CAB Comedy Fest captivates audience

By Sandra Butler
Staff Photographer

On Saturday, Sept. 6, CAB presented Comedy Fest in GPAC, which featured comedians Melanie Comarcho, Arnold Acevedo and Gary Owen.

Comarcho has been on BET, and opened for Chris Tucker and Martin Lawrence. She said she was “dared” to try and become a comedian and has since been one for about 10 years. According to her, the profession isn’t easy, like some think.

“The biggest challenge is trying to handle mother hood and comedy,” Comarcho said.

During her time on stage Saturday, Comarcho had the audience responding to her tremendously funny jokes. She joked about UNCP’s location and how she was attacked by birds while waiting in her dressing room.

The second comedian of the evening was Acevedo, who has been a comedian for about 10 years. He started as a “class clown” and worked his way up.

Acevedo’s jokes ranged from the lack of parties on campus to people claiming they drink non-alcoholic beer for the flavor.

The final comedian to come on stage was Gary Owen. He has been a comedian for about 7 years and starred in“Daddy Day Care.”

“I was in the service and people said I was funny so I started telling jokes,” Owen said.

Owen captivated the audience with his jokes, which ranged from the song “In Da Club,” by 50 Cent, to the small town of Pembroke and that the town has no hotels. He joked about how UNCP has an athletic stadium but no football team.

Overall, the comedy show received a positive reaction.