Lancaster's jokes take him to Princeton
By Rebecca Suzan
Issue date: 3/28/07 Section: Entertainment
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Lancaster arrived for his interview with The Signal accompanied by a friend who was dressed in a suit and tie with an earpiece and dark sunglasses.
"He's my personal bodyguard," Lancaster said. "He comes with me everywhere."
After winning Catch a Rising Star's College Comedy Competition this past December, Lancaster might need the protection.
"Right after the competition, newspapers wanted to talk to me and I took publicity photos for the club," Lancaster said. "Then I went out to eat at the Hard Rock Café and strangers who saw the show came over and congratulated me. I felt like a genuine celebrity."
For winning the Atlantic City competition, Lancaster was given the opportunity to perform at Catch a Rising Star's Princeton club on Friday, March 30 for two special performances.
He will be the opening act for featured comedians Eddie Clark and Will Vought.
In a press release by Catch a Rising Star CEO Craig Neir, he said, "Vegas truly proved that he was a crowd-pleaser. His standup routine definitely got the attention of the judges. He is on the road to becoming the next great comedian."
Lancaster described the experience of the competition as "wild."
"It was like the high of my life. I was up against 11 or 12 really funny college kids from all over New Jersey. I had confidence, but at the same time I felt sick and queasy right up until the end."
Lancaster's comedy is a self-described mix of nonsense, politics, science and plays on words.
"When I perform, I'm very high energy and loud," Lancaster said. "I try to inject a lot of excitement into my routine."
Like most writers, Lancaster has experienced writer's block when crafting his material.
"Sometimes, I'll lie in bed and try to think and nothing will come of it. Occasionally, you'll get into a groove," he said. "It only happens occasionally but when it does, you think, 'That was cool.' Although, sometimes you think, 'Wow, that sucks, I'll never produce anything.'"
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