An enthusiastic crowd greeted David Cross and Tony Rock to Stephens Auditorium for the first-ever GSB Comedy Festival on Wednesday night.

Tony Rock, brother of Chris Rock, continued his family tradition of finding humor in depressing situations, focusing largely on racial problems around the country while entertaining the crowd of about 1,200. Rock was greeted with a cautionary statement, but he replied, “I can’t tell no white jokes? You just watch me!”

The racial climate of everything from McDonald’s to sniper investigations were targets for his comedy.

“Times are definitely changing,” Rock said. “I guess if the best rap in this country is white, the … sniper could be black.”

Other races weren’t immune from Rock’s humor as well. “Indians drink a lot,” he joked. “Indians drink so much that their designated drivers are Irish.”

Rock’s humor also involved picking on a few in the audience, including one brave girl who was willing to break Rock’s theme of drunken white girls who showed their breasts, by pulling up her shirt and shouting, “I don’t have to be drunk!”

David Cross, star of “Mr. Show,” came on stage for a brief set because of a sore throat, but made his mark, talking about Los Angeles, New York and the South.

“I was in New York for 9/11, or as I like to refer to it — the week that football stopped,” Cross said.

He also found a great source of material in recent elections.

“I am a big fan of the super-conservative, all-Republican Congress. Because checks and balances may look good on paper, but really, they just impede things. Just ask kings,” he scoffed.

Though there seemed to be more empty seats than audience members at the Comedy Festival, those who attended seemed enthusiastic.

“It was awesome. I loved it, and I hope [the Comedy Festival] continues,” said Matt McGregor, junior in pre-computer science.

The comedians had different styles, helping to keep the show interesting, said Don Curtis, senior in computer engineering.

“Tony had a different humor style than David Cross, so it worked well. His jokes sort of rely on the same stuff as his brother’s,” Curtis said.

GSB Vice President Joe Darr, who organized the Comedy Festival earlier this semester, said the night was a success and will signal further GSB Comedy Festivals in years to come.

“The comedians did a really good job of interacting with the students. You definitely saw some of the students … coming together,” he said.