On March 11 at 7 p.m., EvCC presented its third quarterly "Sketch Night" since its inception in spring quarter of last year. Despite pockets of time with few laughs, the night was generally a success and beat the awkward, self-indulgent attitude of last quarter's show, though not living up to last year's consistently amusing premier of the event.

Sketch Night was initially the product of instructor Beth Peterson's Sketch and Improv class. As a final assignment for each quarter, the plan was to have a public "Sketch Night" that would take donations from viewers coming to see the best sketches written by each group formed by members of her class. The first night was a wild success, with funny hosts, solid comic timing from the majority of the groups and well-written sketches. The second night, while produced from a similar formula, bred less amusing results. Despite a few genuinely funny sketches, most were generally filled with awkward sexual humor and oddly paced writing. The second show's only major plus was the hosting team chosen. The straightforwardly named stand-up/improv group "Tyler and Corey," composed of two of Peterson's alumni from the first sketch class, proved to be the most entertaining feature of the night.

The latest incarnation differed from previous sketch nights heavily, as it was not the result of a class or even a coherently organized effort. Instead, student groups from across campus, whether they were previously in the sketch class or not, were invited to come and perform sketches and help build the event from volunteer work.

Highlight sketches included the strongly written and performed "Baby Got Back," about a baby born with only a back, and an improvised segment from the previously mentioned "Tyler and Corey" team plus a few other members. The former had a punch line worthy of a network television sketch show, and the latter was consistently entertaining, as expected. Other sketches, like "C3," offered disappointing writing that, despite its mediocrity, was complimented by genuinely funny delivery and good comedians, and due to this remained mildly entertaining. Two video sketches were even presented on the projector screen, directed and performed by Peterson's former students.

The major downside to the night was the hosting team, one member in particular who will remain un-named, who seemed to only offer pointless, badly timed violence and awkward references and shout-outs to past, better jokes from the previous two sketch nights. Due to the fact that the Tyler and Corey duo were present and involved, it's impossible not to question the choice of hosts. Why move away from a formula that has worked incredibly well in the past?

Altogether, the night's positive aspects balanced out its flaws, and proved that even without daily, rigorous in-class work, funny and creative students can work together to produce an amusing and generally hilarious performance.