By Benjamin Roehlke, Staff Writer
Susquehanna hosted comedian Pete Lee on Aug. 31 at 9 p.m. in Stretansky hall.
The event was put together by the Susquehanna Student Activity Committee (SAC) to welcome first year students to campus as well as provide students with some light-hearted entertainment.
The Student Activity Committee is an Student Government Association funded group that strives to promote community aspects while providing quality entertainment throughout the academic year, much like hosting Pete Lee.
According to his website, Pete Lee is a Wisconsin native. Growing up, he had always envisioned a life as an entertainer and so when he realized his own talent, he began to create a series of online web shows.
Soon after, Lee was approached by talent scouts and was given the opportunity to become a writer for several networks.
Pete Lee has been featured on Comedy Central’s Premium Blend as well as NBC’s Last Comic Standing.
He has also traveled and performed at over 500 colleges and universities across the united states.
Lee was also able to perform on the late show with David Letterman before Letterman retired in 2015.
When asked why Lee was selected to perform, SAC President, senior Bianca DiTrolio, said: “Our exec board splits up responsibility for planning events, but I actually was able to see Pete Lee perform at the National Association of Cam- pus Activities conference last year in Baltimore.”
“I thought he was hilarious and energetic, so our advisor at the time and I reached out to book him,” DiTrolio continued.
Morgan Wallace, a freshman at Susquehanna said: “[Lee’s] stand up felt very casual. He would ask audience members conversational questions and would follow with jokes or stories based on the response he got.”
“He talked a lot about day to day life as a ‘feminine’ straight man and related to the audience through a more positive twist on the typical self-deprecating joke, instead of focusing on the negatives,” Wallace continued. “He also talked about how happy he is being the way he is but recognized the silliness in the simple things almost all of us do.”
“Overall, it was a very good show. Being a part of the audience felt like a hysterical conversation with an old friend,” Wallace concluded.
There will be a new comedian Thursday Sept. 14 in Charlies Coffee House, Lafayette Wright. As per Comedy Central’s website, Wright has been featured on comedy specials alongside other prominent comedians like Kevin Heart.
The Student Activities Committee is preparing for a host of activities for the current semester.
Fall Frenzy, the next SAC planned activity, is a fall festival put together by the Student Activities Committee.
The event is focused on providing the fun and community inspired entertainment that the committee puts on week after week. The committee is also preparing for events next semester as well as the ones for this semester.
There is a Fall and Spring Concert where the committee brings in artists or bands to play for the Susquehanna Campus exclusively.
Past artists have included Snoop Dog, All Time Low, Sage the Gemini, Nick Jonas, and other popular artists and bands.
The committee also offers Movie Nights on Wednesdays and Fridays throughout the semester showcasing movies that have left the movie the- ater such as Baywatch for last week and Wonder Woman for this week.
For updates on what activities and events are being planned by the Student Activities Committee, you can check out The Weekender, as well as contact the president Bianca DiTrolio.
The Weekender is released weekly on Thursdays and includes not only just the Student Activities Committee’s events, but other events that are begin offered for the upcoming week.
