Spring Break
The beard came and conquered
Khaled Okla
Issue date: 4/6/07 Section: The Edge
Galifianakis laid out "The guy who talks about the 'Garfield' movie too much," and "The pretentious illiterate." One character he debuted at Western.
"I don't know if this is going to work. It didn't work at the convenience store I went to today," Galifianakis said. "This is called 'the redneck that asks for manly things at a convenience store but can't say one of the things manly.'"
Students cracked up after Galifianakis spilled out the word "Skittles" in an effeminate voice.
While some of Galifianakis' material performed Wednesday is old, most of it was new to his on-looking fans. One of the funniest jokes of the night that got the crowd falling out of its chairs was something as simple as a statement about a movie.
"I also rented 'Employee of the Month,'" Galifianakis said. "It was as good as I thought it w-."
Before he could rip on the film and say it was horrible, Galifianakis himself busted out laughing as he ended his sentence in a high pitched squeak.
In the midst of the humor, Galifianakis asked for the house lights so he could rap with the students. He wanted to know what students had in store for their futures. Galifianakis asked a student in a fraternity about himself.
"So you're in a fraternity," he said. "You got roofies on you? I know how it works."
After all the joking around, Galifianakis told the crowd, "I have something serious I would like to share with you - a message of hope."
He then proceeded to strip off his collared shirt and khakis, and to the crowd's amazement, he was dressed in full Orphan Annie attire. He then proceeded to lip synch to a recording of "Tomorrow" from the hit musical "Annie."
Along with his "vocal" performance were messages that Galifianakis had written on a large paper pad such as "The world is going to end" and "I would start a revolution, but I just bought a hammock." Perhaps the greatest ovation that he received was for the last message written as Galifianakis was singing "day a way!"
"Kill Dane Cook."
Students applauded with great force after reading his note about the overrated and repetitive comic Dane Cook.
A great show ended with a humble gesture, as Galifianakis signed autographs and took pictures with fans, which congratulated him on an overwhelming show.
"I don't know if this is going to work. It didn't work at the convenience store I went to today," Galifianakis said. "This is called 'the redneck that asks for manly things at a convenience store but can't say one of the things manly.'"
Students cracked up after Galifianakis spilled out the word "Skittles" in an effeminate voice.
While some of Galifianakis' material performed Wednesday is old, most of it was new to his on-looking fans. One of the funniest jokes of the night that got the crowd falling out of its chairs was something as simple as a statement about a movie.
"I also rented 'Employee of the Month,'" Galifianakis said. "It was as good as I thought it w-."
Before he could rip on the film and say it was horrible, Galifianakis himself busted out laughing as he ended his sentence in a high pitched squeak.
In the midst of the humor, Galifianakis asked for the house lights so he could rap with the students. He wanted to know what students had in store for their futures. Galifianakis asked a student in a fraternity about himself.
"So you're in a fraternity," he said. "You got roofies on you? I know how it works."
After all the joking around, Galifianakis told the crowd, "I have something serious I would like to share with you - a message of hope."
He then proceeded to strip off his collared shirt and khakis, and to the crowd's amazement, he was dressed in full Orphan Annie attire. He then proceeded to lip synch to a recording of "Tomorrow" from the hit musical "Annie."
Along with his "vocal" performance were messages that Galifianakis had written on a large paper pad such as "The world is going to end" and "I would start a revolution, but I just bought a hammock." Perhaps the greatest ovation that he received was for the last message written as Galifianakis was singing "day a way!"
"Kill Dane Cook."
Students applauded with great force after reading his note about the overrated and repetitive comic Dane Cook.
A great show ended with a humble gesture, as Galifianakis signed autographs and took pictures with fans, which congratulated him on an overwhelming show.
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