"In case of an emergency..."

The Capitol Steps, who perform at Caltech every year (or just about every year) are a group of former Congressional staffers (well, most of them are former staffers) who proceed to skewer politicians (especially easy targets) with their satire. I have seen them live twice: once as a student and once last night.

The funniest part occurred right at the beginning: "There are exits in the back of the room. In case of an emergency, stay in your seats and wait for FEMA to arrive."

Other highlights included the two sequences of Lirty Dies (that is, sport sheeches filled with spoonerisms) and the rousing version of "Stayin' Alive" in the guise of four old Supreme Court justices.

They also played one or two of their old favorites (well, a couple of these were modified to include more recent events), including their Rolling Stones bit (which actually is not one of their better skits, but it's still among their better-known ones).

I highly recommend you see them when you get a chance. (I especially recommend them to Gazebo.)