SUPERB Purportedly Spends $30k for Upcoming Comedy Show

According to assorted information coming out of ASUC SUPERB, upwards of thirty thousand dollars ($30,000!!!) has been spent to set up a comedy show with headliner Dane Cook. The show is to take place either later in the Fall 2004 Semester or in the first half of the Spring 2005 Semester at the Berkeley Community Theater.

Now there’s nothing wrong with Dane Cook’s humor. He has had many specials on Comedy Central, appeared on many late night shows, and is an overwhelmingly hilarious entertainer. However, how did it cost SUPERB $30k to put this show on? While it has yet to be concluded if SUPERB can find 3500 students to trek to the off campus venue (about 1/3 mile west of campus), or whether or not a profit can even be turned from this event, the project is handicapped by its excessive costs. Projects like these often lead to the popular opinion concluding that a) the ASUC is completely lacking in fiscal responsibility and b) SUPERB is an inefficient use of time, money and energy.

To those who wonder if it can be done better, the Heuristic Squelch has been putting on 4-6 comedy shows a year at the Bear’s Lair for 100-200 students with some success. And, I can almost guarantee to our readers that we have not spent $30,000 on the entirety of all of the last five years of comedy shows. In addition, the Squelch has seemingly been able to provide a greater diversity in comedians than SUPERB.

If any readers here have inside information on ASUC SUPERB’s upcoming comedy show on October 28 w/ Daniel Tosh, we would appreciate any numbers and statistics that you can give us.
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