The UF Stand Up Comedy Team has made it to the Funniest Four of The Rooftop Comedy National College Comedy Competition for the second consecutive year. The fabulous foursome are: Rudy “Glitter Machine” Mendoza, Calvin “Time Hooker” Cole, Tim “Shadow Box” Keck and Brian “New Guy” Amos.
Next Thursday, 7:30 p.m. Eastern Standard Time, UF will be spouting comedic gold at the Wheeler Opera House in Aspen, Colo., against Xavier University. There will be a live viewing party in the Weimer Hall auditorium, and you can also watch the action live on the Internet at Rooftopcomedy.com.
We caught up with Gainesville’s top comedic masterminds to talk about the cultural implications and the significance of Neo-Marxist literature in a post post-modern age. Well, sorta.
Avenue: What happened last year? You came in second?
Rudy: Uh. That’s debatable. We were like either third or fourth place.
A: How did it feel to get eliminated?
Rudy: Very shitty.
Calvin: Rudy’s the guy to ask about failure.
Rudy: I didn’t go in there thinking we were going to win the whole thing, but I was really hoping we weren’t gonna lose ‘cause the first day was the first round. So if we lost, then we’d just be losers for the rest of the days.
A: What was your go-to coping mechanism for losing?
Tim: I got really, just, angry for a long time. I for one have had nightmares about that show for the past year. I just really hope to go back and get some.
A: Redemption?
Tim: Want some redemption.
A: Revenge is best served cold. ‘Cause it’s Aspen, and it’s cold there.
Tim: Exactly. Wanna go drop the d*** on ‘em.
Calvin: Just on the peaks.
A: Calvin, did you drink a lot when you lost?
Calvin: A good amount. The thing is, because of the altitude you get drunker a lot faster.
A: So new guy, you didn’t go last time? Excited?
New guy: Yes, definitely. I do stand up so ...
A: Talk about the school rivalry aspect.
Calvin: I hate Temple with a fiery undying passion.
A: Like a Baptist preacher?
Calvin: They are the Satan to my evangelist.
Rudy: I watched the bowl game, and they got their asses handed to them, so that was nice.
A: What about jorts?
Calvin: The only time you can wear jorts is if you were wearing like jeans and you got like attacked by a wolverine.
A: So new guy, you’re kinda quiet over there.
New guy: Could you just attribute something witty Calvin said to me?
Calvin: If you do that I will sue the pants off the Alligator.
A: You won’t get much. New guy, how do you prepare for a show?
New guy: Well, I mostly perform in bars so a few drinks.
A: Do you have a drinking problem?
New guy: I mean, it’s more of an issue.
Tim: It’s more of a drinking solution.
A: Let’s do some word associations. Unicorns.
New guy: Aren’t real?
A: Wearing women’s clothing?
Calvin: For women I recommend it.
A: Rudy, if you were lying about what you were wearing right now, what would you say?
Rudy: OK I’m wearing just glitter. I dunno. I rubbed glue on myself, and I just rolled in some glitter. And I’m just a glitter machine, man.
