Upbeat music blared from inside the dark Ceddia Union Building multipurpose room on Thursday night as an invitation to see the 2015 Comic of the Year.
The comedian, Adam Grabowski, stood under a spotlight on the stage and threw colorful snap bracelets to audience members as they entered the room.
While waiting for an introduction from the Activities Program Board (APB), Grabowski started playing music that he believed “fit” the mood of various singled-out audience members. The selection included an assortment of songs from “The Lion King,” Miley Cyrus and Gwen Stefani.
“I like to warm up my audience so they’re not just staring at me,” Grabowski said.
As the room began to fill up with people, Grabowski asked the audience, “How are we feeling?” to which they answered, almost collectively, “Aggressively sexy.”
With a laugh, Grabowski began playing music such as “Let’s Get It On” by Marvin Gaye and “Bump and Grind” by R. Kelly.
The music was so loud that APB received a noise complaint and proceeded to turn down the volume.
“I drove seven hours to get here. Don’t turn my music down!” Grabowski said.
Before it could begin, Grabowski’s show was stolen by a social young boy who ran around and spoke to everyone. The child was carefree and got excited over little things such as rolling a bottle cap across the front row of chairs.
After joking with the child, Grabowski began his act talking about horny men, confusing girls and his signature, “#Food Perv” that he sells on T-shirts.
He also spoke about how people are nervous talking in front of others. When referencing public speaking, he said that people think everyone is watching and judging them, but no one really cares.
“You have to laugh or vomit. Those are your two options,” Grabowski said, when faced with a difficult audience who stares blankly back at him.
As a solution, Grabowski turned his act into a social experiment, using the child as an example.
“He doesn’t care. We need to be like him,” Grabowski said.
At one point in the show, Grabowski took a serious turn and spoke inspirationally about depression, sexuality and being yourself.
“If you’re depressed, talk about it. I started talking about my depression at my shows and I started feeling better,” he said.
To end the show, Grabowski showed funny graphs and ruined Disney movies before taking a selfie with the crowd.
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