Valentines Day is that special day where couples get together and have their day planned from morning to night,but what about the single people, what do they do?
On Feb. 14, at 8p.m., Lancer Productions hosted an event at Wygal Auditorium, featuring comedians Dave and Ethan. They took the stage where 50 people attended the event.
Dave and Ethan are two comedic dating coaches who started in March of 2008 where they placed an ad on YouTube inviting pairs of girls to double date.A couple months later, their video went viral and the birth of their YouTube show was born.
Both Dave and Ethan began hosting monthly shows at the People’s Improv Theatre in New York City where they would give advice about their best and worst dating experiences. Which then brings us to small town U.S.A., also known as Farmville, Virginia.
Jessica Frye, the director of comedy and cinema for Lancer Productions was the one who organized the event. “It was our very first Valentine’s Day comedy event, so I am extremely happy as to how well it worked out,” said Frye. “Even with the mini blizzard right before starting time, we still had a good turnout.”
Dave and Ethan opened up the event with a skit of why they thought Longwood girls have problems getting a date. The crowd laughed with amusement to which the comedians talked about Hampden-Sydney, also known as “hamsters,” and how there is nothing to do or eat in Farmville.
Jessica Hamilton, the late night director of Lancer Productions was also proud of the comedians. “These two were very prepared and connected with the audience,” said Hamilton. “They knew facts about the school and were able to relate to students about dating on Longwood’s campus.”
They then went to ask for volunteers whom were willing to come to the stage and share their bad first date experiences and then tell them how they should have acted to make it a better evening instead of sulking,anything can be fixed with positive vibes.
Afterwards, Dave and Ethan did a mini dating show,much like the “Bachelor” and “Bachelorette” shows. Everyone gathered around a single bachelor who started off with a pool of romantic interests until the bachelor was with one person.
Hamilton said, “By the end of the show, everyone left with smiles on their faces, and laughing from reminiscing about the embarrassing dating situations they had encountered.”
At the end of the event, Lancer Productions handed out two drawing baskets with a movie, stuffed animal and candy in each.
