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The Wayne Stater

The student news site of Wayne State College

The Wayne Stater

The student news site of Wayne State College

The Wayne Stater

Is comedy a joke?

Leah McKay, News Writer November 11, 2025

I can almost guarantee that you are stressed out about something right now. Whether it’s classes, money or relationships, we all have struggles. But there’s always one thing that we rely on to make...

Comedy troupe visits WSC

Julia Baxter, Reporter February 20, 2019

Second City, arguably one of the most well-known skit and improv comedy clubs in the nation, made a visit to Wayne State College last Wednesday to make students and community members alike double over...

Madrigals take audience back to 16th Century

Brenden Smyth, Staff Writer November 16, 2016

Travel back in time to 16th century England at the Wayne State College 45th Annual Madrigal Dinners, Dec. 3 and Dec. 4. Mingle with the king and queen on Saturday and Sunday at 5:30 p.m. The Dinner...

“Trainwreck”: A raunchy good time

Zachery Halsey, Staff Writer September 8, 2015

Most children remember when their parents came to them with sweating faces and terrified eyes as they uttered the words, “it’s time to talk about the birds and the bees.” I don’t have to tell...

Figure out who did it over dinner

Figure out who did it over dinner

Lauren Davis, Staff Writer March 18, 2015

This Friday (March 20) S.A.B will be hosting a Murder Mystery Dinner for students and faculty. The dinner is a production of Mission IMPROVable, a comedy improv group from Chicago. The actors pretend...

Comedian Jeff Maurer entertained a small crowd in Ramsey Theater on Monday night.

Monday night laughs

Derek Pufahl, Staff Writer February 25, 2015

Standup comedian and comedy writer Jeff Maurer made a visit on campus Monday, walking out onto the Ramsey Theater stage at 9 p.m. to greet a small but engaged crowd of Wildcats. “That’s one of the...

Comedian Marina Franklin
entertained a small crowd with
her big city humor in Ramsey
Theater last Thursday.

Visiting comedian has some small town fun

Derek Pufahl, Staff Writer January 30, 2015

New York comedian Marina Franklin returned to Nebraska on Thursday, foregoing the Funny Bone in Omaha (her previous Nebraska visit, four years ago) to give Wayne State students a bit of her stand-up routine...

Adam Mamawala curses up a storm during his stand-up in Ramsey last Thursday.

Mamawala in Ramsey

Andrew Eaton, Staff Writer November 12, 2014

Adam Mamawala, a comedian ranked by “Funny or Die” as one of the “Top 30 Under 30” comedians, performed his hour-long stand-up routine on Thursday in Ramsey Theater. Swear words came in bunches...

The Fryman, who headlined the show, was the second performer and kept the crowd laughing.

Chuckles in ‘Cats Corner

Norma Volkmer, News Editor March 12, 2014

“Jeffrey Dahmer ate more people than this,” headline comedian The Fryman said. Despite the small size of the crowd, laughter abounded last Wednesday night at the 9 p.m. Comedy Caravan presented by...

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