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Baron Vaughn roars through one of his many impersonations on the stage of Student Union theater. Vaughn kept the SUBOG comedy series going strong with his unpredictable, frantic show Thursday night.

Vaughn entertains with raucous show

By: Elmira Fifo

Posted: 10/10/08

When you're met at the door by SUBOG members handing out free felt mustaches, you know you're in for an interesting night. And the SUBOG comedy show featuring Baron Vaughn didn't disappoint, providing raucous laughter and side-splitting jokes.

Neil Charles was the opening comedian on the bill. A UConn graduate, Charles focused his material on the everyday experience of a UConn student, but addressed race, tattoos and a variety of other subjects.

"[Charles'] jokes were made so much more funny since they took place on campus," said Natalie Bajorin, a 3rd-semester animal science major. "I have lived in Towers for over a year now, so his jokes about its remodeling really hit home."

Charles was good, but his jokes were only beginning. When the headliner, Baron Vaughn, began his routine the laughter really started, and didn't stop. Seen on VH1 and MTV, Vaughn is a seasoned comedic veteran. His quirky humor, off-kilter jokes, and numerous sound effects caught the audience off guard and kept them laughing time and time again.

"People believe in a lot of superstitious things - like Oprah," he joked.

"[I] loved the sound effects because they added imagery," said Alan Kinselln, a 1st-semester psychology major,

Mina Diamondoloulos, a 1st-semester political science and economics double major agreed, stating, "he was really funny, absolutely excellent."

Vaughn covered every subject imaginable including "crackadactyls," late night cereal binges, the history of pick-up lines and a satanic Mary Poppins, but the highlight of Vaughn's show was his impressions.

A perfect example of this was when he combined an impersonation of a Ku Klux Klan member with Elmer Fudd.

For Mary Fowler, a 1st-semester nursing major, Vaughn's impressions were the best part of the show.

"I really liked his crazy impressions," Fowler said after the show, a large grin still on her face.

When it was finally time for Vaughn to "wrap it up like a mofo," the crowd's dejection was audible.

He finished with a sing-along of a song he had written about penises, lollipops, and unicorns.

Overall, Vaughn's act was quite a success.

"The show was one of the funnier ones they've had," said Mike Pyle, a 1st-semester engineering major.