Comedy comes to the Forum this weekend as the Full Ammo Improv Troupe, hosted by No Refund Theatre (NRT), takes a break from improvisation and tackles scripted sketches.

"Even though we're an improv group, this show is a yearly departure for us in that we actually sit down and write the stuff out," Ryan Simmons (sophomore-film) said. "It allows us to really focus on the intricacies and subtle concepts that come from rehearsing."

Even though NRT will be hosting the event, students should not expect the traditional plays they usually see in the Forum Building on the weekends, Simmons said.

"While most NRT plays are classics written by the playwrights we all know and love, this sketch show allows us as a comedy group to come up with our stuff, our own brand of humor and piece it together however we want," he said.

All of the members of the troupe contributed in some way to the writing of the sketches, Tim Portnoy (senior-theatre) said.

"The show is a series of short, scripted, comedic scenes that the members have written and then will act out," he said.

Kelly Fitzpatrick (sophomore-theatre) is one of the members who created a sketch that will be in the show.

"It's basically a completely out-there sketch about a group of children who know way more than they should at their age and drive their teacher nuts at first," she said. "But ultimately they get her on their side to change up the curriculum and teach them what they really want to know about drugs, sex and rock 'n' roll."

Although Fitzpatrick's and the other sketches are scripted, Simmons said there might still be some improv throughout the plays.

"If something strikes a performer as funny, they aren't prohibited from just saying it," he said. "We're all used to that so we have that trust in our fellow players that we know if we come up with something new and unexpected they can roll with it."

While Full Ammo does normally perform improvisational comedy, Kim Cicconi (senior-journalism) said the group will present a great night of comedy, even though it's scripted.

"We're Penn State's first and best improv troupe, but this is our chance to show the community that we can do sketch comedy, too," she said. "Sketch comedy takes a different kind of humor, and we've gotten pretty good at it."

The goal of the night is to make something unique and funny, Portnoy, who has several of his own sketches in the show, said.

"The purpose of the scenes I have written is to get laughs," he said. "The whole night is going to be very funny."

Although Simmons said humor is the main goal of the show, he also said he wants this event to bring awareness to the comedy opportunities Penn State offers.

"At such an athletic-focused school, sometimes the art of comedy gets glossed over," he said. "This is a great opportunity for students to come out, share in the experience of creating something funny and discover that Penn State has a great comedy group, too."

Fitzpatrick said she thinks students should attend just to have a good time.

"It's a great chance to get out, relax and laugh at all the hilarious sketches we put on," she said. "It's not all the time that a sketch comedy show comes to Penn State, so I feel like everyone should come out and take advantage of it."