Once a Phrothie, Always a Phrothie… It’s been a hell of a year, and sadly I must say my reign as Editor-in-Chief has come to an end. The goodbyes are bittersweet, as it’ll be hard to imagine a Monday evening where I am not going to Phroth. I’ve had an amazing four years with this club, and I couldn’t imagine my college career without this drunken dysfunctional family. I put my heart into every one of the publications this year, and I hope you all will enjoy them as much as we enjoyed making them. So as I join the ranks of an unemployed Phroth alum, I pass the torch to Jen Reinheimer, who will be the Editor-in-Chief for the 2011-2012. I have all the faith in her, and I wish this club the very best. Sayonara, bitches, and let mirth prevail! Nerds, rejoice! Phroth to the rescue Jester No More By Brandon Scott Wolf perfectly illustrates how we can take By Jimmy Coyne JESTER HEAD WRITER something pretty well known in pop culture and turn it into a Phrothterpiece. Stan Lee Dear Phormer Phrothies, After the success of our National didn’t see this coming, and he never will When the Jester costume was passed down to Geographic parody, where the instantly because our market is in State College, but me last year in all its beer and Cheetos-stained recognizable “Afghan Girl” photo was the hordes of comic lovers around Penn glory, I don’t remember feeling like anything lampooned, Phroth decided it’s time to say State have been Green Gobbling (bad pun, I profound or significant happened. While the “screw you magazine parodies” and pay know) up issues. Jester character was originally a famed public homage to one of our nerdiest passions. And since this is the last Phroth magazine figure on the campus back in the heyday of No, it’s not Dungeons and Dragons thing, I will ever be a part of, I’m glad to know the magazine, the new Jester was really just a and no, it’s not interspecies LARPing, we reached our target demographic. People costume someone put on to pose for the cover. but comics. who have been targets their whole lives: the Not one to do anything half-assed, I decided Forget Spider-Man. It’s the Jester’s nerds. So here’s to the nerd in all of us. Let to evolve the character to become more of a fun time. As our current Jester, Jimmy Coyne, it free by flipping through the pages of this and recognizable public figure again. Phroth accepts that he has to graduate, the bad boy. You’ll find your fair share of semi- began throwing bar tours where the Jester Phroth staff thought it was appropriate hysterical jokes, hysterical jokes, and even would attend, in costume, Phroth crashed the to recreate one of the most well-known some ultra-hysterical jokes. Homecoming Parade for the first time in years, comic scenes to ever be drawn. “The There may even be a quip or two in there and I even ran around the HUB lawn in the Incorrigible Jester in Jester No More” that will have you say, “Excelsior!” warmer months passing out magazines to the sunbathing coeds. In case you couldn’t tell, I was using the costume entirely as a funny gimmick to hit Sketch comedy at its “phinest” on college girls. I even brought the costume By Andrew Cass Dworkin and assistant directed by Nicole down to Mardi Gras this year for the same HEAD WRITER Foley and marked the first time in history reason. But now that I am graduating, and that two redheads were allowed to be in the the cap must be passed, I am as delighted Phroth’s annual sketch comedy show, same room together, let alone put together as anyone that a girl is inheriting the role of Jester. A girl? Gasp. Really? I know, but Nicole Phroth Phest, was a success once again a sketch comedy show. this year. Foley is pretty awesome and whether the role Phroth Phest 2011 featured 15 sketches is filled by a girl or guy the Jester and all its The show is written Phroth writing and answered such important questions as shenanigans must live on. It’s all a matter of staff and performed by No Refund “is Batman a sexual predator?” “how the the person being sociable and funny enough to Theatre. Among the actors in this hell was the Snuggie created?” and “who use the character and costume to its maximum year’s show were two Phrothies, do you have to blow to get into heaven?” potential. Nicole, in addition to being the only Desmond Nathanson and Lauren Next year’s show will be directed by one that volunteered, embodies the qualities Murphy, proving that Phroth members Nicole, who will hold roughly 80 percent that I brought to the role and I want to see the do occasionally have charisma. of the positions in Phroth during the next next generation bring to it as well. This year’s show was directed by Hal school year. Your former Jester but forever comedian, Jimmy Little Known Phroth Fact: Phroth’s greatest achievement will forever be remembered by the Alamo. layout by Jen Reinheimer, Production Editor