Putting the Ha in Haiti
April 3, 2011 by admin
Last Thursday (3/31), VHP sponsored its first-ever comedy night to raise money for reforestation in Haiti. The evening opened with student comedians Dan Sohval and Jehan Shams, members of Vassar’s new stand-up club ComedyNormative. For the headline performance, VHP invited Haitian V, a young Haitian-American comic from Brooklyn.
Haitian V kicked off by introducing himself to the audience– by his full name:
“My name is Vladimir Barthelemow Thelonious Rasputin Slocumb Calixte III,” he said. “Seriously. Let’s get that out of the way.”
Haitian V went on to tell stories and jokes about Haitians in Brooklyn, his college roommate, his mom, and coming to Poughkeepsie after watching The Poughkeepsie Tapes.
The evening was complete with hot crêpes, cupcakes, and mocktails.
In all, VHP raised $295 from ticket sales for this event, which amounts to 59 trees planted in Haiti!
Want more of Haitian V’s humor? Take a look at his YouTube channel, here.
