The Journal

Issue date: 1/29/09 Section: Lifestyle

Media Credit: Jami Ford Comedian Evan Wecksell stands on the stage set up for him in the University Center Sunnen Lounge on Jan. 27. Because of snow and ice, classes were canceled at 2 p.m. and Wecksell decided to reschedule his show for Thursday, Jan. 29 at 9:30 p.m. Wednesday, the musical comedian performed at SIUE and did some mingling at WU's campus.

Comedian Evan Wecksell flew into St. Louis on the afternoon of Tuesday, Jan. 27. When he arrived by 4 p.m., there was four inches of snow at St. Louis Lambert Airport. At 2 p.m., Webster University's campus closed and by 5 p.m., the event planned for 9:30 p.m. that night was moved to the same time Thursday, Jan. 29, in the University Center Sunnen Lounge.
Wecksell, who adds music to his show with the use of a guitar, traveled to Illinois for a show Wednesday before coming back to Webster Groves.
From Great Neck Long Island, New York, Wecksell graduated from Tufts University in Massachusetts, where he studied child development in psychology. He hoped to be a camp counselor for the rest of his life, but now has other aspirations.
Q: Why come to WU?
A: I am performing at SIUE (Southern Illinois University Edwardsville) Wednesday and thought "why not pack the calendar in?" I had been talking with Katie McComb in the past about getting out here, but nothing ever happen. It's good to be here.
Q: What will you do with the day and a half between rescheduled gigs?
A: I'll walk around with students at Webster tomorrow (Wednesday) and hang out and then tomorrow I'll stay at SIUE.
Q: What have some of your past shows been?
A: I'm in a frat, Theta Chi. As I moved to L.A., I started doing shows on the road so I e-mail all the schools with frats to see if I could come perform. All the guys love it when I make fun of their other brothers.
Q: You've done sports, too, right?
A: I did track and cross country in high school. I'd like to run the U.S. City marathon. I was actually on this semi-reality show called "Chase," which got me in shape. It's basically a game show where you and nine people try to out race these guys who look like Agent Smith from "The Matrix." They're in these suits, but you're wearing all this gear. It was fun, wearing the defense gear. I ended up taking the money, but I got in great shape.

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