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live tour meet us after. They were really
friendly."
By LENA FINKEL In addition to Ann Arbor,
DailyArts Writer the tour will cover seven cities
- beginning on the East Coast
e CollegeHumor boys with Arlington, Va., and fin-
aking the show on the ishing up in midwestern cities
Stand-up comic Streeter Madison and Minneapolis.
11 and his "We definitely have enough
Jake Hur- College material ... but I'll try to write
and Amir some jokes for each venue we
enfeld Humor LIVe go to," Streeter said. "I'll try to
ndollege- Mondayat write some jokes about Zinger-
or's "Jake 8p.m. man's or Ohio."
Amir") The rest of the show will
travel- Ann Arbor Comedy cover an array of topics and
cross the Showcase jokes that are more universally
try on funny.
first offi- $15 "At this point, the kids in
live tour college and I, we don't really
stopping share any common denomina-
in Arbor on Monday. tor anymore - we didn't lis-
is certainly isn't the ten to the same music or same
time that Jake, Amir and shows," Streeter said. "Instead
ter are joining forces, of pretending that we watch
ver. According to Street- the same things, I just talk
he group has "basically about things that are funny to
lied the world together at college kids."
point," but this will be the Considering his packed resu-
time they will do theater me, Streeter is certainly more
s. Luckily, Ann Arbor is than qualified to know what's
iar territory for them. funny - at least to college
ur Michigan show last kids. Since starting at Colleg-
eHumor in 2005, Streeter has
performed on "Jimmy Kim-
mel Live!" and hosted MTV's
"franked" along with Amir,
and has become the editor-at-
large of CollegeHumor.
Despite all his achievements,
he still maintains that standup
is his true passion. Accord-
ing to Streeter, the presence
of a crowd makes stand-up the
most instantly rewarding work
he does.
"Even doing a video online
that gets 10 million views and
has lots of comments is all very
exciting. But at the end of the
day, you're still by yourself
with your computer," he added.
"It doesn't compare with seeing
people actually laugh at your
jokes. Plus, it's fun to meet the
fans and hang out with them."
His partners-in-crime Jake
and Amir also have extensive
experience they hope to bring
to the stage. Their self-titled
web series, "Jake and Amir,"
is the longest running show
on CollegeHumor, and the two
have been dubbed "comics to
watch."
Streeter, Jake and Amir will
appear in Ann Arbor for one
night only, after which they
will host a meet and greet for
all the attendees.
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As pretentious as it sounds,
there's really something to
binge-watching a TV show that
reminds me of getting lost in
a great book, especially when
said TV show is HBO's "The
Wire."
The epic crime drama is
joined by "The Sopranos" and
"The West Wing" in the cat-
egory of "great shows not on TV
anymore but everyone should
still watch" - along with new-
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But these shows aren't alone.
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ted by former Baltimore And thenthere's Omar.
list David Simon, "The That Michael K. Williams
follows the ins and outs ("Boardwalk Empire") never won
Baltimore drug trade (or was never even nominated for)
h the eyes of the police, an Emmy for his performance as
alers and pretty much stick-up man Omar Little is a trav-
ne else involved (which esty. In a world where shows on
sut to be damn near the cable are pretty much required to
city). It also happens to be morally ambiguous, Omar is
of those shows people the true encapsulation of what it
't just watch because it's means to be an anti-hero. Omar
elevision, though it cer- acts with a code of his own, play- 0
is. "The Wire" might be, ing "the game" for himself and
but it's just as insight- those he cares about. He robs only
my piece of nonfiction or those involvedinthe trade, namely
lism, and it succeeds as a the drug dealers,givestotheneedy
f art, entertainment and and even helps out McNulty and
runt of modern history. the rest of the police. IHe may very
well be the truest form of a mod-
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prejudicial stereotypes by mak-
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badass.
still worth "The Wire" is one of the best
shows of all time and possibly
other watch. even one of the most important
works of fiction in the past 50
years. Yet, the term "fiction" is
almost misleading. These events
are real. These people are real.
the best kind of realism, Day in and day out, we wage war
g not on grim and dour on drugs without changing strat-
(I'm looking at you, "Low egy or the broken system produc-
Sun") but on complexity, ing it. From the opening scene
ence and depth. The show where McNulty and a murder wit-
cceeds because of its style, ness discuss the fairness of "the
there's very little of it Oh, game," "The Wire" makes a clear
et me wrong, there's plenty statement: The system is broken,
in, flamboyant characters, incapable of upholding the law in
ne-liners and twists, but the context of right and wrong
r feels less than authentic. and exploited by those in power
Vire" proves if something is to stay in power. It then spends
tly interesting or engross- the next five seasons showing you
re's no need to dress itup. exactly how said system impacts
frustrating writing any- or corrupts every aspect of the
bout "The Wire" and hav- American city: the working class,
hoose just a few characters politicians, journalists, lawyers,
about There's Dominic teachers, students, even the police
("300") as working-class department itself are all trapped
ve and lovable degener- in a never-ending cycle of dys-
my McNulty. Then there's function the rest of us allow by
ba ("Pacific Rim") as ruth- simply ignoring it. "The Wire"
ut intellectual gangster is documentarian in its facts but
r Bell. There's the tragical- Shakespearean in its characters.
etic junkie Bubbles (Andre It is, simply put, one of the great-
"Heroes"), the terrifying est feats of storytellingI have ever
r Snoop (Felicia Pearson, seen and one I keep going back
Vendy Williams Show") and to whether or not it's still on the
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