The University of Pittsburgh's Daily Student Newspaper

The Pitt News

The University of Pittsburgh's Daily Student Newspaper

The Pitt News

The University of Pittsburgh's Daily Student Newspaper

The Pitt News

Andrew Lafferty sits down with an interviewee while filming for a video.

Pitt senior Andrew Lafferty asks ‘the least important questions’ in ‘Andrew Answers’ series

By Trinity Foster, Senior Staff Writer September 5, 2023

What do mustaches, pickleball and hot dog eating contests have in common? They’re all topics explored by Andrew Lafferty, a senior English writing major, in his series “Andrew Answers,” in which...

Opinion | The importance of being funny

Opinion | The importance of being funny

By Paige Wasserman, Senior Staff Columnist April 18, 2023
Humor has laid the grounds for success.
Students perform in Pitt Stages’ musical comedy “Abduction.”

Pitt Stage’s new musical comedy ‘Abduction’ is ‘out of this world’

By Trinity Foster, Senior Staff Writer April 12, 2023
Written by T.J. Pieffer with music by Becki Toth and Brad Kemp, Pitt Stages’ musical comedy “Abduction” is inspired by Pieffer’s hometown of Mars, Pennsylvania. Directed by Pitt professor Becki Toth, “Abduction” is the first performance of the show at this scale.
Jack Johnson, a senior English writing major, at “No Die to Time” on Sunday in the Frick Fine Arts Building.

Pitt student hosts original sketch comedy show ‘No Die to Time’

By Rebecca Hsu, Staff Writer April 4, 2023
Jack Johnson, a senior English writing major, hosted “No Die to Time” on Sunday in the Frick Fine Arts Building to an audience of about 30 people. The show is the focus of Johnson’s independent study under his English professor, Shannon Reed.
Kelechi Urama, a 2017 Pitt graduate who is currently a story editor on the SYFY series “Resident Alien.”

Q&A: Pitt alumna talks TV writing on “Resident Alien,” comedy and Pittsburgh

By Toni Jackson, Staff Writer November 15, 2022
Breaking into the television industry seems impossible for many, but 2017 Pitt graduate Kelechi Urama has found success in the industry. She’s currently a story editor on the SYFY series “Resident Alien.”
Ronnie Marmo acts in “I’m Not a Comedian… I’m Lenny Bruce.”

Comedy and censorship featured in ‘I’m Not a Comedian… I’m Lenny Bruce’

By Toni Jackson, Staff Writer October 23, 2022
“I’m Not a Comedian… I’m Lenny Bruce,” a one-man, one-act show written by and starring Ronnie Marmo, had a limited run Friday and Saturday at the Byham Theater.
Comedian Stephanie Foster performs her comedy show “Without Rhyme Nor Reason” in the Alumni Hall auditorium on Tuesday.

Comedian Stephanie Foster brings a suicide prevention comedy tour to Pitt

By Shreya Singh, Staff Writer October 21, 2022
About 100 students gathered in the auditorium of Alumni Hall on Tuesday night as Pitt Panhellenic hosted Stephanie Foster, a stand-up comedian, for her self-produced comedy tour “Without Rhyme Nor Reason.”
Members of The Pitiful News at a meeting in the Cathedral of Learning on Monday night.

The Pitiful News fosters creative community for Pitt comedians

By Katelyn Kruszewski, Staff Writer September 18, 2022
The Pitiful News, a satirical student-run online publication, mimics the structure of parody news source The Onion, supplying comedic articles for Pitt students on their website and social media platforms.
Nick Cassano shows the crowd a children’s book at Pitt Tonight’s season eight premiere outside of Posvar Hall on Friday.

‘It’s showtime:’ Pitt Tonight premieres its eighth season with a new host

By Patrick Swain, Staff Writer August 28, 2022
Nick Cassano recalls his first time on the set of Pitt Tonight, the campus late-night comedy show where he spent the past year as a writer, saying the thrilling showtime atmosphere drew him in. Now, he is taking the helm as Pitt Tonight’s new host.
Comedian Dave Chapelle.

Opinion | You don’t need to be problematic to be funny

By Rachel Soloff, Assistant Opinions Editor October 27, 2021
Problematic jokes aren’t edgy — they are bigotry disguised as humor and have no place in comedy today.
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