Adam DeVine said he was flattered when a fan told him that he had a tight butthole.

“This is where the ‘Pitch Perfect’ fans are like, ‘What the f*ck? I thought he was going to sing Rihanna to us?’” DeVine said. “When something is cool, it’s tight butthole — it’s so stupid to explain — and when it’s not cool, it’s loose butthole. I’m like a demented fourth-grade teacher.”

Comedian and actor DeVine took the stage in Goldstein Auditorium in the Schine Student Center on Tuesday for University Union’s last comedy show of the semester, “A Night with Adam DeVine.”

DeVine, known for his roles as Adam on Comedy Central’s “Workaholics” and Bumper in “Pitch Perfect,” had the crowd doubling over with laughter the entire night with his raunchy jokes and inappropriate humor.

“There’s a lot of bright orange here. You’re cool,” DeVine said. “You guys love that f*cking color. There are no hunting accidents here. No one could get shot.”

The comedy set started off with opening act Adam Ray jumping onto the stage to Katy Perry’s “Firework.” Ray, who worked with DeVine on the set of “Workaholics,” immediately centered his jokes on the city of Syracuse and the university.

The opening comedian even got to know some students by their first names — he poked fun at Phil, the guy in the sound booth, until he got the sound right for his microphone.

“Somebody told me to go to Chuck’s while I’m here,” Ray said as people cheered. “Is that really the response? Some guy was like ‘The floor is, uh, covered in jizz, but, uh, the beer’s good.’ You lost at me at jizz, but got me at beer.”

After DeVine came out on stage bursting with energy, he immediately posed for the cameras and interacted with the audience. His jokes were filled with references from “Workaholics,” and he constantly poked fun at himself — specifically his pudgy face and short height.

DeVine ended each of his jokes with the line, “Stupid,” and whenever he messed up on a routine joke, he shrugged and said, “Sorry — weed.”

The funnyman shared a story for the screaming girls in the audience about his audition for “Pitch Perfect” and the surprise he felt when walking into the casting room.

“I definitely thought I was auditioning for a baseball movie. I was like, ‘‘Pitch Perfect,’ yeah.’ I should probably look at the audition signs beforehand, but, weed,” DeVine said while pacing the stage. “They were like, ‘That was a great audition, now what song do you have prepared?’ I’m like, ‘Say what? Have you thought about implementing more baseball into the movie?’”

DeVine said he ended up singing a jazzy version of the “Full House” theme song, which worked in his favor and got him the part — only after originally singing Big Sean’s “Dance (A$$).”

Mack Muller, a sophomore illustration major, said he has been a “Workaholics” fan since the beginning and laughed the entire time DeVine was on stage. Muller wore a bear suit from the show to display his dedication, which DeVine signed on stage.

“It’s awesome. I have a piece of Adam for forever,” Muller said. “I’m taking it off and hanging it on the wall.”

The show ended with a question and answer session with DeVine, where students had the opportunity to ask the comedian any kind of questions — the most popular question being, “Want to smoke weed with me after the show?”

Sophomore film major Justin Ramer said he didn’t know DeVine did stand-up comedy and that the best parts of the show were the improvised bits — particularly his sarcastic answers to students’ questions.

“I watch ‘Workaholics’ and it was so funny,” Ramer said. “I’m enthusiastic about tight and/or loose buttholes.”

Published on February 24, 2015 at 10:48 pm

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