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

Satire | Humor as a coping mechanism: The solution to everything

Satire | Humor as a coping mechanism: The solution to everything

By Alaina McCall, Staff Columnist February 19, 2024
Jokes are where it’s at, folks. I believe that if you make people laugh, and laugh, as much as you can, 24/7, you will be happy. Or happier, at least.
Senior computer science major Tyler Bobik recounts his family’s stories of bowel incontinence at Wednesday night’s stand-up comedy open mic event. (Photo by Thomas Yang | Visual Editor)

Student stand-ups take the mic

By Zachary Donovan | Staff Writer March 22, 2018

The crowd erupted in laughter as Nektarios Kasamias — whose parents immigrated from Greece — regaled them with tales of white friends who wished they had “more ethnicity.” “[They’re like,]...

Pittsburgh embraces the new Dave Chappelle

Pittsburgh embraces the new Dave Chappelle

By Vincent Smith / Staff Writer September 2, 2013

Sitting on the lawn at the First Niagara Pavilion, listening to a plethora of poorly chosen dance music, I believed that I was not going to see Dave Chappelle perform last Friday night. The interim music...

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