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The Observer

Case Western Reserve University's independent student news source

The Observer

Case Western Reserve University's independent student news source

The Observer

Finale of “Ash vs. Evil Dead” succeeds with comedic gore

Finale of “Ash vs. Evil Dead” succeeds with comedic gore

Lars Torres, Staff Reporter January 3, 2016

Throughout its entire season, “Ash vs. Evil Dead” has proven to be a fantastic and bloody return to form for the long dormant original “Evil Dead” series. With this finale, entitled “The Dark...

The Athenian has started a comic news show this semester hosted by Paul Palumbo and Charlie Topel.

News with a satirical twist

Michael Wu, Staff Reporter November 13, 2015

The Athenian is expanding. The campus humor magazine is now creating content specifically for the Internet with video project “The Athenian Update.” Done in the style of “Weekend Update” and “The...

Burr will be performing at Playhouse Square in late October on his latest tour.

Comedian Bill Burr to perform at Playhouse Square on Oct. 23

Julia Bianco, Director of Web & Multimedia September 25, 2015

With the 1970s animated family comedy “F is for Family” coming to Netflix in December and a trip to Playhouse Square on Oct. 23, you’re going to be hearing a lot about Bill Burr. The stand-up comic,...

Improvments Lake Effect event brought togehter local improv comedy groups from around the state of Ohio to perform in a day of laugh-filled performances.

IMPROVment shows the campus a good time at fourth annual Lake Effect show

Julia Bianco, News Editor April 3, 2015

IMPROVment brought the laughs to the Tinkham Veale University Center Ballroom on Saturday, March 28, with their fourth annual Lake Effect improv show, which brought Case Western Reserve University’s...

Comedy carnival

Mike McKenna, Director of Print March 27, 2015

Improv comedy is set to sweep through the Tinkham Veale University Center Ballroom this Saturday, March 28, with IMPROVment hosting their biggest event of the year. The Lake Effect Improv Festival will...

“The Nightly Show” brings a different face to late-night TV

Julia Bianco, News Editor January 23, 2015

When “The Colbert Report” aired its finale in December, it felt like someone had pulled the rug out from under the late-night comedy world. The show was completely unlike anything else on TV, and it...

The Jolly Scholar launches weekly comedy series

Julia Bianco, News Editor November 26, 2014

Comedy fans, rejoice! The Jolly Scholar is bringing the local comedy scene to campus with their new Wednesday night comedy series, in partnership with Chucklefck. “The thought was to try to find something...

Spring comedian controversy

Anne Nickoloff, Arts & Entertainment Editor November 12, 2014

After opening the 2015 Spring Comedian vote to Case Western Reserve University students and community, CWRU’s University Program Board faced not-so-unexpected feedback regarding one of the comedian choices. Comedian...

A comedian roundup

Tiffany Cheung, Contributing Reporter November 7, 2014

Voting for the University Program Board 2015 Spring Comedian event is currently underway. Students can choose from six comedians and are able to vote for multiple individuals. The choices are: Demetri...

Steven Wright, king of the one-liners, coming to Cleveland on Oct. 26

Julia Bianco, News Editor October 17, 2014

“You can’t have everything. Where would you put it?” Steven Wright is a master of this type of one-liner. Bizarre, carefully put together jokes that crack an audience up with just a few words....

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