On opening night of Fall Follies, the too-small courtyard between MPAC and Wilson seemed as though it was bursting at the seams. All the people you’ve ever seen in line for the cafeteria at 12 o’clock and everyone you’ve had in class and still awkwardly say hello to two semesters later decided to show up for the annual comedy show. The anticipation that the actors, writers and production crew of Fall Follies worked tirelessly to build since the beginning of the semester was t

Catherine Hagedorn “I started watching I Love Lucy as a child, and I just knew I wanted to be a comedian.” Belmont senior Catherine Hagedorn has been a player in Fall Follies since her sophomore year. As a mass communications major, she doesn’t find many opportunities to practice comedy onstage. However, it doesn’t stop her from chasing after her dream—to produce and act in her own sitcom. “I love and admire Tina Fey and Mindy Kaling because they write, produce, and act in th

Twenty years ago, a Belmont student came up with an idea that would eventually pack the seats of the Massey Performing Arts Center and become one of the university’s most iconic traditions. Fall Follies is an annual comedy show where select Belmont students come together to put on a “Saturday Night Live” style comedy show. It has a history of Belmont-focused humor and has a well-known identity on campus, but the time has come for Follies to change that well-known identity. “I