2008 Woodie Awards
Fun With Eggs: Russia
Sarah Sansolo
Issue date: 3/1/07 Section: Life!
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The diehard fans show up at least thirty minutes early, eager to claim front-row seats and ensure unobstructed sightlines. After all, it can get very cramped in The Red Door--especially when the evening's entertainment is Fun with Eggs.
The Muhlenberg comedy troupe presented Russia to a packed Red Door on Saturday night. The show, with its constant stream of Harry Potter references, historical allusions and interruptions to present a list of scenarios in which certain actions aren't gay (i.e. It isn't gay if Gryffindor just earned ten points) was hysterical and had the entire audience applauding and laughing constantly.
The prepared skits never failed to be hilarious. One highlight was a spoof of Aaron Sorkin, writer of The West Wing and Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip, in which a new TV show about life in a submarine was introduced and punctuated by frequent reminders to vote liberal.
A scene about a 4-H jam competition was also a clever moment, since the seemingly innocent competition turned into a mess as a mafia boss attempted to sabotage the efforts of his son's rival.
The opening skit, in which one Fun with Eggs actor woke to find himself transformed into John Cusack, was also hilarious and a great start to the show by using a well-known actor as a reference. The improv games and the musical numbers, however, were where Russia truly excelled. The talented actors really showed how much they were capable of when challenged to incorporate audience suggestions into their acting. Crowd favorites like "Masters of the Universe" and "Step Left" were particularly funny, especially when the "Step Left" performers created a scene about an Italian brothel in which a disgruntled customer has come to speak with the manager (with frequent puns based on Italian food, of course).
The actors in the "Alphabet Game" did an excellent job of using sentences beginning with each successive letter of the alphabet given their seemingly impossible topic--grocery shopping in Parliament.
The best improv moment of the night, however, was when two actors had to make up a song on the spot with a topic provided by the audience. With only the word "pantyhose," the performers sang a hysterical song about a waitress who is given stockings by bank robbers.
The planned songs were also wonderful. A scene about a man (Richard III) and woman who despised each other during the War of the Roses was hilarious when it turned into a musical number about how much they truly loved each other.
The night ended on a solid note with another number (this time about Russia, among other things) that featured almost all of the Fun with Eggs performers in a comical song and dance.
Fun with Eggs certainly provides a wonderful and funny evening, and everyone, from the fans who claimed seats early to those who trickled in throughout the show, seemed to love the show.
Just a reminder: It's not gay if it doesn't violate the Academic Behavior Code.
The Muhlenberg comedy troupe presented Russia to a packed Red Door on Saturday night. The show, with its constant stream of Harry Potter references, historical allusions and interruptions to present a list of scenarios in which certain actions aren't gay (i.e. It isn't gay if Gryffindor just earned ten points) was hysterical and had the entire audience applauding and laughing constantly.
The prepared skits never failed to be hilarious. One highlight was a spoof of Aaron Sorkin, writer of The West Wing and Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip, in which a new TV show about life in a submarine was introduced and punctuated by frequent reminders to vote liberal.
A scene about a 4-H jam competition was also a clever moment, since the seemingly innocent competition turned into a mess as a mafia boss attempted to sabotage the efforts of his son's rival.
The opening skit, in which one Fun with Eggs actor woke to find himself transformed into John Cusack, was also hilarious and a great start to the show by using a well-known actor as a reference. The improv games and the musical numbers, however, were where Russia truly excelled. The talented actors really showed how much they were capable of when challenged to incorporate audience suggestions into their acting. Crowd favorites like "Masters of the Universe" and "Step Left" were particularly funny, especially when the "Step Left" performers created a scene about an Italian brothel in which a disgruntled customer has come to speak with the manager (with frequent puns based on Italian food, of course).
The actors in the "Alphabet Game" did an excellent job of using sentences beginning with each successive letter of the alphabet given their seemingly impossible topic--grocery shopping in Parliament.
The best improv moment of the night, however, was when two actors had to make up a song on the spot with a topic provided by the audience. With only the word "pantyhose," the performers sang a hysterical song about a waitress who is given stockings by bank robbers.
The planned songs were also wonderful. A scene about a man (Richard III) and woman who despised each other during the War of the Roses was hilarious when it turned into a musical number about how much they truly loved each other.
The night ended on a solid note with another number (this time about Russia, among other things) that featured almost all of the Fun with Eggs performers in a comical song and dance.
Fun with Eggs certainly provides a wonderful and funny evening, and everyone, from the fans who claimed seats early to those who trickled in throughout the show, seemed to love the show.
Just a reminder: It's not gay if it doesn't violate the Academic Behavior Code.