Buckeye Standup prepares to carry out stand-up comedy this Thursday at 7:30 p.m. Credit score: Hannah Santo | Lantern Reporter
Comedians of the scholar group Buckeye Standup Comedy Membership will kick off spring break on a humorous notice with its first off-campus present of the semester.
The present — which is able to happen Thursday within the Donatos Bar and Basement, situated at 2084 N. Excessive St. — will characteristic between 10-12 scholar comedians and Ohio State and Buckeye Standup alumna Olivia Smith. Christine Rutkowski, a third-year in philosophy, politics and economics and president of Buckeye Standup, stated the group focuses on stand-up comedy, permitting college students to work on jokes throughout conferences with the purpose of acting at stand-up occasions.
Rutkowski stated she joined Buckeye Standup within the fall of 2020 as a common member and has since taken on the position of president, which includes organizing exhibits like Thursday’s occasion.
“It’s kind of the identical factor, besides now I’ve to plan exhibits, which I didn’t understand can be quite a lot of work, however right here we’re,” Rutkowski stated. “Good work, enjoyable work.”
Rutkowski stated Buckeye Standup often performs round campus, internet hosting previous performances at Kafe Kerouac and in Donatos Basement — also referred to as Membership D — however this present would be the first off-campus present of the spring semester.
Rutkowski, who will make an look through the present, stated comedy is a launch for her and serves as her inventive outlet.
“Once I’m having a nasty day or, you understand, life will get sort of messy, I can all the time go to stand-up and channel what I’m feeling right into a bit after which current it, you understand, in entrance of an viewers filled with strangers and my buddies,” Rutkowski stated. “Then listening to them snigger sort of simply makes me be like, ‘Oh, these dangerous experiences have been sort of price it.’ ”
Buckeye Standup goals to foster a supportive house, and Rutkowski stated she encourages any college students to strive their hand at stand-up comedy. She stated even when folks don’t snigger at a pitched joke, college students within the group will give constructive suggestions, which is able to enable scholar comedians to develop.
“It’s a very nice environment the place all of us have every others’ backs,” Rutkowski stated. “So after we’re giving suggestions on jokes, it’s like, you understand, that is no malice. That is to your profit as a result of we all know you could have potential.”
Audrey Neyer, a third-year in advertising and vp of public relations and advertising for Buckeye Standup, stated she is going to carry out Thursday as properly. When she wants inspiration, Neyer stated she turns to writing or reflecting on her personal life experiences.
“If I’m feeling uninspired, I’ll simply write till one thing humorous comes out, simply something that involves my mind, or enable myself to go down rabbit holes and Google if I discover one thing fascinating, and that may spur a complete stand-up,” Neyer stated. “Or, if I’ve a shaggy dog story in my life that I really feel like different folks want to listen to, I’ll share that.”
Neyer stated she hopes experiencing comedy from Buckeye Standup and Thursday’s present may have a optimistic influence on the Ohio State group and supply everybody a break from the stress of the semester.
“I believe the power to sort of do this for different folks in addition to, like, utilizing it as a approach to sort of relieve myself from some stress and produce myself pleasure,” Neyer stated. “I believe if different folks can discover pleasure, then that’s simply nice. It simply offers everybody a break and realizes that life isn’t so critical.”
Though Buckeye Standup has an open membership coverage and any college students are welcome to attend conferences, Neyer stated college students should meet sure necessities earlier than with the ability to carry out, akin to attending an open mic occasion or attending two Buckeye Standup conferences. The group meets Thursdays on the third flooring of the Enarson Classroom Constructing.
Admission to Buckeye Standup’s upcoming present shall be free, and doorways will open at 7 p.m. with the present beginning at 7:30 p.m. Rutkowski stated the group will observe Ohio State masking insurance policies and hopes these in attendance will respect the masking preferences of others.
Buckeye Standup will placed on a number of extra exhibits over the course of the semester, with one other present tentatively scheduled for March 26 and a bigger spring present April 1.