Novak's most well-known and legitimate spectacle was "The B.J. Show," a variety show that Novak put up for the first time last year with B.J. Averell '02.

The show's humor comes when things go wrong.

"We wanted to make a grand show that looks like a horrible accident," Novak says. "It comes from a pressing need for outrageousness and spectacle."

True-to-form, at last year's show, the female a capella group the Pitches came onstage to sing, but their harmony broke down into catfight. A slam-dunk contest broke out, and final club members paired off in gladiator bouts. The advertised Harvard Dance All-Stars turned out to be a dancing Alf and boy on crutches.

This year's "B.J. Show," on May 13, will move into the 1100-seat Sanders Theater, and proceeds will go to the Phillips Brooks House Association.

Novak promises soap-stars with rope tricks, a new slate of student groups in bizarre acts, and-with visible pride-Bob Saget, star of the `80s television show Full House.

The major disappointment at the last year's "B.J. Show" came when Jodie Sweetin, the actress who played Stephanie Tanner on Full House, cancelled at the last minute.