“What do you call cheese that’s not yours?” asked Aimee Panilio, a sophomore communication major. “Not-cho’ (Nacho) cheese.”

That was one of the jokes that was presented at the joke-off before comedian Peter Lipsey took the stage Tuesday night at the Holmes Student Center’s Diversions Lounge. The joke-off consisted of three audience members telling the best jokes they could on stage.

“Peter came up to me with the idea to open up by doing something different,” said Becky Kampe, Campus Activities Board’s Springfest coordinator. “He basically came up to me and told me what to do.”

Lipsey is a Chicago native who has written three screenplays and appeared on Comedy Central.

“He did a great job,” Panilio said. “He’s hysterical.”

Lipsey gave a performance full of clever remarks about our crazy country, college laziness and, of course, women.

“Did you guys hear that doctors have discovered a cure for PMS?” Lipsey asked. “Unfortunately guys, it consists of diamonds and cash. Yeah, you can’t get any without giving any.”

Lipsey joked about how college students plan their schedules around the television.

“Come on guys, I know you, I’ve been there,” Lipsey said. “I planned my whole schedule around Luke and Laura’s wedding back in ’81.”

The presentation was a part of CAB’s Springfest 2003.

“He was actually supposed to appear back in the first semester,” Kampe said. ” But there were problems with advertising, and no one showed up. So, being the nice guy he is, Peter came back this semester for free.”

Lipsey’s material was full of sarcasm, shadow puppets and great jokes.

“Material isn’t something that you can just come up with, it takes months just to write an hour show,” Lipsey said. “I get my material from things that really happen, from other peoples showcases, from the news. I read the news everyday. There’s always something happening and chances are, someone will find it funny.”

The crowd of 29 people, all seated in the center of the lounge at Lipsey’s wish, was very energetic.

“This crowd was great; small but mighty,” Lipsey said. “Live entertainment is great. You never know what’s going to happen. You can have a small crowd and have a great show, you can have a crowd of 200 and have a horrible show. This crowd was great, I was pleasantly surprised at the enthusiasm.”