The Joke is on You
December 19, 2011
Filed under Entertainment, Top Stories
What you don’t know about the four officers of ComedySportz…
by Anthony Fregroso, Staff Writer
We all recognize the “funny guys” that we see on the stage once a month, but is there more to them hidden behind their jokes?
There is much more to what seems to be a simple group of hilarious guys who are great at improvisation. ComedySportz is a well-oiled machine consisting of a president, a vice president, an advertising agent, a treasurer, and a supporting cast.
Senior Danny Birmingham is the man in charge of it all– el presidente, the head honcho– he watches over the entire operation and mentors others in improv. But do we really know Danny Birmingham? An interesting factoid about Birmingham is that he sleeps in a sleeping mask and wears ear plugs. He is a talented filmmaker and yodeler. When asked what he thinks makes him funny, he said that he “would leave that to the audience to answer.”
Senior Brandon Nourse, Vice President, is equally as talented as his partner Birmingham. They run the program side by side and teach other students to venture into the world of improv. Nourse said that the strangest thing about him is “his good looks” and that his special talent is “rigging.” He enjoys ComedySportz most for the surge of energy that he gets while on stage. Nourse believes what makes him funny is his confidence.
Senior Peter Norton, the program’s advertiser, has made ComedySportz a big hit. Norton claims that having the same haircut since fourth grade is the strangest thing about him. Norton taught himself how to play the banjo and has the ability to keep his eyes open for a few minutes without blinking. Norton also told MavLife that he does ComedySportz for the “babes.”
Finally, senior Cameron Gurley is responsible for managing the program’s money. Gurley’s right eye is two different colors, which he believes to be the strangest thing about him. He also mentioned that he still gets Legos every Christmas. Gurley is especially proud of his ability to maintain a 1.47 Kill:Death Ratio in “Call of Duty:Modern Warfare 3.” His favorite part about ComedySportz is the friendships he has made. Gurley says he does ComedySportz because his mom makes him. He thinks that his funniest attribute is his feminine side.
Cameron Gurley is the entertainment editor of MavLife and is also an officer of Comedy Sportz. He was not involved in the development of this story.