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Sep. 25-28 Friday, Sept. 26 Thursday, Sept. 25 Thurs Thu Oklahoma Creativity Festival Illuminate Innovation | 11 a.m. on the South Oklahom th Oval.

A creative display of student innovation from all parts of campus; see how students dents have used creativity to influence their designs and education. Presented by the Campus Activities Council, contact cac@ou.edu for more information.

Oklahoma Creativity Festival Illuminate the Runway | 6 p.m. in Fred Jones Jr. Museum of Art. Enjoy the Oklahoma Creativity Festival’s own student fashion show; a display of the creative works of student designers all in one chic setting. Presented by the Campus Activities Council, contact cac@ou.edu for more information.

Lab Theatre - Rhinoceros | 8 p.m. in Lab Theatre, Old Science Hall. Helmerich School of Drama presents Rhinoceros. 8pm Sept. 23-27. Tickets are $9 Adult, $6 Student.

Oklahoma Creativity Festival Illuminate Music: Boomerfest | 8:30 p.m. in Molly Shi Boren Ballroom, Oklahoma Memorial Union. Watch OU student bands battle it out to be named the best band on campus, in this battle of the bands for the ages.

Presented by Campus Activities Council, contact cac@ou.edu for more information.

Saturday, Sept. 27 Hot Dogs and Fire Safety | 5 p.m. in Walker Center First Floor Social Lounge. Enjoy delicious hot dogs and a fire safety presentation from the OU Fire Marshal’s Office on the Walker-Adams Mall (Rain Location = Walker Social Lounge). This event is being presented by the OU Fire Marshal’s Office and Housing and Food Services. For more information, please contact Glenn at glenncube616@ou.edu.

Volleyball vs Kansas | 7 p.m in McCasland Field House. Cheer on the Sooners as they take on another conference opponent. OU students get in FREE with ID.

Oklahoma Creativity Festival Illuminate Color | 2 p.m. in Beaird Lounge, Oklahoma Memorial Union. Check out some very talented students as they compete in an art show. Wonderful displays of student creativity will adorn Beaird Lounge in illuminations of talent. Presented by Campus Activities Council, contact cac@ou.edu for more information.

Comedy Fight Night | 7 p.m. in Meacham Auditorium, Oklahoma Memorial Union.

Enjoy the annual comedy battle show that allows students to give us their best stand up routine in a battle for scholarships and the title of funniest person on campus! Jeff “Jiffy” Wild, panelist/writer on Chelsea Lately and one half of the Wild Wolf Band will be our celebrity host! Presented by the Union Programming Board, upb@ou.edu.

There’s ALWAYS SOMETHING with UPB! Soccer vs. Oral Roberts | 7 p.m. in OU Soccer Complex. Cheer the Sooners on as they face our in-state opponent. OU students get in FREE with ID. Phillip Phillips Concert | 7:30 p.m. in Lloyd Noble Center. Former American Idol winner Phillip Phillips takes the stage at the Lloyd Noble Center Tickets are available online at lloydnoblecenter.com or by phone at 800-456-GOOU. Tickets range from $25.50 to $40.50. Parking is an additional $15.

CARRIE the Musical | 8 p.m. in Weitzenhoffer Theatre. The Weitzenhoffer School of Musical Theatre presents this electrifying pop-rock musical. Carrie, a bullied teenager, discovers her telekinetic powers and takes revenge. Hold on to your seat for a prom night you’ll never forget. Rated R. Price: ADVANCE PURCHASE - $30 Adult, $25 Discount*, $20 Student (Discount- senior adult 60+, military, OU employee.) AT THE DOOR - $40 Adult, $25 Student. Fine Arts Box Office (405) 3254101. Additional showings: Sept. 27 3 & 8 p.m.. For more information, contact sbent@ou.edu. sbent@ou.edu

Sunday, Sunda nday Sept. 28 Study Caf St Cafe | 3 p.m. in Traditions West Clubhouse. Get ready for midterms in the Traditions West Clubhouse as the Traditions West RSA will be providing coffee, hot chocolate, blue books, scantrons, and a quiet place to study. Contact nikhil@ou.edu for more information.

Matinee: Lab Theatre - Rhinoceros | 3 p.m. Helmerich School of Drama presents this performance.

Matinee: CARRIE the Musical | 3 p.m. in Weitzenhoffer Theatre, Fine Arts Center. The Weitzenhoffer School of Musical Theatre presents the electrifying pop-rock musical CARRIE with music by Michael Gore and lyrics by Dean Pitchford, the Academy Award-winning writers of Fame.

Carrie, a bullied teenager, discovers her telekinetic powers and takes revenge. Hold on to your seat for a prom night you’ll never forget. Rated R.. Presented by University Theatre, contact sbent@ou.edu for more information.

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LAUGH ALONG At ESCAPE, we believe in the heartstrengthening power of a good laugh. With the Union Programming Board’s Comedy Fight Night this weekend, there’s no better time than now to let your laughter out.

Before you head out to Comedy Fight Night, learn about some of the competitors with a Q&A and get the details on the funny fight (p. 8) While making this issue, we learned you can find comedy in some unexpected places. Find out what OU football players think about some locker-room comedians (p. 14).

We hope you can take a break and smile a little this weekend. Feel free to contact us with any questions or comments.

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comedy comeback taste of “the covered wagon” college comedy put those fists up pick a place fall into comedy crimson comedians :

UCO Senior, Alex Sanchez, laughs at a joke on Open Mic Night at Othello’s.

Every Tuesday night Othello’s hosts Open Mic Night to suuport local comdians.

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COMEBACK A forgotten, early 1900s OU comedy publication makes its 21st century debut tony beaulieu | @tonybe787 Editor’s Note: The following column is meant to be satirical. While some facts about “The Covered Wagon” are correct, others have been fabricated to add comedic value.

in the January issue. The scandalous cartoon in question was a depiction of then First Lady Grace Anna Coolidge revealing her ankle to an Irishman — which was extremely racy in 1925.

“The Whirlwind” took its current monihat is “The Covered Wagon?” This ker following yet another controversy after question has plagued man’s conthe 1935 school year. It continued as “The science for centuries, yet has always reCovered Wagon” until 1951 when it was mained elusive to his ephemeral mortal un- finally brought down for good because derstanding. Merriam-Webster’s online dic- the university issued a massive recall of its tionary tells us that “The Covered Wagon” bawdy “French Issue.” is “a wagon with a canvas top Alumni of “The Whirlwind”/ supported by bowed strips of “Covered Wagon” scattered wood or metal.” across the nation to become SOCIAL Further still, Urban successful journalists, authors MEDIA ALERT Dictionary defines “The and humorists — including Covered Wagon” as, “When New Yorker cartoonist Sam you[‘re] in the bed with a loved Cobean and worldwide bestone. Let out the most potent selling author Tony Hillerman, fart ... bad enough to curdle who described the humor milk then hurry and pulled Follow “The magazine in his autobiography Covered Wagon” the covers over your love’s thusly: “[‘The Covered Wagon’] on Twitter @The_ head, forcing her to smell the was a moribund monthly — a Wagon_OU rankness.” repository of off-color jokes These are two well-reasoned and ‘cheesecake’ art.” views on the subject. However, In the 63 years between its the truth of the actual “Covered Wagon” lies untimely folding and triumphant return in somewhere in between.

2014, “The Covered Wagon” went underStarted in 1921 under the name “The ground — helping the United States governWhirlwind,” the magazine was the first ment overthrow regimes in South America humor publication at OU. Just like today, and the Middle East in order to install more “The Whirlwind” was met with nearly equal U.S.-friendly dictatorships. measures of acclaim and disgust from the “The Covered Wagon” revealed these OU community. experiences, collected over its 50-year ca“The Whirlwind” was first suspended reer working for the government, in the from publication in spring 1925 by the OU 2004 book “Confessions of an Economic Hit Publications Board for censorable material Man.”

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photo provided A cartoon about “The Covered Wagon” in an issue of “Sooner Magazine.”

The controversial exposé went on to become a best seller, and “The Covered Wagon” consequently followed up this success with “The Secret History of the American Empire” in 2007, the popular children’s book “The Very Hungry Caterpillar” in 2011 and the acclaimed poetry collection “Leaves of Grass” in 2013.

“The Covered Wagon” also had a failed screenwriting career in the 1990s — its only produced script being the 1993 thriller film “Judgment Night,” which starred Emilio Estevez, Cuba Gooding Jr., Jeremy Piven and Stephen Dorff as a group of friends on the run from a ruthless drug lord (Denis Leary) after they witness a murder.

Now, facing retirement age and constant fear of assassination by the government, “The Covered Wagon” has returned to OU as a blog on OUDaily.com, where it writes about everything from how OSU students can’t spell to where the best places to give birth around campus are. It also tweets from @The_Wagon_OU, where it has more followers than Carlton from “The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air.”

JUST THE FACTS The Infamous History of “The Covered Wagon” » The first humor publication at OU began in 1921 as “The Whirlwind.” » In 1925, “The Whirlwind” was suspended for censorable material. » In 1935, the publication changed its name to “The Covered Wagon.” » In 1951, the magazine was brought down for good ... or was it? » After 63 years, “The Covered Wagon” has returned as a humor blog at OUDaily.com.

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A TASTE OF “THE COVERED WAGON” Get a feel for the type of humor the blog typically showcases tony beaulieu | @tonybe787

Stephen King writing dust jacket blurbs for other books The following is an exchange between best-selling author Stephen King and his secretary, which took place April 2, 1993, in King’s writing office.

Sec: I’m ready.

SK: Say, “’The Darkening’ kept me up for nights on end. The most terrifying read in a decade,” put an exclamation point at the end, Mark. *Stephen King enters and sits down behind his word Sec: Got it. processor* SK: How was that?

Sec: I thought it was good, sir.

Secretary: Good morning, Mr. King.

SK: Alright, next book, let’s see, “Shadow Hill” by Chuck Stephen King: Good morning, a fine Monday it is. And now to Woodling… how about we say, “Woodling is a new master of sit down and begin writing. I’m working on a real scary one suspense. ‘Shadow Hill’ kept me up for nights — terrifying.” Go this year! Yes indeed, this one’ll frighten the pants off all those ahead and put an exclamation point at the end of that one too, housewives!

Mark. What do you think?

Sec: Excuse me sir, you received a request this morning from the Sec: Another diamond, sir. publisher. They’d like you to write some blurbs for their slate of SK: Excellent! This one is called, “The Goofy Kitten Who Lost a fall releases.

Shoe” by Evelyn Walbach. Looks cute, doesn’t it?

SK: Ah jeez, more dust jacket quotes? Can’t they get anyone else? Sec: I believe that’s one of your children’s books from school, sir.

I’ve been writing blurbs for every thriller release for the last 15 SK: Alright, alright. How about we say, “’The Goofy Kitten Who years. Isn’t Dean Koontz available?

Lost a Shoe’ is one of the most frightening reads in decades— Sec: The publisher doesn’t like using Dean Koontz, his blurbs exclamation point — I didn’t sleep for a week — exclamation don’t sell as many books. point — Walbach is the new master of horror — exclamation SK: I haven’t even read any of these! point.” Did you get all that?

Sec: They said they’d give you an advance on your next three Sec: Yes. novels, Mr. King.

SK: Okay, next we have “The Man’s Guide to Urological SK: Alright, alright. Hand me the one off the top of that stack, will Diseases” by the Maine Men’s Health Institute. you?

Sec: Sir, your doctor dropped that off this morn….

Sec: Here you go, sir.

SK: Shut up, I’ve got a good one here — say, “The Maine Men’s SK: Okay, let’s see here, “The Darkening” by Mary Skrenes.

Health Institute is the new face of horror fiction, ‘The Man’s Alright, what can we say about “The Darkening?” Hmm, alright Guide to Urological Diseases’ is a true chiller of the highest Mark, take this down. order. I still can’t sleep.” How’s that?

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Sec: Sir, I think you…

SK: Oh, that’s right, put an exclamation point or two in there. I knew I was forgetting something.

Sec: Okay, done.

SK: Okay, I think we’re good. Wait what’s this? “Made in China,” but with no author given ...

Sec: That is the back of your watch, Mr. King.

SK: “’Made in China’ is a thriller of the tallest order, the prose is quick and merciless, just like the book’s main antagonist.” I think I’m finally breaking new ground here, Mark. Are you getting this down? Mark?

Sec: Yes. Very good, sir.

SK: Wait, look at what we have here, the title is, “I’ve been a very bad boy, spank here” with an arrow pointing down.

Sec: Sir, that is a tattoo on your lower back, please pull your pants back up.

SK: We better do what it says, Mark.

Sec: Not this again, Mr. King, I… SK: DO IT! DO IT DAMN YOU THE NAUGHTY BOY NEEDS PUNISHMENT! *Wack* SK: HARDER! *WACK* SK: There, now maybe the naughty boy will learn to behave, won’t he, Mark?

Sec: I’m putting in my two weeks, sir.

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college comedy A campus crowded with thousands of students can lead to some hilarious — and awkward — situations. A few of the OU Daily editors discuss some of their most memorable OU moments.

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hough we deal with some pretty heavy issues, us journos never hesitate to find the comedy in every situation. Whether it’s revisiting interviews that went horribly wrong or spontaneous Beyoncé sing-a-longs, the people of the newsroom have great senses of humor.

One day, a few of us decided to express our love for the newsroom in art form and got tatted (in pen and ink) with none other than the inspirational “WWJD?” inside a dainty heart shape on our hands. It’s questions like “What Would Judy (our newspaper adviser) do?” that remind us how to always be thinking like a great journalist.

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paighten harkins

reshman year, I was hanging out with new friends in someone’s dorm. We were all having a great time getting to know each other and watching movies, when one of the women in the room swings her legs over her head and farts loudly in front of everyone. We still give her grief about it, but we stayed friends and love her.

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y sophomore year, I let a public relations major take my picture for one of his projects. He told me it was for a promotional poster for Gaylord College, but I assumed the format would be some kind of collage of several students’ pictures. Little did I know my face alone would be blown up on posters hung around Gaylord Hall with the words “I am Gaylord College” in bold font across the bottom of the poster.

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hen I was a freshman, I lost my bike. I needed a mode of transportation ASAP, so I trekked to Yukon, a 40-minute drive from Norman, and grabbed my old skateboard out of my parents’ garage. The next morning on my way to class, in an attempt to relive my middle school skater glory days, I tried to pop an ollie by the library over a mountainous crack in the sidewalk. My front wheels hit the crack and I flew forward, crashing onto the pavement as bikes sped past me.

This is just one of many instances of me trying to be cool in college, and it not working out.

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This wouldn’t have been a problem with most teachers you meet with your freshman year because once you’re done with their class, you’re done with them, but this professor was also my adviser. I would have lessons with him through my undergrad career. I was forced to spend most of my time avoiding him after concerts so he wouldn’t hear friends and family calling me Tony, and I made sure to write Samuel Ragle on homework. Fortunately, this was taken care of after three years during a particularly awkward lesson time.

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put your fists up FOR COMEDY FIGHT NIGHT

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LOOK Uncover the details behind the Union Programming Board’s Comedy Fight Night this Friday, and learn a bit about one of the comedians.

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ulling a Capri Sun pouch from her purse, sopho- would be good at it. After some coaxing, they finally permore Aly Clarkson insists she’s not funny. suaded Clarkson to tryout. Although she didn’t have any “I often say that my life is a joke — that I’m not prepared material, she auditioned the next day. funny, but my life is a joke. What people laugh at are just “They were relentless,” Clarkson said. things that happen to me,” Clarkson said. “People just laugh While Clarkson was initially nervous and hesitant to parat my life.” ticipate, she said she’s gotten over her nerves and is looking Sipping her Capri Sun, which she admits she stole from forward to seeing friends come in from out of town to watch her roommate’s fridge, Clarkson mentions her childhood: her perform.

“I mean, I was raised by a drug dealer, so yeah,” she said.

Though she’s not sure what she’ll perform Friday, she In fifth grade, Clarkson called the police during her said she usually draws her material from strange things that school’s Red Ribbon Week to inform them that she thought happen to her. Almost finished with the Capri Sun now, she her dad might be making meth, and he was arrested the next told one of her more recent stories, which involves a man day. In the tiny town where she grew up, everyone knew. For throwing groceries at her car while they were at a stoplight.

18 years, she was the drug dealer’s daughter.

“Yesterday, I was driving down the road, Still, Clarkson doesn’t dwell on it too and this guy pulled up next to me and was much. Rather, she and her friends joke screaming at me. I was trying not to make GO AND DO about it, she said. eye contact like, what is he doing?” Clarkson Comedy Fight “I make light of it. It is what it is,” Clarkson said. “He was right next to me at a stoplight, Night said. and I wasn’t looking, so he started throwing Friday night, Clarkson will compete in the his groceries at my car. Just throwing fruit at When: 7 p.m. Friday Union Programming Board’s ninth annual my car to get my attention.”

Comedy Fight Night. Her style of humor, she After she rolled down the window, he Where: Oklahoma said, is “self-deprecating and lots of daddy screamed a few obscenities, accusing her of Memorial Union’s Meacham Auditorium issues.” not having stopped at the previous stoplight, Out of the about 20 students who audishe said. tioned, only nine were chosen to compete, “He just yelled, ‘Pull your head out of your said David Thibodeaux, comedy series director for the ass!’ and tried to drive away, and he hit the car in front of Union Programming Board. Jeff Wild, a comedian known him. So then, the light turned green, and I flipped him off for his stand-up appearance on “Chelsea Lately,” will host and drove away,” Clarkson said. “And I was kind of mad the contest, which begins at 7 p.m. Friday in Oklahoma about the fruit because that’s just wasteful. I would’ve eaten Memorial Union’s Meacham Auditorium. that.”

Honestly, Clarkson didn’t want to audition. Her friends Finished with the Capri Sun now, Clarkson reiterates that had been trying to convince her to try out, but she resisted. she’s not funny.

When she finally auditioned, it wasn’t by choice.

“Like, I know people think I’m funny, but I don’t think I’m Clarkson happened to walk by the Comedy Fight Night funny,” Clarkson said. “People laugh, but it’s like — that’s auditions, and the judges asked her to audition, saying she not a joke. This is my life.”

Q&A: MEET THE COMPETITORS MACY MUIRHEAD This Friday at 7 p.m., the cream of the crop of OU comedians will take the stage of Meacham Auditorium. To prepare for the night of shart jokes, comedians trying to avoid stumbling over the lonely stage stool and an audience itching to vote for its favorites, we got serious with a few of the comedians, media senior Harper Bottorff, theatrical design sophomore Zak Houara and drama senior Brynne Frauenhoffer.

1. Why did you audition for Comedy Fight Night?

H: They don’t let you be in it if you don’t audition.

Z: I auditioned because God spoke to me and told me to dig up some golden plates from the ground. and then read what they said at the audition. I’m actually Joseph Smith.

B: I auditioned for Comedy Fight Night because entertaining the masses with my intimate humiliations staves off existential despair.

2. What are you most excited about for Comedy Fight Night?

H: Holding the mic right after Andrew Wagner and it still being warm from his hand.

Z: Unlike church, I get to say “fuck” onstage without offending hundreds of people.

B: I am most excited about performing for sober people for the first time.

3. Who is your biggest comedic inspiration?

H: Chris Gethard Z: Anthony Jeselnik. Or Amy Schumer. I’ve got tits like her, so obviously I love her.

B: Tina Fey has always been my biggest inspiration because she also mines humor from sexual confusion, cheese puff indulgence and menarche.

5. If you were a doomsday prepper, what would your apocalypse of choice be and why?

H: One where parachord bracelets would be useful, probably.

Z: A thunderstorm of men. Because it’s raining men.

B: Ideally, I’d be raptured, but I voted for Obama so I guess I’m out of luck.

4. What is your favorite type of cheese? Why? H: I don’t answer any questions taken from the script of ‘She’s The Man.’ Z: Is cheese an instrument?

B: I prefer hot cheeses with minimal nutritional value because I guess I hate regular bowel movements.

6. What would you name your autobiography?

H: “Harper Lewis Can Lose” Z: “50 Shades of Black: My Life Backstage.

Chapter 1 Practice Safe Sets” B: “Tits & Elbows” (because that concisely sums up my paradoxical shape) or “Shitting Pretty: Finding the Beauty in IBS.”

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Guide: PICK A PLACE Choose from these nearby comedy venues rosa miranda

Loony Bin Comedy Club

The Boom

Joker’s Comedy Club

Othello’s

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8503 N. Rockwell Ave., Oklahoma City 405-239-4242 21 and over to enter

2218 NW 39th St., Oklahoma City 405-601-7200

229 East Sheridan Ave., Oklahoma City 405-236-5653

434 Buchanan Ave., Norman 405-701-4900

COST/TIME:

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•Thursday, 8 p.m. $7

•Thursday Trashy Thursday, 11 p.m.

Free

•Thursday College Night, 8 p.m.

18 and over, $8 or $4 with college ID

•Every Tuesday night Sign up 9 p.m.

Show 10 p.m.

Free

•Friday, 8 p.m. $10 10:30 p.m. $10 •Saturday, 8 p.m. $10 10:30 p.m. $10

Includes local comedians like: James Ngheim, Brad Chad Porter, Zack Smith

•Saturday The G-Spot, 11 p.m.

Free

•Friday, 8 p.m. and 10:30 p.m.

18 and over, $12 •Saturday, 8 p.m. and 10:30 p.m.

21 and over, $12

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Left: A comedian preforms during Othello’s open mic night Tuesday. Othello’s is one of several comedy venues between Oklahoma City and Norman.

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FALL INTO COMEDY Let the comedians bring the laughs to your living room keaton bell | @kildebell

MULANY

MANHATTAN LOVE STORY

What It’s About:

What It’s About:

John Mulaney stars as a fictionalized version of himself, a stand-up comic in NYC who pals around with his eclectic group of friends and learns about the strange side of show business while working for a game-show host.

It chronicles the journey of a new twenty-something couple (Analeigh Tipton and Jake McDorman) and their concerns, opinions and never-ending questions as they embark on this new chapter in their lives.

Why You should watch:

Why You should watch:

Mulaney has already demonstrated his razor-sharp wit working as a stand-up comic and writing for “Saturday Night Live.” Paired with an amazing ensemble cast, could this possibly be the 21st century’s answer to “Seinfeld”?

Premiers 8:30 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 5, on FOX.

Tipton has charm to spare, and if creator Jeff Lowell’s promise that the show will be like a “little Woody Allen movie every week” is proven correct, this could be the charming breakout comedy of the year.

Premiers 7:30 p.m. Tuesday, Sept. 30, on ABC.

A TO Z

THE COMEBACK

BAD JUDGE

What It’s About:

What It’s About:

What It’s About:

Starring Ben Feldman and Cristin Milioti, “A to Z” is a look at a young couple’s dysfunctional relationship from their quirky beginning to their eventual breakup.

Originally aired in 2005, before being canceled to the heartache of many, HBO decided to green light a second season of this cult hit. “The Comeback” stars Lisa Kudrow as Valerie Cherish, a washed-up sitcom actress trying to stage a comeback while a camera crew documents her progress.

Kate Walsh stars as Rebecca Wright, a highly respected judge who also leads an unorthodox life as a promiscuous party girl, much to the dismay of those around her.

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hile you can watch any number of films, television shows or mini-series for your fill of drama, comedy feels especially at home on television.

That’s why it’s so disheartening to look at the current state of television comedies. “How I Met Your Mother” is officially over, “Parks & Recreation” will say farewell next year, and “Modern Family” isn’t nearly as funny as it used to be.

Several new shows this fall are looking to fill the void.

Make sure you don’t miss out are some of the most promising comedies of fall:

Why You should watch: Milioti was the charming breakout star on the last season of “How I Met Your Mother,” so the prospect of watching her headline her own show is very appealing. Plus, NBC has an amazing track record for broadcasting warm, smart and offbeat comedies (“The Office,” “Parks & Recreation,” “30 Rock”). Premiers 8:30 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 2, on NBC.

Why You should watch:

Even if the premise is a little undercooked, the television screen shines a little brighter whenever Walsh and her sarcasThe original series was ahead of its time in its satire of en- tic demeanor are on it. 8 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 2, on NBC. tertainment and reality television, with some of the sharpest writing ever put to TV. With a whole decade of “Real Housewives,” the Kardashians and other reality television crazes, the writers have plenty of inspiration for the type of photos provided offbeat humor that made the first season so memorable.

Premiers 9 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 9, on HBO.

Why You should watch:

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julian wilson funniest teammates: Eric Striker, Dakota Austin, Cortez Johnson, Torrea Peterson “Those are the four funniest guys on the team. They’ve just got jokes for days. When we’re on the bus for away games, they’ll grab the microphone on the front of the bus like they’re a tour guide and just tell jokes the whole time.”

“We have a great time in the locker room and try to make it as fun as possible because, when we step onto the field, it’s strictly business. When we’re in here, we’ve got to live a little.”

charles tapper funniest teammates: Alex Ross, Torrea Peterson, Eric Striker, Tyler Evans “Alex is going to agitate you. But when he’s not agitating you and he’s doing it to somebody else, it’s the funniest thing in the world.

When it’s on you it’s like, ‘These jokes aren’t for me.’”

“When Striker’s cracking on you, he’s going to let you know. He’s going to be the loudest, and he’s going to talk the most.”

“Torrea is big country funny; he and Tyler Evans. They’re two big country dudes that always want to talk about other people, all brotherly love though.”

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It’s all business on the football field for the fourth-ranked Sooners, but the locker room and the bus are places where the biggest characters crack their jokes.

We asked five players who their funniest teammates were and found out which Sooner coach stands above the rest when it comes to comedy. photos provided

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durron neal funniest teammate: Alex Ross “He’s a character. He just comes up with random jokes. Alex is one of those mysterious-type people where you have to listen to hear the outcome of a story. You never know what to expect from Alex. He’s a pretty mysterious person — in a good way.”

“We have a lot of funny guys and they just help us relax. When things are going bad, or we have a bad practice, we can come in the locker room as brothers and just move on to the next day.”

funniest teammates: Torrea Peterson, Eric Striker “Striker knows every movie and can do any interpretation that he wants. Torrea is just a funny dude overall. He’ll just say some stuff and you’ll look at him like ‘What? How do you come up with that?’

They’re just funny guys and when you need a good laugh, those are the two people you know to go to.”

chuka ndulue funniest teammate: Torrea Peterson “Torrea beats everyone. He can do any voice he wants and impersonate anybody. I’ll give it to him.”

“Every team has fun everywhere. We’ll recite movies or stand-up comedians. It’s always fun to watch.”

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ophomore running back Alex Ross, junior linebacker Eric Striker and senior defensive tackle Torrea Peterson gathered the most votes among players and managed to reach a consensus for funniest coach.

Bobby Jack Wright, assistant head coach and cornerback coach, is the undisputed king of comedy on the staff. Here’s what the players had to say about him: “Coach Wright’s the funniest,” Tapper said. “He’ll say ‘You don’t know nothing from good apple butter,’ I still don’t know what good apple butter is. Whenever you make a mistake he’s the first to let you know, but whenever you do something good he’s the first to let you know in a good fashion.”

“He’s a funny old-school type guy,” Neal said.

“A lot of his jokes are directly toward defensive backs so I don’t really like his jokes,” Wilson said.

“Coach Wright has these little phrases he uses — old, silver-hair wisdom,” Ndulue said. “He’ll say something, and you just have to think about it while he keeps walking. Two minutes later it hits you, but he’s already gone.”

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