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Discuss “Carnegie Mellon: easy to laugh at”

So did you see that funny guy at the “non-alcoholic fair?” It was great, man; like we all did a “round of waters” and then went. With jokes like this, Pablo Francisco had everyone on Midway laughing for a good hour on Thursday night.

Francisco developed an intense interest in comedy at age 13. With the aid of a VCR his dad bought him, he started taping every comedy set possible; his favorites were Johnny Carson and David Letterman. His career began at age 17 when he and a friend formed a duo called the “Blowout Boys,” snuck into a local steakhouse comedy competition, and won. Fifteen or so years later, he came to Carnegie Mellon’s Spring Carnival (a very accomplished comedian by this time) and shared his talent with an audience...

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