The Journal

Issue date: 9/21/06 Section: LifeStyle

Media Credit: Ashley Heifner The Men and Women of the Danger League entertained a large audience in the UC Sunnen Lounge Sept. 14. Their often irreverent jokes ranged from the death of famed Crocodile Hunter Steve Irwin to the internet social networking craze. The show was similar to the performances that the group holds on a regular basis called "Laughs on the Landing" at 801 N. 2nd St. in downtown St. Louis.

Whether it was a fake eulogy for a recently-deceased Crocodile Hunter, or a girlfriend trolling an Internet "friendship" Web site for booty calls, nothing was off-limits for the improv troupe, The Men and Women of The Danger League.

As part of the show Laughs on the Landing, four of the 10 total group members performed Sept. 14 in the University Center Sunnen Lounge.

Students waited for the show to begin with different types of expectations.

Greg Sabo, a freshman music composition major, said he hoped that the acts weren't "too racy."

The troupe's entire act relied on audience participation - which the students were willing and ready to contribute.

In each game, a troupe member would ask students to yell out an idea, whether it was their favorite movie or song lyrics. In one game, students were asked to yell out a fad sweeping the country right now.

One student yelled out
Facebook, to which troupe member Ramsey joked, "Let's explore the Internet predator world of Facebook!"

The skit included a boyfriend questioning his girlfriend about 50 friends she recently acquired through the Web site. As the girlfriend innocently played down the number of her "friends," an Internet friend showed up for a not-so-innocent get together.

The most audience participation came about when Ramsey asked students to choose a famous person, a horrible way to die and a location of their alleged death. The students chose the recently-deceased Crocodile Hunter Steve Irwin. They also decided that Irwin had been kidnapped and found dead on the Great Wall of China.

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