By: Arrielle Smallwood-Evans, Engl 336:002
The night all of Frostburg State University has been waiting for finally arrived on October 21, 2011. World famous comedian and actor Guy Torry graced the FSU stage to give students a night of laughter and fun. Purple, blue, and yellow lights filled the dimly lit room of lively college students ready to be entertained by Mr. Torry.
He walked onto the stage with a big smile and welcome to Frostburg, making a few funny jokes about how far Frostburg is away from civilization and how cold of a city it is. All of Guy’s material was beyond funny and it was apparent looking around the room that everyone was enjoying the show. Many people came out to support and there were quite a few romantic couples sitting hand in hand watching the show. What made Guy so amusing is that he pulls material from real life situations. His jokes range from topics of love and relationships all the way to politics and the economy. One of the funniest parts of the show was when he called out students from the audience and asked them personal questions about their love life and even called a few people on stage to showcase their talents. The answers some people gave when asked about their love life were very funny and even shocking. A few times throughout the show he paused before he went any further because he felt some material may have been too mature for young college students. In doing so, there were screams from the audience yelling “No! Say it, we can handle it!” Students were eager to hear the R-rated jokes and going by their wishes, Guy told a multitude of material jokes that in fact many college students could relate to.
After performing for about an hour Guy did a Q&A session with people from the audience that wanted to learn more about him and the comedic business. “My first big break was on Def Comedy Jam performing with Martin Lawrence and other comedians”, Torry stated when asked how he got started in the comedy business. When asked what made him want to be a comedian and actor he stated, “Well I always wanted to be like my big brother Joe Torry; he co-starred in a movie back in the 90’s called Poetic Justice opposite Janet Jackson and Tupac. Seeing him accomplish that let me know that this was something I wanted to do.” After the Q&A session ended Torry thanked Frostburg for having him and reminded us to follow our dreams and do well in school. Feeling inspired, a friend of mine Devin Gayle walked up to Mr. Torry and asked him how should he go about following his dreams when there’s so many things he’s good at and wants to do. Guy replied “Pick your strongest passion and from there venture out into other things your good at. You have to start somewhere.” Those words seemed like the perfect advice coming from such a successful person.
Over all the show was a great success. Not only did Guy keep the laughs in the room going, but he seems to be a down to earth and energetic comedian/actor. The vibe from each student in the room was that they definitely got their money’s worth and would come see another Guy Torry comedy show anytime.
No comments:
Post a Comment