For the first time in talent show history, this year’s show will have three emcees. A seemingly small detail at first glance. However, after sitting down to meet with Andrew Walther, Alex Ortiz, and Renee Ye, they aren’t too worried about the the small alteration from the norm. This quirky group of three is seemingly unfazed by the daunting task of putting themselves out there in front of their fellow classmates, an offer many students wouldn’t hesitate to turn down. To our emcees, it all seems to be about handling embarrassment.

“We’re definitely not afraid to embarrass ourselves,” said Renee Ye, who has been around theatre since sixth grade. “We’ve all grown a lot from freshman to senior year, and all three of us are very relaxed on stage because of it,” added Andrew Walther who, like Ye, has been around theatre through Tech and was a feature emcee his freshman year. Perhaps evident in the group’s motto, “Live fast, die young,” is the confidence and charisma that will have the audience laughing come February.

For now, however, we can expect that multiple scripts are being worked on, and lots of brainstorming on behalf of our future three emcees is being developed. In the three months until the show, Andrew, Alex, and Renee have hinted at releasing other promotional videos similar to their SNL inspired audition tape linked below.