For just a couple hours Saturday night, Ohio University students and their parents were introduced to a familiar Dave Coulier, whose significance in comedy was only overshadowed by his abundance of jokes about farts.
“Farts were a big part of my life,” Coulier said.
Coulier performed his comedy routine to a nearly sold-out crowd at the Templeton-Blackburn Memorial Auditorium, along with an opening act from Becky Robinson, a Los Angeles comedian and cast member on MTV’s Wild ‘N Out. The duo addressed juvenile topics, dismissing any idea that their humor is too immature for an audience of college students.
Kevin Sepada said he and his family came to see the show simply “because it was something to do” on Dads Weekend.
Robinson opened the night with a collection of jokes at her own expense, all mostly surrounded on the idea that “it’s hard being a butch woman.”
She reflected on some of her dating misadventures, such as her inability to find a partner on Halloween while dressed as Eric Cartman from South Park and stories of awkward comments she’s made over Tinder that she initially thought were funny, until she was blocked.
Much of Robinson’s time on stage deviated from a rehearsed routine and allowed the comedian to display her ad-lib jokes and natural humor. She bantered with members of the audience and told many Athens-specific jokes.
One of those jokes was about the Fun Barn in Nelsonville — a movie theater and arcade that she found to be hilariously named when driving into Athens. She asked a person in the audience what happens at the Fun Barn, to which they responded “fun.”
Coulier took the stage and immediately addressed his Full House fan-base in the audience by performing his character’s popular catchphrase, “Cut it out.”
Coulier didn’t take himself too seriously, telling the audience that with the money he makes from residuals for Full House he “could buy a t-shirt every week.”
Coulier was unapologetic about who he is: an impressionist. He did 17 impressions throughout the course of the act, including Shaquille O’Neal, SpongeBob SquarePants, Patrick Star, a tuba and a golf announcer.
There was the occasional moment where a joke he made took a second to resonate with the audience, and Coulier handled those moments with sarcastic grace.
“Apparently I’m entertaining myself right now,” Coulier said. “I am so much funnier than you think I am, I swear.”
The routine resonated with visiting parents, as Sepada said he “thought the show was awesome, very funny.”
Coulier finished the evening a bit more subdued, showing off his skills on the harmonica and issuing a statement to all of the college students in the audience.
“I believe in your generation,” Coulier said. “There are a lot of things that my generation screwed up, and it’s up to you all to fix it. But you’ve got a lot of work to do.”
