Poking fun at sex, drugs, animals pays off for University comedian B\ Layne Lakelish (nr ore Reporter lie I ikes one I i ners anil cute •met doles so do his atidi i'll! es. And the best thing about i omedv andiem es. he said is that the\ laugh'' because "it's nice when they laugh Alter iinh two-and .1 halt years behind the comedii nil i rophone. John I irinigan I ni versity rhetoric i ornmunii .ition major. has enough 1 omedy e\ perience under Ins bell to ini pressiveh till Ills resume W ith TV experience comedy contests (in w hit h lie lias al wavs made it to the finals) charity shows (in whir h he has raised StcOliO lor various 1 ban lies). -40 al! Northwest region shows, numerous Midwest re gion shows and t ometh club pertorrnaiu.es. no one would guess that it all started so re i entlv "1 iviis ream mi k of st hoof in the I.ill of 1987 so I went buck up lo Portbind .uni took the term off to ski." i innig.m explained "Then m\ dad told me. 'Get .1 job' and I'd heard about an open mike, so I just started going down there even week I guess von could suv I lust started to do (lie i oinedv thing . I liked ll and I 11 id it he said It wasn't something that started when I was a kid but I guess I u as always the class clown Alter this first open nuke ex perienr e. he del ided lo take the next \ eai 1 ilt instead ol j 11 sI the term, and he spent Ins time making people laugh lbs origi nal skiing vacation ended up being the beginning of his 1 a reel as a professional comedi an After about si\ months oi open mike I startl'd to make inonev width is reallv rare and I didn't ha\e to hum off ul m\ parents anymore he said lint alter about a year it started to got frustrating lie t a use I wasn't getting week Ions; runs I was just doing one ■lighters, and I was making just enough mullet to mxt get b\ At that point. hr pm ked his hags out r again and hradrii hai k to lugrnr to finish si hool I lust (lei idrd I might as uoil go hai k to si hool and finish up iiri ausr I onlv had .1 vrar Irtl hr said Now I ni pist tin isiting up slosvlv. very slowly Mr s Imm hai k at thr I dm rr sity sun r last spring trrm, hut hr has dn idrd not to do any hit al shows until hr graduatrs I It' dors liowrvrr still plan t 1 unrdy t harity shins s anil par tit tpalr in 01 1 asional t ontrsts 11 k 1 • (irt'rk ( onirdy Night last month hat It ot thr I part it 1 paling ( oinrdians hail livr to sis minutes ol mikr lime anti I innigan 1 >imr out thr m tor ' 1 won a h Y hr salt I 1 y t-n though hr s not up on t luh stagrs lot ally hr s still doing ssh.it hr eonsiders to hr the rssrntial 1 omrtlit task ()nr of thr most important things I think tomrdians lift'd to tlo is svritt' ss riti* svritr. ss 1 ilr hr saiti \\ hr 11 I ss as up III I ’ol tlaild tloiug oprii mikr shows, I sass all thrsr people going up rvrry ss rrk titling thr rxat I same lokrs anil I said thrydr not tlo ing anything nrvs and thrydr not going anywhere hr rx plainrtl After this realization hr tie (lilt'd. at that pin lit to has r list- urss minutes ot material lot rvrry shosy and nosy hr makes stirr to alts ays 1 rralr nryy linrs So. svritr. svritr ss rite hr dors at least list- nets jokes a day "I 1 Hint' up with a lot ol my osvn stuff and sometimes it's pist ss hat others sas hr said People are surprisingly luiiny ss ithout knots ing it Sex gets a lot ol laughs hr said, talking about favorite tun ns subjet ts "Sex is the funni esl thing of all it really is, ry entiling about it hr said Its like the universal lati gliagr Iliut; jokrs also rank mimi thf top Most audiem os an- poo I lie lu-twoon -!H mil 111 visits old and the\ liavo all usuallv had t'\pciii‘iii os 01 .it IimsI lii-cn oxposed, In- said "Thrv ran relate \ n1111.11 jokes .mil anei deli's also get .1 lot of I.IUglls TfOple seem to really like 1nm1.1l hni's " ho s.iid hi thf two and .1 li.ilt if.us In' s lii'cn writing .mil (ii'rforin mg luini'dv. three ntliiT i nine di.ins havi' hi-i'ii Ins underh mg inspir.it unis I i'iiiiv Hi in 1 ■ Kit hard I’rvor and |a\ I enn Whi'iii'Vitr I talk ahout 1 0111 • edv. thi'si- three 11.uni's always idlin' up lie said I 11 ki lt rut 1' bei ause ol Ins ludit loi tin' Irt'i'iloin ol spi'i'i h besides tin- l.n I that lie s mi ri'dihK hrilliant. I innigan said I likt' It 1111 i- and I’i sor ho i austi ol thi'ir honesty vou listen to l’r\ oi and vou beliey e what lie suss. lie explained It s unlike I dlin' Murphy he i.au.se it vou know where lie s been and vou know his bat k ground you ( an t believe him And .1-- Inr |.n hello (If s (lie nit est gu\ you'd evcr Hurl 1 iimigan said Vis hr did ai luaik mri't l.enu. Ill a way dial imty a co median would dare Ilf was gui ng In lif at I In- 11 nil ( f ntf 1 so I i ailed him up. said that 1 was a lepoitei for tin- I'nii’i.ihl. which I wasn't and set up an interview .' explained I imii gall I tin e ,il the interv lew I mnigan lold I fun the truth and the two ended up talking about i omedy I h really was a on e gin just like he is on I \ . he said So mm h tor Ins p.ist lie s i mu filtrating on Ins future now lie s ott to Spokane s I ddv Murphy A i tub for spimg bleak (Thursday through Sun day), and lie s already hooked spring term and suiimiei shows tut tin1 l.ii nil lullin', i uni fill In. ill’s I Ilf (Hi lull' I ri'.ilh u .ml In u nli- piuiliii r find il i ii'i l mm it's siHimii.n In1 said I Jon't gut ini' urung i miii'dv is grtral and it's liv• • ami llmru arr puiipiu who apprei I,ill* it mi tin- spol. Iml llii'ii- an' sti main had tinlv. ms iml llii'tc today lh.it I timin' I v a got In do smiir thing Im the industry 1990 DUCK SOFTBALL I’rt'init'rt's This Wtwkond CATCH THE ACTION ALL SEASON AT HOWE FIELD Home Schedule |),||c (JppOIII-Ml M.irc li III Oregon SI \pnl 14 Ari/.onn _> | I'ort l.iml St 2.1 III.A _>n Ari/on-i Si Ma\ j I’oitl.iml si I tluliforiiiti ti l lii'giiu SI 1'imr 1J Ollpni 1 Piipui I (Hlpm I00pm I OOpin riiOptn 1 iHip rn 1 liilpin Admission: STI'DKNTS / FKKK with l! of () I D Adults $3.0(1 (Ihildren $2.00 (High S< hool and under) The Oregon Daily E merald's Entertainment Guide ( inuU-w (ihnln I ni\ersil\ '•Indent Inhn Unniuan said he si,tried "the inmedy Ihint;" just Inn years ,n;n. when i urinsily led him In an open mike i nm/ietitinn in I’nrlland \uw { 111■ 1 >■9 .’am Mi »n Sat OUR NEW PICK UP VAN will pick up in front of the U of 0 bookstore from 8pm 2:30am on Friday & Saturday nights. SprinKlicWI ■> !"> M.iin St. 4~-<) Id