All Comic Frenzy shows have been canceled for the time being.

Here’s the scoop: Comic Frenzy is neither a society nor an academic program, so BYU-Idaho administration, for the sake of organization, must assign a label to the entity that is Comic Frenzy.

The result — no shows until at least January.

Rumors that Comic Frenzy was canceled from performing on campus due to complaints or shady content are false.

Simply put, the reason for cancellation is because there was a lack of communication somewhere in the system, but nobody is taking the blame; in fact, nobody is pointing fingers at all.

It seems there was a lackadaisical approach to dealing with the troupe as it slipped under the administrative radar since it began in winter 2002.

Now that every show is jam-packed and growing in popularity, the plug is pulled — just because it doesn’t have a box on an organizational chart.

We may be wrong, but we think that Comic Frenzy has found a home — BYU-I.

Comic Frenzy began within Activities nearly three years ago but has since moved to the Theater Department because Activities didn’t communicate the rules and procedures necessary to function with that organization.

Is it Comic Frenzy’s fault that no one has given them a permanent home since they began nearly three years ago? No.

So the result — Comic Frenzy, Theater Council, and the student body are punished because BYU-I still hasn’t decided what to do with the troupe.

Kelly Burgener, the dean of the College of Performing and Visual Arts, is helping find a home for the troupe and explains the need for the change.

He said the troupe doesn’t fit into any of the three categories that are set up for groups at BYU-I: academic programs, activities and societies (a.k.a. clubs).

“Comic Frenzy and Theater Council do a fantastic work,” Bergener said. “This is nothing about stopping anything they are doing, we just need to get them into a proper home so that they have all the policies that they are supposed to work under.”

In short, Bergener said Comic Frenzy was simply unaware...

Of what we aren’t completely sure. Perhaps Comic Frenzy was unaware that they were homeless? We don’t really know. We aren’t even sure that the administration knows what those things are.

However, we do know that Comic Frenzy performed an unauthorized benefit show for tsunami victims last winter. More recently, they were encouraged to do a benefit show for Hurricane Katrina victims in September. They received authorization, but it was later withdrawn, only hours before their show. It seemed as if this time someone was sending the troupe on a wild goose chase. Once again, Frenzy was misinformed, the show went on and the “damage” was done.

If a benefit show for one of this country’s worst natural disasters can be called “damage.”

A lackadaisical approach won’t work anymore for our administration when it comes to Comic Frenzy. But for the thousands of students who have seen Comic Frenzy since 2002, the administration’s laissez faire approach has allowed all to view the shows, hear the jokes and have a good time.

Here’s the message: If it’s not broke, don’t fix it. But if it’s broke, please fix it soon — we want to laugh again.