The academic school year officially started as the last welcoming event came to a close, and the bombardment of free stuff ceased. Mustang Stampede, coordinated by the New Student Programs Office, kicked off the first weekend of the semester with free food, the Red v. Blue scrimmage, Taste Dallas and a visit from two nationally renowned comedians.
Comedian Seth Meyers started the act with a monologue on topics ranging from annoyances at the airport to how impossible it is for women to simply take a group picture. He spoke of the difficulties faced by teenage males and his own ineptitude at getting the ladies.
Meyers is commonly known as Jonathan Feinstein, a character from the Saturday Night Live skit “Jarret’s Room.” He has also impersonated Hugh Grant, Russell Crowe and Tobey Maguire on SNL, as well as portraying a reality TV show host in the 2006 movie “American Dreamz,” a parody of American Idol.
He involved the audience with tales of his eBay addiction, and encouraged students to share their stories of bizarre online bidding. A group of students even admitted to attempting (though not succeeding) to buy a baby off the auction site. After he finished his stand up routine, he presented a very enthusiastic member of the audience with a fruit tray given to him back stage before his performance.
Second on stage was Mark Curry, famous for playing Mark Cooper on the hit sitcom “Hangin’ With Mr. Cooper” during the mid 1990s. He also had a recurring role on the Drew Carey Show.
Though many students grew up with his PG-rated jokes on television, Curry presented the audience with a different kind of humor.
Curry poked fun at different celebrities, politicians, racial stereotypes, as well as himself. He related his belief that America should send the people on death row over to Iraq instead of innocent soldiers.
Curry’s act also included topics that many college students face on an everyday basis, including drugs, sex and sorority girls. He incorporated the student body into his shtick by allowing audience members to shout out the names of celebrities so he could give his opinion. He joked that the majority of Hollywood is on crack. Once he was done poking fun at a group of theater majors, he invited people to come on stage and then forced them to dance. Though your grandparents may have found him offensive, most students enjoyed the entertainment.
After the humorous welcome to campus students hurried out of McFarlin Auditorium to savor the last of the free food and T-Shirts. Because really, who can resist free stuff?
