COMICS VISIT LOCAL PRISON.Byline: Greg Botonis Staff Writer LANCASTER - Standing in front of 300 convicts
A convict is a person who has been convicted of a crime. Convicts often become prisoners after a conviction. watching from bleachers set up on a prison lawn, comic Joe Arrigoni remarked that he got to meet some of them before the show. ``I have to say some of you are really nice guys,'' Arrigoni said, then added: ``Some of you belong here. Some of you should have your time extended. Meeting some of you made me glad that you are in here and I'm not.'' The joke drew applause from most of the crowd, but some boos too. Nearly 300 minimum security inmates at California State Prison-Los Angeles County laughed and cheered as seven stand-up stand·up or stand-up adj. 1. Standing erect; upright: a standup collar. 2. Taken, done, or used while standing: a standup supper; a standup bar. comics gave them a private two-hour show in a first-of-its-kind event. The inmates got jokes and stories about everything from being in prison to marriage to politics, nearly all of them containing words that can't be printed in a newspaper. The inmates agreed that no matter what the show was like it was a welcome change. ``It's different,'' said inmate INMATE. One who dwells in a part of another's house, the latter dwelling, at the same time, in the said house. Kitch. 45, b; Com. Dig. Justices of the Peace, B 85; 1 B. & Cr. 578; 8 E. C. L. R. 153; 2 Dowl. & Ry. 743; 8 B. & Cr. 71; 15 E. C. L. R. 154; 2 Man. & Ry. 227; 9 B. & Cr. Julio Bamberilla, 28. ``We don't get to see this too often.'' ``We're not here as long as guys in other parts of the prison so they focus mostly on them,'' said inmate Richard Riveram, 38. ``It's cool to see it here.'' The comedians A comedian is one who entertains through comedy, such as jokes and other forms of humour. Comedians (English language) A
The crowd was warmed up by the show's sole female comedian, Yvette Obiefule, who drew hoots hoots interj. Variant of hoot2. and hollers, laughs and cheers. The event was organized by comedian and producer Andrew Kern Kern, river, 155 mi (249 km) long, rising in the S Sierra Nevada Mts., E Calif., and flowing south, then southwest to a reservoir in the extreme southern part of the San Joaquin valley. The river has Isabella Dam as its chief facility. , who contacted prison officials to suggest the show. ``I had seen these guys perform in and out of L.A. and thought it would be a great idea to organize something like this,'' Kern said. ``It's definitely a worthwhile show.'' The minimum-security inmates are all up for parole parole (pərōl`), in criminal law, release from prison of a convict before the expiration of his term on condition that his activities be restricted and that he report regularly to an officer. within three years. They all were convicted of nonviolent offenses, including multiple drunken-driving convictions, petty theft or drug possession. The comedians included Obiefule, Arrigoni, Michael Boner, John Gold, Toby Williams, Dave Summers and Matthew Stasukevich. |
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