'Daily Show' comic at IU

You flip on the six o'clock news and find a geeky correspondent giving the latest on the U.S.-North Korea stand-off, only he seems to have his tongue planted firmly in his cheek throughout the report. \nThe man is none other than Mo Rocca, senior correspondent on "The Daily Show with Jon Stewart", who will be bringing his talents to Alumni Hall at 7:30 p.m. tonight. His performance is expected to be a combination of a multimedia presentation with an interactive lecture, as well as a question and answer session about the show.\nOn the Daily Show, Rocca is known for his satirical news reports on current events. His coverage of the 2000 U.S. presidential elections ("Indecision 2000") earned "The Daily Show" a Peabody and Emmy award. \n"He's pretty damn funny," said freshman Dave LeBourveau. \nAlthough LeBourveau isn't a big fan of "The Daily Show", he thinks Rocca's clever.\n"I loved his U.S. election coverage," he said. "It takes real talent to be able to do something like that night after night."\nBefore starting his professional career in television, Rocca was president of Harvard University's Hasty Pudding Show, a student run theatrical organization. \nBefore his stint with "The Daily Show", Rocca honed his skills as writer and producer for such popular children's TV shows as PBS's "Wishbone", ABC's "Pepper Ann", and Nickelodeon's "The Wubbulous World of Dr. Seuss." \nHe also took the position of consulting editor for adult magazine Perfect 10, which features 'unenhanced' models. \nRocca has also taken the stage numerous times, assuming the role of 'Doody' in the Southeast Asia tour of "Grease" and also played the role of the 'Professor' in the Paper Mill Playhouse version of South Pacific. \nIn addition, Rocca has also been featured in such publications as GQ, Elle and The Washington Post.\nUnion Board Comedy Director Adam Hitchcock said he is looking forward to Rocca's performance, which he said he will be fairly topical and interactive.\n"I love his sense of humor," he said. "He is so intellectual, which is a type of humor that isn't done as often."\nFreshman John Jutte plans on going to Rocca's performance because he enjoys his style of reporting.\n"He's one of those guys that are really understated," he said of Rocca. "The casual viewer may not even know who he is or even if he's joking."\nHe added that Rocca helps make current affairs more interesting. \nHitchcock said he expects to fill Alumni Hall, which seats 650 people.\n"All types of people enjoy 'The Daily Show'," he said. "I saw a recent study which said that college students get information on the news more from comedy sources than anywhere else. Students are learning about the news from 'Saturday Night Live' and 'The Tonight Show', so I think everyone will enjoy Mo Rocca, not just those interested in politics"