It would've been too easy to make a joke about HUB Alumni Hall being a "full house" on Saturday night.

More than 1,500 Penn State students were admitted to see a standup act performed by Dave Coulier, who played Joey Gladstone, the funny, honorary uncle on Full House. It was the biggest turnout the semi-annual Late Night comedy show has ever seen -- and 200 to 300 more people were turned away because of the lack of space.

Students began lining up for the event a full two hours before the doors opened. Six hundred and fifty chairs were set up for the event, and the rest of those admitted were forced to stand.

The show began later than expected because of how long it took to get everyone in, but the festivities began well before the first comedian even took the stage.

Chants of "cut it out" erupted from the back of the audience, but failed to catch on. "We are" chants and "the wave" made it feel like the Beaver Stadium student section at times.

Coulier walked onto the stage, GQ-looking in his jeans and pin-striped sport jacket, to a standing ovation and a deafening roar that didn't cease until Coulier made his trademark "cut it out" hand gesture.

Coulier dealt masterfully with a few hecklers and satiated the nostalgic crowd with a few Full House anecdotes, including one about the demise of Mr. Woodchuck (his dog ripped it apart). Quickly, though, he branched into more unique material, working into his performance on a harmonica and about 10 minutes of fart jokes.

"Farting is always funny," he said.

Those expecting his act to be similar to his character on Full House -- the large majority of the crowd -- should have been pleased. His act could have been billed as "Joey Gladstone Comedy Hour" and no one would have felt misled.

"I have to identify with the character," Coulier said in an interview after the show, "I pretty much made it up myself anyway."

He said he wasn't resentful or bitter about being identified with the character.

"The show became known in a hundred countries and brought the Brinks truck to my house every week," he said. "I couldn't pick a better character to be typecast as."

Basically, Coulier's act included some well-done impressions and a very clean, family-friendly style. In all, Coulier cursed exactly twice during his set (or thrice if you count his self-aware "Oh my god, Uncle Joey just said ass!").

Coulier, who said George Carlin is his comedic influence, did not apologize for the cleanliness of his comedy.

"I'm not a prude -- I play hockey twice a week," he said. "Funny is funny. That's the best you can do."

Before Coulier made his appearance, Steve Caouette, the evening's emcee, energetically took the stage. His exceptional sound effects got the night started on a good note. Then, he introduced comedian Rebecca Corry.

Corry started off a little slow, and the crowd began to lose interest. The clamor of the audience soon made it sound like she was doing her act in a subway station, but Corry admirably kept her poise throughout the set.

Whether it was because of the restlessness that comes from waiting in line for two hours or simply because they were jonesin' for Uncle Joey, the crowd was impatient.

"It's the worst crowd I've had in 10 years," Corry said after the show.

Despite the slow start, by the end of the night the show seemed to be just what the audience was looking for.

Students who didn't get a full Full House fix can look forward to Cut It Out, a movie about the show, which will be released in 2007, the show's 20th anniversary, and will feature the show's entire cast.