Celebrity Highlights - Jason Weems

Thanks to the SGA at South Georgia State College - Waycross Campus, we were graced by the presence of comedian Jason Weems.  From the minute he hit the stage, he was already using the crowd as an available resource for his comedy, something that all artists - comedians, musicians, or otherwise - should use to their advantage.  By doing this, Weems really makes the audience feel like they're part of the show - and we were.

When asked where one student in the front row was from, he replied with, "Scuffletown", which was then made a recurring joke in the gig, along with "Choppa Styles", the "barber shop in the hood", as Weems called it, referring to Knockout Barber Shop in Waycross.

When asked what some of the students' majors were, General Studies became the topic of humor.  Christian Hyers is one such General Studies major.  When asked what he can do, Hyers said that he could rap, dance, and sing, among other talents.  Following this, Jason Weems invited Hyers on stage, where Hyers performed a rap/dance skit with no background music.
Charlie Davis was also picked at a bit for what he was wearing.  As Jason Weems put it: his feet wanted to go to the beach, his legs wanted to fall asleep, his shirt wanted to go to a party, and his head wanted to go to a pub.

The confused one.

Some of the stories and jokes told were about his family and how Weems was adapting to his new role as a parent.  When feeding his two-year-old son chicken nuggets, the child would continuously avoid the nuggets until he finally lost it and slapped his daddy in the face.  According to Weems, it was a moment when you're a little annoyed that your son hit you in the face, but proud at the same time because of the man you're teaching him to grow up to be.

Weems ended the skit with a joke that nearly made me cry.  Weems teaches at an elementary school.  One morning while at his desk, Weems began to peel open his breakfast for the day: a banana.  He said that he felt someone staring at him, as if the person was "burning a hole" into him.  We can all relate, right?  One nervous glance revealed that it was a girl.  Then as he took a bite of his banana, he overheard the girl whisper to her friend, "Ah...  So he is a monkey."
At that moment in time, Weems dismissed it as the simple innocent mind of a little kid.  However, hours later it hit him: Hold up...  That girl was confirming a theory that was previously discussed...  They actually believed beforehand I was a monkey?!

Alas, these stories of mine are never as good as the jokes themselves, and Jason Weems, of course, constructs them in a much better fashion than I did here.  It's just one of those things you had to have been there for...

The SGA with Jason Weems after the show.

On that note, everyone needs to go and check out more of his stuff.  You can visit his comedy website by following the link below:
http://jasonweemscomedy.com/ 

Also, be sure to check out his Facebook page, follow him on Twitter, subscribe to him on YouTube, and if you really like him, buy his products!