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Comedy Night with Steven Crowder

February 2, 2010

This past Friday, PJTV's conservative comedian, Steven Crowder, performed a free comedy show in the Tilley Student Center. Surprisingly, the threat of snow didn’t seem to effect the size of the crowd. I could barely get a parking space, and there was not an empty seat in the large center. Everyone in Lynchburg tends to run home when there is a threat of snow, but many Liberty students braved the imminent storm. The Liberty staff confirmed my prediction that there was a much bigger turn-out than expected. Crowder's set was about an hour; he poked fun of things such as old television shows and fads, political and religious views, and himself. Anyone remember the children's show Arthur? Well, if your voice was funny enough to play The Brain on Arthur when you were twelve, you might make fun of yourself too. He claimed that he was thrilled to get paid to share his peculiar voice as opposed to being beaten up for it. The crowded student center was filled with laughter and applause through most of the hour and was followed by a question and answer session. Crowder mostly answered questions regarding his acting career, particularly his role on Arthur. Even though most of the students seemingly enjoyed Crowder's set, I overheard a few students saying that he was a bit too controversial. He did share his opinions rather bluntly, but I would argue that every comedian needs a little controversy, or else there wouldn't be much humor in the routine.

To learn more about Steven Crowder or to hear some of his comedy acts, visit his website (http://stevencrowder.ning.com/page/about-steven) or to the PJTV website (http://www.pjtv.com/page/Louder_With_Crowder/176/?gclid=CIO6lcbs0J8CFZMK5Qod1BBPtg).

~Julie Celano
 

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