BBC: stand up for some comedy

Sasha Hernandez / Contributing writer

Students can expect the absurd and the vulgar at this year’s closing event at Fall Fest.

Friday, September 21 at 7 p.m., the Student Programming Council at Biscayne Bay Campus will host a comedy show at the Wolfe University Center Mary Ann Wolfe Theater featuring comedians Raneir Pollard and A.G. White as headliners and with Chello Davis as the host.

“We chose the comedians by watching tons of YouTube videos and asking students who they liked. We narrowed it down to 10 and then we finally chose the two headliners,” said Sofia Bodniza, a freshman in hospitality and the SPC-BBC comedy director.

The show is free to students and guests.

Host Marcellus “Chello” Davis is a Miami local who regularly hosts the open mic night at The Playwright Pub within Gulfstream Park and Casino. He made his comic debut on Black Entertainment Television’s “Comic View” and has performed for 106 & Park audiences.

According to Bodniza, Davis will be the emcee of the show, keeping his routine to a minimum.

Comedian Raneir Pollard is also a Miami native and best known for his openly gay comedic material and catch phrases like “Black and Gay All Day.”

“Raneir Pollard is naughty and vulgar and extremely hilarious,” said Bodniza.

He is also recognized for his YouTube video “S*** Black Gay Guys Say,” that mocks the stereotypical view of homosexual black men.

Born and raised in Brooklyn, New York, A.G. White’s comedic debut was on the television show “It’s Showtime at the Apollo.” Since then, he has been featured on the HBO comedy series “P. Diddy Presents: The Bad Boys of Comedy,” Showtime’s “White Boyz in the Hood,” and BET’s “Comic View.”

White’s comedic routine centers on ethnic personas that he takes on. His impersonations of Latinos, Jamaicans, Arabs, “homeboys” and “homegirls” play with stereotypes and turn them into a comedy routine.

        “SPC has worked really hard to have the show run smoothly and wants to bring students and the public together at FIU for some fun,” said Bodniza, “and the show ends at 9:30 p.m. so it can serve the beginning of your night.”