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| The crew of Comic Frenzy plays the game Do Run Run during their Sept. 24 performance. The comedians put on the show for free and encouraged the students to donate to the Church Humanitarian Fund. |
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Comic Frenzy’s performances on Sept. 23 and 24 were ones of service and dedication.
Originally slated as a relief effort in support of Hurricane Katrina victims, the members of the comedy group had a better idea.
“We thought it was better to have the audience donate through the Church’s humanitarian fund,” said member Christian Busath, a senior from Elk Grove, Calif.
The group allowed everyone in free of admission both nights.
At the beginning of the Sept. 23 performance, Comic Frenzy member JD Taylor, a senior from Calgary, Alberta, encouraged students to remember those affected by the hurricane and to have a beautiful night.
The members of Comic Frenzy performed a number of games, beginning with one where all members joined together to perform a “symphony” using dental words, such as “Novocaine,” “new toothbrush” and “swishy thing.”
The crowd responded with loud laughter when three of the group’s members acted like foreigners and answered questions from the crowd, such as “Should I grow a mustache?” or “How do I get rid of obsessive guys?”
Sales Pitch, another game, involved the audience thinking of generic products and Comic Frenzy members coming up with new names for them. In this game, deodorant became “rock n’ roll on” and facial tissues became “honk honk, we’re here.”
Group members “died” by either tripping over pencils in the testing center or choking on a chestnut in the Eiffel Tower while playing The Swinging Pendulum of Death.
In the Morse Code game, the members acted out serious situations and were forced to stick marshmallows in their mouths when the audience laughed at them.
Comic Frenzy finished off the night with "Sing For Your Supper,” where they crooned a song about denture cream, cleverly titled Hold It Tight.
“It was a lot of fun. They were really quick on their feet,” said Ashliegh Poulton, a sophomore from Aberdeen, Idaho.
For Busath and the other members of Comic Frenzy, the performance was humbling.
“Dedicating the show in memory of the hurricane victims was, I think, what having talents is all about. We used the talents Heavenly Father gave us. It was good to make people happy and laugh a little,” Busath said.
