Stand-up comedian, internet personality and podcaster Connor Wood visited Cal State Fullerton on Friday for Associated Students’ first Titan Laughs comedy show. 

With an opening set by fellow comedian Maggie Winters, the Titan Student Union Pavilion was met with laughter and witty anecdotes from the comedians — allowing students to de-stress and relax with humor during midterm season. 

Wood has amassed over one million followers across social media platforms and is best known for his comedy videos and “chronically online” humor. The podcast “Brooke and Connor Make A Podcast,” hosted by Wood and fellow internet personality Brooke Averick, has garnered over 100,000 subscribers and more than 30 million views on YouTube. The duo are known for their amusing takes on current pop culture, playful banter and the viral short clips from their episodes. 

Despite a smaller crowd, Wood engaged the audience with tales of awkward school dances, unfortunate New Year’s Eve kisses, cryptic texts from his parents and the constant string of DMs he gets with images of his various doppelgangers. 

Wood draws inspiration from each location he’s in to incorporate specific jokes into his sets — making the audience an active participant in the show, rather than simply spectators.

“There’s a set that is written and it’s a working set, but then you go places and there’s things that happen,” Wood said. “It’s fun when you go to a different place and people in the crowd realize, they’re like, ‘Oh my God, they’re talking to me.’” 

Similar to Wood’s creative process of writing stand-up sets, Winters is also inspired by the day of the show. 

“As I’m falling asleep I come up with a lot of my bits,” Winters said. “Then the next day I write them out and then usually like the day of, I’ll plan what I’m going to say that day.” 

Winters’ method lets her set flow naturally. She joked about the various empty seats, paying an Etsy witch to draw her soulmate, getting her Tarot cards read on a TikTok livestream and how internet influencer Bryce Hall was doing the main set rather than Wood. 

Both comedians’ humor resonated with the audience and seemed very in-tune with Gen Z’s internet culture. Their jokes were often self-aware and quick-witted as they worked the crowd to connect with the audience during their respective sets. 

Third-year communications major Chloe Price, fourth-year entertainment art and animation major Amelia Ollivares, fourth-year communications major Sophia Marine and fourth-year communication disorders major Ali Germain came to the show together and even bantered with Wood during his set as he did crowd work. 

The group’s favorite bit was when Wood talked about his unfortunate spring-fling middle school dance experience. Joined by his group of friends in the school gym, Wood asked a girl he had a crush on to grind on him. To visually demonstrate the awkward interaction, Wood stood rigidly still as the song “No Hands” by Waka Flocka Flame played through the Pavilion’s speakers. 

A first of its kind, Titan Laughs follows similar ASI events, such as Beyond the Conversation and Titan Talks. 

“I feel like it’s to create a sense of community for the students here on a Friday,” George Rodriguez, a TSU building manager for operations, said. 

Price, Ollivares, Marine and Germain expressed their hopes for more Titan Laughs events in the future. To accommodate for a smaller crowd, the group wished for a more intimate setting, such as the TSU Pub, to elevate the experience and simulate a true comedy show. 

“I’m glad we went to the first one,” Ollivares said. “I thought it was great that we got to experience that.”