Comedian Stephen Colbert presented himself to a full house at UB's Alumni Arena Friday night, proving he was the most exciting event to step on the UB basketball court this season. Colbert came out in his "Colbert Report" character, initially doing stand up then moving into his usual political satire.

He joked early on about the Buffalo weather saying": It is nice to be in Buffalo in the springtime with the temperature at 36 degrees and drizzling rain. I imagine this is a fairly depressing place in the winter." Colbert went further to explain that if he were a campus drug dealer he would suggest mainlining anti-depressants.

Colbert switched the subject to the University itself and swiped that UB's founder, if he were still alive at 176, would be able to play for the UB football team. He was later corrected during the Q and A, when he was informed that UB was co-MAAC champion last fall, to witch he replied "An intern is getting fired...they're going to have to go without the money I don't pay them."

Stephen picked on University at Buffalo alums Tim Russert, deemed superhero "The Pumpkin" for his extra large noggin, and Wolf Blitzer. Saying of the former, "With a name like Wolf Blitzer you either have to be a news anchor... or a German porn Star."

The bulk of Colbert's self-proclaimed "Talky Time" then centered on and around the presidential race. After hearing applause for both Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama, Colbert remarked that while the majority of applause came for Obama, the Hillary applause came from the older generation of viewers in "the good seats."

Colbert offered a unique perspective on the presidential nominees partly because he attempted to run for the position himself. He said he did not feel as though he lost because he was polling at 13% while "being sponsored by a nacho-flavored tortilla chip."

After the show, UB student and business major Mike Sullivan said of Stephen Colbert's popularity:
"I think he offers our generation an alternative to the boring, monotonous CNNand Headline News anchors. He can capture our attention with humor while still getting us excited about politics."