Greater Tuna, a comedy about a small town in Texas, hooks the audience then reels them in for more laughs as it chronicles a day in the life of the inhabitants of the town of Tuna and a radio station serving the greater Tuna listening area.

Greater Tuna started off on Broadway in 1982 and ran for a year and a half. The sequel to Greater Tuna, The Tuna Christmas, also ran on Broadway in December.

The two stars of Greater Tuna, Brent Briscoe and Greg Currie, portray all twenty men, women, children and canine inhabitants of the town.

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Currie said Greater Tuna is a political satire, done very affectionately, about a small town and its inhabitants.

Everyone will be able to recognize someone from their hometown in Greater Tuna, or they might see themselves in a character, Currie said.

The characters in Greater Tuna are wacky and funny and will stand out in everyone’s mind long after they leave the theater, Currie said.

The three favorite characters I play are Didi Snavely, the used weapons dealer whose motto is If I can’t kill it, it’s immortal’, and Stanley Bumiller, the juvenile delinquent that might have murdered the local judge, Currie said. My other favorite character is Vera Carp, the snob of the town who tries to ban books like Romeo and Juliet because they show parental disrespect.

Currie said some of the costume changes him and Briscoe do take about two seconds.

He said the audiences always have a good time when they go see Greater Tuna.

Greater Tuna sucks in the audience, he said. When people see Greater Tuna, they usually bring their friends back to see it, The audience always leaves the theater quoting lines because they are so funny.

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Currie said he decided to do Greater Tuna as soon as he read the script.

I read the script and after one page I decided to join the Greater Tuna Company, he said. It was the funniest thing I have ever read and it still is.

Currie said his role models growing up were Red Skelton and Lucille Ball.

He said on a scale from one to ten Greater Tuna is a twelve.

Greater Tuna will be performed at Shryock Auditorium tonight. Tickets are $14.50 for adults and $12.50 for children. Formore information, call 453-ARTS.