'Comedy King' returns to his court
By James Queally
Issue date: 4/16/08 Section: Entertainment
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Insulting basically anything that moved, the sarcastic duo launched barbs at the campus, the Rat's archaic decorations, "Guitar Hero" and club rats.
Drawing on self-deprecation, an impressive repertoire of celebrity impressions and his trademark Eickhoff Hall routine, Mamawala opened up his half-hour set by revealing a "deep, dark secret" to the throng of students who had crammed themselves into the Rat's tiny dining section.
"I used to be a fatass," Mamawala said. "I was somewhere between Goldberg from 'The Mighty Ducks' and Louie Anderson."
After playing up what he called his "pretty boy image," Mamawala rambled through an extended joke about a series of "shitty days" at the College.
"And then at one point you will see the ugliest group of people you have ever seen in your life having a great time," Mamawala said. "I'm talking not fully evolved, Bowser from 'MarioKart.'"
After he finished tearing into the less-than-attractive members of the College's community, Mamawala redirected his verbal assault at Campus Police (after checking to make sure none of our gun-toting boys in blue were hanging around the bar).
"There are only three things worse than getting pulled over by a campus cop," Mamawala remarked. "Getting pulled over by a cop on a bike, a cop on a horse or mall security."
The state's "King of Campus Comedy" went on to recite a story about receiving a ticket from a campus cop who, while filing a report, wrote the number two in the space for eye color.
"Has there been a pirate committing a rash of traffic violations?" the comic asked.
Mamawala's playful sarcasm was quickly replaced by Byrne's unyielding, raw style of delivery. The half-Irish, half-Korean comic laid into the crowd as soon as he grabbed the mic, cutting loose with a brash disclaimer.
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