Clarkson Integrator

Issue date: 9/2/08 Section: Entertainment

Media Credit: Jason Holloway Comedian Dan Ahdoot performs in Cheel to a packed house of Clarkson students.

CUB gave this year's incoming freshman a humorous start to their college career by bringing stand-up comic Dan Ahdoot to Cheel Commons. Ahdoot is best known for his time on NBC's last comic standing and the Comedy Central show, Crank Yankers. He also opens for Lewis Black, Jay Mohr, and Dave Chappelle. His performance at Clarkson was met with enthusiasm and applause.

After Ahdoot finished mocking his announcer and got the requisite comments about Clarkson location in the middle of no where and the uneven ratio, he made good use of the crowd to propel the show and elicited a lot of audience participation. Even The Clarkson Integrator got an honorable mention as Ahdoot mocked some of the more interesting articles.

Ahdoot drew much of the show off his own experiences, including being an Iranian Jew, his decisions to go into comedy instead of medicine, and his girlfriend who was present at the show.

Ahdoot ended his show with a throw back to his days on Crank Yankers. He called the parents of one of the audience members and told them that he was an RA who had caught the son with marijuana. The audience found the reaction of the parents extremely amusing.

If you missed Ahdoot, odds are he'll come back next year for the freshman. Make sure you catch him the next time around; he's a Clarkson favorite that constantly provides a good show.

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