The “Wild About Ferris” comedy show took place on Sept. 18th, 2025 to kick off homecoming weekend.
The event was held in the Williams Auditorium and featured comedians Conceited, Justina Valentine and Radio Big Mack from the hit tv show ‘Wild’n Out”, produced by Nick Cannon.
Students participated in various comedy games throughout the show.
Games included pick up and kill it and family reunion, which are each segments regularly featured on the show.
Students also had the opportunity to take part in a rap battle contest against one another while also getting the chance to team up with other students.
Students were also asked to showcase their moves in a dance contest, which featured a cash prize of one hundred dollars.
Entertainment Unlimited, a student-led programming board that organizes and plans events with diverse artists for Ferris hosted the show.
Music business and entertainment major Megan Bargy explained the process for planning an event like the comedy show.
“The preparation for the live show begins months in advance,” Bargy said. “We get a roster of who we would like, thinking about what could be a good fit for the Ferris demographic. Then we work on planning the day of the event and giving tasks to all out students involved.”
Bargy serves as the president of EU.
Bargy further commented that the biggest challenge the organization faces is making sure that things run smoothly, with everyone arriving on time and knowing what they are doing.
Conceited and Justina Valentina began their careers as a battle rapper, before being cast on MTV and hosting various shows on the program.
The rapper urged students to follow their passions and put in the hard work.
“You really have to get there by cutting your teeth and grinding,” Conceited said. “It’s not easy, but if it’s your dream and your passion, if you’re down to put 100% into it, then you go for it. Doubt has killed way more dreams than failure will.”
Another sentiment Conceited reminded students of is that we all only live once and life can be whatever they make of it.
Radiology sophomore Marissa Leone worked backstage for the comedy show and explained that the backstage environment is exciting, but nerve-wracking.
“I was really excited and nervous at the same time because it’s famous people,” Leone said. “My responsibilities include making sure they have anything they need like water or tissues, assisting if they need to reach people in the auditorium and making sure their microphones work correctly.”
Both artists have gone by pseudonyms throughout their careers, Conceited known as “Mr. Cut The Beat” and Valentina known as “The Wild Style Queen”.
Valentina explained what life was like as an artist before getting on Wild’n out, where she began working with Conceited.
“I had a song on the radio with my brother Fetty Wap,” Valentina said. “Conceited was so good that he actually had to retire once he got on tv. He started doing so many other things including hosting, MTV and we did a movie together. We never pursued comedy, comedy pursued us.”
The comedy show is a hallmark event of the homecoming season at Ferris State.
Every year EU partners with different comedians to bring some sort of comedy event to campus to kick off the homecoming festivities.
Sonography sophomore Natalie Adams stated that it was really exciting to be a participant in the show.
“I had no idea what I was getting myself into,” Adams said. “I was just raising my hand in line and they gave me a volunteer pass!”
The next event planned by EU will be the Spring concert, hosted in the Williams Auditorium. It has not yet been announced who will be performing for the concert.