An evening with Tina Friml
Photos by Terence J. Fougere / The Griff. American comedian comes to campus Vermont-born and Boston-based comedian Tina Friml, who you may recognize from TikTok, where she has over 300,000 followers, graced SAMU's comedy night on March 5. Friml's comedy career began after she enrolled in a six-week comedy class, and she was later named Vermont's funniest comedian in 2018. Since then, she's appeared on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon and The Drew Barrymore Show, and has featured in several comedy specials and festivals. At least one of the situations she's turned into material has happened to all of us. Her applause is well earned. At SAMU's comedy night, it was clear why Friml is widely celebrated in the comedy scene. Her...
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