Comedy Show at Fitchburg State College

Last night, I attended a comedy show at Fitchburg State College with my husband and a friend. Dennis Donohue (who’s been featured on Howard Stern) opened, Steve Hofstetter (of collegehumor.com fame, among other things) delivered an impressively lengthy set as the main act, and Theo Von (from Road Rules and Last Comic Standing) rounded out the evening. All three comics put on an amazing show. These were real first-class acts, comparable to those you’d pay a fortune to see at Comedy Connection in Boston.

But unlike at the Comedy Connection, where you fork over at least $20 per person and keep your fingers crossed that the comic isn’t absolutely terrible (which happens to me about 25% of the time), last night’s show at FSC was FREE, with the college picking up the entire cost of the comedians! When my friend first told me of the event, I thought it was rather unlikely that it was open to the public and assumed that if it was, there would be a fee for non-students. He emailed the event organizer for clarification and received an immediate response that the general public was more than welcome to attend, and for free.

Over the past couple of years, I’ve noticed a number of references in the local media to the fact that FSC hopes to do its part to improve the quality of life in Fitchburg. I tended to dismiss those comments as PR rhetoric, but last night’s show was a great example of how the college is reaching out to Fitchburg residents. I hope to take advantage of my proximity to FSC as much as possible in the future and would encourage others to do so as well. For a schedule of upcoming events, Social Web is a great resource - clicking here brings you to the FSC events page.