The Floridian reptile population set the tone for a night of humor at the Mahaffey Theater.
MTV2’s Guy Code comedian Jermaine Fowler entertained more than 200 students at the Main Sail Comedy Night on Aug. 28.
The College Humor Live performer was scared by the “lizard apocalypse.” In comparison to Jermaine’s home in New York, Florida has an insane amount of lizards.
But that wasn’t all Fowler had to say to the college audience. He asked, “What’s the weirdest thing your roommate does?” and poked fun at the couples in the audience.
After seeing Eddie Murphy Raw as a high school senior,Fowler was inspired to become a comedian. He said becoming a comedian was “probably the best decision I ever made.”
“I was always a funny kid, just really goofy,” Jermaine said. “Substitute teachers really didn’t like me at all. I’d terrorize a lot of teachers.”
Fowler made fun of a familiar film scene: Boy bumps into a girl in the school hallway, and the girl drops her books. The two reach down for the books at the same time. Right when their hands touch and their eyes lock, it is love at first sight.
“Lies, Lies, Lies,” Fowler said. “In reality, when a boy bumps into a girl, the girl says, ‘Watch where the f*** you’re going!’”
Fowler started acting as an extra in New York. He was later bumped up to more major roles for College Humor sketches and is now working on a TruTv show, “Friends of the People.” Fowler is best known as a talking head comedian for MTV2’s Guy Code.
“This group of comedians sits down and yaps about the most random subjects, from immature stuff like pooping, to some serious stuff like breaking up to like parents’ divorce, stuff like that,” Fowler said. “People really respond to it. They really love the show, and I’m just fortunate to be on it.”
Fowler ended his act with a joke about his brother who was raised as a special needs child, only to later find out that his brother’s speech was just slurred by his enlarged tongue. But when the laughs stopped, he offered advice to aspiring comedians.
“Just don’t wait. Go on stage one day. Bomb. Honestly, bombing is the best thing that can happen to you when you first start out because it makes you funnier,” he said. “It doesn’t give you like an ego, ya know… When you have a new bit you wanna try out, do it on stage immediately.”
