{"id":214822,"date":"2026-04-01T18:02:11","date_gmt":"2026-04-01T18:02:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/214822\/"},"modified":"2026-04-01T18:02:11","modified_gmt":"2026-04-01T18:02:11","slug":"a-night-with-umtvs-off-the-wire","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/214822\/","title":{"rendered":"A night with UMTV\u2019s \u2018Off the Wire\u2019"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"<\/a>The “Off the Wire” crew prepares for the show at Studio C on Match 19, 2026. Photo Credit \/\/ Damian de la Guardia Dominguez.<\/p>\n

There\u2019s only one place at the University of Miami where you can watch live late night comedy sketches. That place is the School of Communication\u2019s Studio C when the University\u2019s comedy show \u201cOff the Wire\u201d takes center stage every other Thursday night.<\/p>\n

\u201cOff the Wire\u201d is a late-night comedy TV show on UMTV, featuring skits that mix creativity, pop culture and current events.\u00a0<\/p>\n

The Hurricane went behind the scenes and into the studio, met the casting crew, and got a feel for what it is like to work both on-air and behind the scenes.<\/p>\n

Jada Wilson, the social media manager, said that it\u2019s a space where \u201ceverybody can bring their own flair.\u201d<\/p>\n

In meetings where they plan the show, ideas come to life, no matter how simple or outrageous they are. Audrey Sears, member of the production team, mentioned that the environment is very creative, the team is open to any ideas and there\u2019s no judgment.\u00a0<\/p>\n

The crew also talked about how UMTV provides opportunities for professional growth. Students get to learn and apply new skills in the media world \u2014 from camera work to teleprompters, editing, writing, audio and, of course, acting.<\/p>\n

Just from watching one show, you get the feeling from the team behind \u201cOf the Wire\u201d that they feel like a family. There is so much going on behind the scenes that people don\u2019t see.\u00a0<\/p>\n

It takes hours of preparation the day before the show to build something up, and the dedication, passion and collaboration among these people really make for an exciting and fresh watch.<\/p>\n

Johnny Mustion, the executive producer, said that to prepare for Off The Wire the team has to meet at least three times a week to work on joke writing and rehearsals, among other things.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Mustion says that it\u2019s so worth it because they\u2019re very proud of the end product and always want to improve and listen to the community. \u201cIt\u2019s television\u201d.\u00a0<\/p>\n

When it\u2019s time to focus and work, this team will make every trial run and do everything in their power so that the audience has a great show. Some members of the team even come in at around 2 p.m. to get ready for the 8:30 p.m. show.<\/p>\n

They have live shows every other Thursday at the School of Communication in Studio C.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Their March 19, show felt like a full-scale late-night production television show, even with a great live music performance by Dreamscape, a band of University of Miami students that plays alternative pop rock music.\u00a0<\/p>\n

It is a very electric, welcoming environment. While speaking with the host of the late-night show, Wrigley Kordt, he shared his excitement with the interaction with the audience, saying you can feed off the energy of the audience, and that comedy can come from anywhere.\u00a0<\/p>\n

\u00a0\u201cOff the Wire\u201d is a passionate student-led comedy show that delivers nonstop laughs thanks to its nonstop crew.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Make sure to check out past episodes of \u201cOff the Wire\u201d on their YouTube channel<\/a> and go see them live every other Thursday in Studio C at the School of Communication.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The “Off the Wire” crew prepares for the show at Studio C on Match 19, 2026. Photo Credit…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":214823,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[9],"tags":[123,125,124],"class_list":["post-214822","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-miami","tag-miami","tag-miami-headlines","tag-miami-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/214822","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=214822"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/214822\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/214823"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=214822"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=214822"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=214822"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}