Kevin Bozeman: Messages from the Future
Kevin Bozeman performing in the Nelly Goletti Theater. Credit: Victoria Palumbo '26
Kevin Bozeman graced the Nelly Goletti theater on Feb. 25 with a 40-minute set full of jokes and stories that almost felt like a distant relative giving life advice. Proverbs dressed in vulgarity.
The Chicago comedian came on after a short set done by Pat Downey ‘25, a current Marist student. Downey’s impressions were unmatched. His Action Bronson impersonation alone was worth leaving the dorm and coupled with his witty, fast-paced and confident delivery, made for an extremely entertaining introductory set.
Bozeman opened his set by advising the audience, “Stay in college for as long as you possibly can,” setting the stage for forty minutes of advice coming from, as he called himself, the future. With the same air that an uncle might have speaking to a niece or nephew two generations younger than him, Bozeman delivered his jokes through anecdotes that dealt with his kids, relationships and, the crowd’s personal favorite, race. The joke that riled up the crowd the most was when he doubled down on why Superman can’t be black. “Superman is white because Superman believes in a justice system.”
There were around 50 people in the theater once Bozeman began, allowing for an intimate ambiance to percolate throughout the theater. That being said, the night wasn’t without its uncomfortable moments, as the crowd was hot and cold towards both comedians. Downey kept on trucking through his set and Bozeman gave a masterclass in how to work a crowd and the night was all the more fun because of it. In response to a joke that didn’t land, Bozeman asked the crowd, “Is there anything I can talk about that y’all would be cool with?” A person in the crowd yelled out a topic and his response was, “I wasn’t really taking requests, but okay!”
Overall, the show was a riot and everybody left with smiles on their faces. Even with a relatively mild turnout, the night still proved to be raucous, raunchy and ridiculously entertaining. Definitely worth the price of admission – a whopping zero dollars.