BJ Novak’s mother, Linda Novak, made a special appearance, as did Averell’s sister Amy, when each BJ decided he wanted an extra “special helper.”
A comedian entertained the audience as he told jokes in Chinese, which were translated by an audience member.
FinkFankFunk, a popular campus band, assumed the role of house band for the night, playing both before the show and during intermission.
In a special segment called Battle of the Bands, they challenged Mieka D. Pauley ’02 who, overwhelmed by the pure brass power of FinkFankFunk, lost by default.
As punishment, Averell smashed her guitar over a chair on stage.
—Staff writers Alyssa R. Berman and Deborah B. Doroshow can be reached at
berman@fas.harvard.edu and
doroshow@fas.harvard.edu.