130 and by the end of the semester it’s only worth $7.”
McFadden also said she was pleased that so many students turned out for the event.
Headliner Tony Roberts—who has performed at Southern before—is a popular comedian on BET’s “Comic View,” HBO’s “Def Comedy Jam” and “It’s Showtime at the Apollo.”
Poking fun at the south’s style of music and dance, especially New Orleans native Lil’ Wayne, Roberts rapped using nonsensical words.
Before, after and between the comedic acts, Max 94.1 radio personality Kool DJ Supa Mike entertained the crowd.
Miss Freshman Janea Jamison, also enjoyed her first comedy show as an undergraduate.
“It was very funny and entertaining. A very good way to kick off Homecoming week.” The political science major from Napoleonville was joined by Miss Southern Mhykeisha Evans and the rest of the class queens to raise money for the St. Jude’s Children’s Research Hospital Fund.
Not immune from jokes, Roberts commented on the ladies’ jail costumes, referring to them as “Lady Pumpkin and the Class Clowns,” Roberts said he was proud of the court for doing something positive like raising money for sick children.
As the Minidome’s lights were turned on and Supa Mike played music, students left the building with smiles on their faces.
“I am really happy about the turnout,” said SGA President Jamal Taylor.