Brian Chepulis

Valley City residents and Valley City State University students were treated to a night of laughter and fun Wednesday, courtesy of VCSU Theatre.

At 7:30 pm, people started to file in to Vangstad Auditorium at Valley City State University Campus. Vangstad is a beautiful auditorium adorned with brilliant stained glass windows and sculptures. Everyone was able to enjoy the beautiful surroundings and instrumental music playing in the background. Tickets were inexpensive at $4 for students and $8 for general admission.

Host, Will Spotted Bear, got things going with help from up and coming comedian Adam Quesnell. Bengt Washburn was the headliner. Washburn, originally from Utah, came all the way from Germany to share with Valley City residents his knack for making people laugh. Washburn has already established himself having been on Comedy Central and The Late Show with Craig Fergusen. He also was the winner of the San Francisco International Comedy Competition.

Will Spotted Bear really delivered and kept the audience entertained. He joked about recently learning of his Native American heritage.

Quesnell, an up and coming comedian was also able to keep the audience laughing. You could tell that he was still new to the comedy scene, as they were some awkward moments, but he still did a great job. I think he kind of held back because there was a small child in attendance.

Washburn was great and kept the audience in stitches. His jokes of life in Germany and the difference between a married couple and engaged couple were hysterical. He is also a Mormon and joked of his years when he was in Seattle on mission.

The show was great and I have to applaud the comedians for giving the audience a night of laughter and fun.