Gerlach's Democratic opponent, Manan Trivedi, said he is the child of immigrants from India and he and his brother were the only Indian-Americans in rural Berks County. When he went cow-tipping with friends, he "would have to worship the cow," he said, adding that the entire weight of his school's spelling-bee team was on him and his brother. His high school yearbook called him "most likely to own a convenience store." Instead, he became a doctor and is an Iraq veteran.
Playing to a sports-partisan crowd, Republican gubernatorial candidate Tom Corbett used a gimmicked poster to portray his opponent in a Dallas Cowboys jersey with No. 81 - Terrell Owens.
Addressing earlier highly partisan remarks by Fattah, Andre Watson, filling in for Mike Fitzpatrick of the 8th District, thanked Fattah "for alleviating my fears I'd be the least funny person in the room."
Brady was smooth and self-effacing, while Pat Meehan, candidate for Congress in the 7th District, delivered a polished routine.
He must have been great in front of juries when he was a prosecutor.
The show, co-hosted by my colleague Jenice Armstrong, raised more than $30,000 for Variety, the Children's Charity. More than $400,000 has been raised by the comedy show over the years.
One surprise was the appearance of Dave Schultz, best-known as the Flyers' Stanley Cup Hammer, who came to auction off an item - and then did a few minutes of quality comedy. Kind of a surreal scene - the former Flyers' enforcer known for knockdowns, doing stand-up. While at a casino, he said, he called 1-800-GAMBLER.
"Can I help you?" asked the operator. "I have a jack and a six, what do I do?" he replied.
