SUA event offers laughs, pizza

Friday, November 16, 2007

Arvin Mitchell will be the featured act for Student Union Activities’ “Pizza and a Comedian” at 7 tonight in Ellsworth Hall. Students also can vote on what kind of pizza they like best.

More than 60 pizzas from local pizza places will be served to students in hopes of being named the students’ favorite. Alumnus Bryan Reynolds will open the show. He will be followed by Mitchell, a comedian whose stardom rose since he appeared on BET’s Coming to the Stage in 2003. Mitchell has been co-host of BET’s ClubComicView and has performed at college campuses and comedy clubs across the country.

“I appreciate the diversity at college campuses,” Mitchell said. “That’s why I think I have so much fun.”

Who: Arvin Mitchell

What: Pizza and a

Comedian

When: 7 tonight

Where: Ellsworth Hall

Student Union Activities is sponsoring “Pizza and a Comedian.” More than 60 pizzas will be served, and students can vote on which kind of pizza they like best.

Lauren Lakebrink, Liberty, Mo., junior and SUA special events coordinator, said SUA had to book Mitchell’s appearance back in the spring.

Mitchell grew up in St. Louis. He liked to draw and wanted to be an architect as a kid. His career path changed when he and his sister went to a local comedy club. He then began doing impressions of Richard Pryor and Eddie Murphy.

“It felt so good to make other people laugh,” he said.

Over time, Mitchell has honed his craft and has become well-known for his impressions of Bill Cosby, Snoop Dog, DMX and others. On stage, Mitchell doesn’t have a set routine. He said he enjoyed interacting with the audience and often just goes with the flow.

He said attendees at the event could expect to hear jokes about anything from Kanye West to O.J. Simpson and more.

Nathan Schriner, Lawrence sophomore, is planning to attend the event tonight. He hadn’t seen Mitchell perform but was looking forward to a night of free food and fun.

And Mitchell, who has performed in Kansas but never at the University, encouraged students to use the event as a way to get away from the grind of being a college student.

“I want people to come have a good laugh,” he said. “I just want them to forget about their worries.”

— Edited by Elizabeth Cattell

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