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BCA UUB comic kills Ben Ellington Issue date 3 10 10 Section The Edge Print Email Page 1 of 1 1 Detect if this is a request that already has a page specification if currentLocation indexOf page gt 1 cleanedLocation currentLocation substring 0 currentLocation indexOf page shtml else cleanedLocation currentLocation Only add the pageX suffix when the page index is higher than 1 if newindex 1 cleanedLocation cleanedLocation substring 0 cleanedLocation indexOf shtml page newindex shtml else Only add the pageX suffix when the page index is higher than 1 if newindex 1 cleanedLocation currentLocation amp page newindex else clea

edLocation currentLocation document location cleanedLocation function getThisPage currentURL window document location thispageresult if currentURL indexOf page gt 1 currentURL currentURL substring 0 currentURL indexOf page thispageresult currentURL else if currentURL indexOf amp page gt 1 currentURL currentURL substring 0 currentURL indexOf amp page thispageresult currentURL else thispageresult currentURL Make sure the URL generated by this fuctnion is compatible with mirror image thispageresult thispageresult substring 7 thispageresult length thispageresult thispageresult substring thispageresult indexOf 1 thispageresult length thispageresult basehref thispageresult if thispageresult indexOf sourcedomain gt 1 thispageresult thispageresult substring 0 thispageresult indexOf return thispageresult gt The UUB and BCA boasted another big name in the comic industry last week Josh Blue the recent winner of NBC s Last Comic Standing Blue is a very unique comedian Yes he has his standard routine like every other comedian but the routine itself is wholly unique Blue focused on joking about cerebral palsy but he wasn t crude or cold hearted You see Blue is a sufferer of the disease but sufferer is hardly the right word to describe him The crowd seemed a bit uncomfortable at first but that is exactly what Blue is trying to eliminate He doesn t let them get away with it though and he just never lets the point drop I realize people are going to stare so I want to give them something to stare at Blue joked With his fun personality and spot on jokes the awkward feeling soon dissipated After a couple of hours sitting and listening to this walking laughter bomb you couldn t help but notice how well everything was set up Remember there were 514 people in attendance and it s not easy to coordinate an event of that size No matter how loud the room was though Blue was loud and clear It takes a lot of preparation to set up an event like this and to have no technical errors in the entire show is amazing None of this is easy either The UUB and BCA put in a lot of hours to get a regarded comedian and sometimes all this hard work goes unnoticed It sometimes even seems that it is pretty hard for UUB and BCA to pack the house at these types of events I think a lot of students don t realize that they are paying for these guys to come with their student fees Once more people come to appreciate the value of the comedy we bring you will begin to see more turnouts like this one said Neal McFarland UUB committee chair of comedy Students are the ones who pay for these guys to come Josh Blue Colin Mochrie and the upcoming Doug Benson are all coming at your expense So why not come and experience performances like these You don t have to pay for a ticket either Because your student fees pay for an event like this students get in for free You can t find a better deal anywhere Seriously if you want to experience unique and talented comedians the campus is the place to be If you take the time to look you will find tons of good well prepared comedy show at Western This isn t the end for UUB and BCA events though Both groups will be collaborating again to bring another comedian to campus Doug Benson will perform at COFAC recital hall on April 21 and if Blue s performance was a sign this show will be a treat Page 1 of 1 Article Tools Share Facebook Blogger del icio us digg newsvine Subscribe My Yahoo Google