Radford University - Beehive Yearbook (Radford, VA)

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We Can Take this little quiz What was the hottest game show on evening tel evision this year’ A JEOPARDY B. PASSWORD PLUS C WHEEL OF FORTUNE D. PRICE IS RIGHT That's an easy question WHEEL-OF FORTUNE But now it gets tougher What was the hottest professional game show at RU this year? A JEOPARDIZE YOUR GRADES B. BLIZZARD OF BUCKS C THE DATING GAME D WE CAN MAKE YOU LAUGH Here's a hint; the show lours to over 200 colleges a year and has been nominated for Campus Entertainment of the Year G-ve up’ It was WE CAN MAKE YOU LAUGH, a two-hour comedy show taken from the ongmal late night show Make Me Laugh Booked as a clean adult comedy show, the three-man act. with Craig Anton. Tom the Dorf Dorfmeister. and Dennis the Menace O'Connell, had the audience mating with laughter, on November 4th, with their “just a little risque routine After a late start, Anton opened the show with a general explanation of events and a few wisecracks toward the audience. He brought the show to a more personal level by inviting one audience member on stage to help hime in the invisible card trick By making a mockery ol Susan.' Anton had the audience participating m his favorite noise; laughter. Anton continued his one-man stand-up routine with real visual effects. He began by Higgling plastic balls, and then bowling p;ns. He unsuccessfully juggled pins tossed at him. but he accomplished his goal of making everyone laugh. Afterward Anton showed his musical talent by strumming his guitar and sing ng his own variations of popular tunes The Go Gos' We Got the Beat became We Got VD He also did his favorite, a repeat Fom last year ‘The Boring Song. The melody had only three chords to it and the words were: boring boring, bor ng. boring. You may th nk this is a dumb, boring song. said Anton, but. I know you will be humming it in your classes tomorrow Anton was right, because even though the song was silly, it had a catchy beat A hard tune to catch, though was Anton's closing song. The Dr Seuss Rap. It was a parody on Dr Scuss stones; Green Eggs and Ham. Sam I Am and The Gnnch; just to name a few The next comedian to strut his stuff was Tom Dorfmeisler. better known in nightclub circuits as Stud Muffin. He called himself tnat because he was well over 100 lbs ... twice The majority of Do-fmeister's material entailed one-liners. By the time Dorfmeister finished his string of jokes, skits and visual effects, the stage looked like a menagerie of childish toys, or as Dorfmeister put it. a K-Mart explosion Anton came back into the spotlight to introduce O'Connell for the fast eg of tfte first hour. O'Connell, a cross look alike between Jay Leno and the late Marty Feldman, appeared on stage with an old six-string guitar Standing 5'2 . he barely reached the microphone that the 6'4 Anton left raised for him Just another stage prop to make the audience chuckle O'Connell performed an old America tune. Ventura Highway, changing the words to Virginia W'ndchiil I te also did impressions of the Bee Gees. Neil Young and Bob Dylan I borrowed this guitar from a student here at RU said O'Connell The guy asked me if I wanted a 12-str ng. and I said I don't even use six strings O'Conr.ell concluded his comic routine and Anton returned to the stage in preparation for The Game. Three judges. Kemta Hidalgo Stefan Reis, and Chris Spiers, all from Student Life, were chosen in advance. They were instructed to keep time on the c'ock and sound a noise maker if a game rule was broken. The rules consisted of six minutes on k the clock, don't smile, don't giggle, don't iaugn sit up straight, knees together hands Hat. and look at the comedian at all times Random names were drawn from a box of waiting contestant wanting to win S25 Nine contestants were chosen to come forth and attempt to ploy the game while each of the three comedians (at two minutes each) tried his best to make each and everyone laugh. The |oksters came out dressed as women. with funny masks and all kinds of gadgets, trying to make me ccnstestant lose it They succeeded in making seven of nine break into hysterics however two held out for the big bucks Kristen Akam. a senior juornalsim major, and Ed Barellis. an RU visitor, got the grand prize All contestants were just happy to participate and get a free shirt, but it was a great feeling to win some money, too I almost lost it at one point In fact. I actually did. but the judges d dn't see t.' said Akam. The secret was to try and tune out what the corned ans were say-ng All the performers earned both undergraduate and post-doctorate degrees in public speaking and humor, and they nad impressive pre-show credentials. Dorfmeister worked at Chicago's im provisational as wet. as with Second City t.v He was excited about joinng the laugh circuit because it carries more clout his way I'm in demand back in Chicago O'Connel! has opened for such acts as t ouie Anderson and Gladys Knight He has also been negotiating a deal to perform on HBO next year Anton has been with the Laugh snow for fojr years He has enjoyed the college circuit but wished that he could get to know the students better to make it that much more informal I 'emember RU was my favorite school last year because of its size, and ! was glad we came back again.' sa»d Anion O by Kristen M. Akam Game Show 029

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Sense Cf Humor? Do You Recognize These People? They not only carry American Express, but these grown men carry toys. They are Denms O'Connell. Tom Do fmeister. ana Craig Anton from the college comedy tour, pr o t» Katun m ‘‘Wipe That Grin Off Your Face!” You guys don’t get any money: you are the udges All you get to do IS toot your horn. photo K Mw v vmn Hitting the Jackpot it may not have been Vegas. Our Ed Bareths wasn't piann,ng to win SS when he came to RU to see his girlfriend cnoto by kmim m Atmm 028 Campus Life

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Look ... Up in the Air... It's a bird: it's a plane. no. it s a balloon hit-oil by the fountain photo hy u »m It’s 3:30 p.m. Peering through the sculpture, f usc Hail dcesnt seem so monstrous The sunlight gets caught at the tip pt XO Of Kr-itm U Atjur, Nestled in the Hills ... Radford shows its beauty through our campus, everyone enjoys the colorful Ian days and glorious sunsets photo by G-v iuooo 030 Campus Life