Andres Rivera | Contributing Writer Hennessy Sepulveda | Photographer The stars were shining at BBC on Jan. 25 as the Wild’N Out Cast members appeared for a comedy sketch that included the student body here at FIU. Comedy and culture were in the melting pot this evening. Haitian, Jamaican, and many Latino and Latina students […]
Viharachard Dorval/Staff Writer The mantra, “sticks and stones may break my bones but words will never hurt me,” has been carved into my brain since the age of eight. It’s something I would often sing to myself as I got ready to face the grim reality of eight-hour school days or four-hour long church services […]
Ursula Muñoz Schaefer/Assistant Opinion Director On September 12, “Saturday Night Live” announced that comedian Shane Gillis would form part of the show’s featured players in Season 45. Four days later, he was fired before he ever even began working at the famous Studio 8H. Gillis’ swift dismissal came thanks to some racist and homophobic slurs […]
Andrea Diaz-Ariza/Contributing Writer This year’s Homecoming Week included Panther Prowl, the annual comedy event featuring comedians from around the country. The Nov. 1 show starred Jay Pharoah, best known for his role as an SNL cast member for six seasons and upcoming HBO show “White Famous.” During his time at SNL, Pharoah became known for […]
By Cayla Bush Staff Writer Most raunchy comedies follow a formula that’s plagued the movie industry for years: make a crude, slightly stupid comedy, score big at the box office then milk the success as long as possible by making sequels. The formula has been tested and, often, failed miserably, with sequels rarely living up […]
By Amanda Rabines Entertainment Director amanda.rabines@fiusm.com For Ben McLain and Paul Peglar, high school in northern California was a combination of jazz choir, and a cappella groups. They learned falsettos, baritones, crescendos, and harmonics and in the midst of learning performing arts they quickly learned they’d become friends. “We became insta-besties,” said McLain who has […]
