A sketch comedy troupe of UF students and alumni will put on its original, full-length show “Generation 15 Presents: Risky Business” this weekend.
Generation Sketch Comedy has been preparing since early September for the free events, which are scheduled for 8 p.m. on Friday and Saturday in Reitz Union, Room 285 and Room 282, respectively.
The troupe will perform about 30 sketches at each show, said director and 21-year-old advertising senior Dan LeVine.
“We do this because we love to entertain and make people laugh,” he said. “All we need are people to come out and laugh at us.”
The event’s Facebook page has more than 100 people attending. Larissa Scott, a 19-year-old telecommunication sophomore, said she was interested in the show’s “Saturday Night Live”-like format.
Generation’s 13-member team comprises a mix of undergraduate students and alumni, and it’s this combination that creates a unique comedic dynamic, LeVine said.
“There’s all sorts of experience and talent on the team,” he said.
Together, the eclectic group brainstormed “Risky Business” as its show title.
“We wanted something catchy, interesting. It also had to make sense,” LeVine said. “While people should not expect a show explicitly about ‘Risky Business,’ we want people to leave and think, ‘Oh, now I get it.’”
