January 29, 2020
Comedian Brian Regan delivered family-friendly humor Sunday in a fantastic stand-up act at the Egyptian Theatre.The show touched on marching bands, starvation and political opinions, with all jokes resulting in a lot of laughs.Regan delivered clean-cut but hilarious humor that proved profanity is not ne...
Day 24 and 25 – Some Shakespeare and family time: A first-hand account of studying abroad
Catherine Carter
August 5, 2019
Day 24: Visiting Shakespeare's hometownHello everyone! It has been another incredibly busy day here in England! Today we went to Stratford-upon-Avon, Shakespeare’s hometown. We spent time walking around and visiting his birthplace, various houses, and gravesite. The weather was incredibly hot, rec...
Trevor Noah comes to Convocation Center
November 7, 2018
DeKALB — “The Daily Show” host Trevor Noah is bringing his political satire and sly wit to NIU 7 p.m. Saturday at the Convocation Center.Trevor Noah took over hosting “The Daily Show” from comedian Jon Stewart in 2014 after Stewart retired. This year, “The Daily Show” has been nominated fo...
Comedy Tour Returns Esposito to Her Roots
Cayli Mitchell
October 16, 2017
Cameron Esposito is an up and coming comedic powerhouse. She performs small stand up spots on late night talk shows like “The Late Late Show,” “Chelsea Lately” and “Jimmy Kimmel Live!” She has a TV show on a subscription-based Seeso service titled, "Take My Wife." On the show, she plays her...
Senior actors perform comedy
Patrick Pastrana
October 2, 2013
Patrick PastranaStaff WriterDeKalb | Acting majors will try a first on the stage by experimenting with sketch comedy Friday night.“A Sketch Comedy Show: Not a Sketchy Show” will start at 10:30 p.m. Friday and Saturday at the Holmes Student Center’s Diversions Lounge.This is the first time the t...
‘Jackass’ Steve-O to perform comedy show
Jack Manning
September 26, 2013
Comedy frontman and “Jackass” star Steve-O will perform at NIU.The last big comedian to perform at NIU was Kevin Hart, whose show sold out. The Campus Activities Board is hoping to have a similar turnout with Steve-O.“We just posted the tickets today, and we’ve sold a lot already, so a lot of st...
Your text humor is measured in ‘ha’s
Danny Cozzi
March 21, 2013
Before we all left to celebrate our spring break last week, I was in class when I got a text from a good friend of mine. She was responding to a joke I made, which was an array of “haha’s” in all caps and an “LOL” at the end. Despite the obvious reason for her laughter being that I’m dow...
Lewis Black performs at the Egyptian Theatre
Katie Finlon
March 3, 2013
Lewis Black didn’t hesitate for a second to say that “we the people” are the problem with the United States and its politics. Black performed 9 p.m. Saturday at the Egyptian Theatre, 135 N. Second St. He touched on topics like healthcare, social security, Facebook as “the world’s most irritating...
‘South Park’ game brings perfect mix of comedy and entertainment
Jen Weddle
February 27, 2013
The fourth graders of South Park Elementary are still trying to be the coolest kids on the playground. This time, they come to us in a completely different form: A new role-playing game called “South Park: The Stick of Truth” will be released March 5. According to StickofTruth.com, the game begins by...
Brian Posehn brings laughs to the House Cafe
Katie Finlon
February 10, 2013
This comedian won’t even touch religion and politics. Everything else, whether it is his own body or equating Star Wars with drugs, is fair game. Brian Posehn performed new stand-up comedy material at 8:30 p.m. Friday at the House Cafe, 263 E. Lincoln Highway. After a last-minute cancellation from Ot...
‘Community’ to return funnier than ever
Jen Weddle
February 6, 2013
Fans, the wait is finally over: The dysfunctional study group will return to NBC in the season premiere, “History 101.” Season four of “Community” will premiere at 7 p.m. CST on Thursday. The critically acclaimed series had to take a brief break due to a few changes that needed to be made for t...
NIU alumni speak to students about about comedy writing career
Kevin Bartelt
October 1, 2012
Two NIU alumni, Damon Royster and Matt Solomon, spoke to students about their careers as comedic writers Sept. 27 in the Campus Life Building. Royster took writing classes at Second City in Chicago and was a writer for the production Udderball, which showed for four weeks. He is also currently taking...
