Only in the School of Communication’s Studio C on select Thursday nights can a student host, a UM alumnus and a celebrity chef convene for an old-fashioned “cook-off” on Off the Wire, UM’s late-night comedy show. A sector of UMTV, Off the Wire calls itself “a social experiment in late-night comedy” and is a hybrid of digital sketches and local guest appearances. The student-run show taped its 99th episode during Homecoming Week with two special guest appearances: the creator of the show, Spencer Weinkle, and “Top Chef Masters” finalist Lorena Garcia. Executive producers Sarah Barenberg and Gretchen Schroeder, who have been working on the show since their freshman years, adapted the usual lineup to incorporate the guests. This episode included a cooking segment with Garcia, in which both Weinkle and current Off the Wire host Paul Napoli tasted and felt various foods while blindfolded. “Lorena has a good personality to have on the show,” Barenberg said. “She actually gave us a new idea for the cooking segment, and we incorporated it.” According to content producer Rachel Hyman, who books the guests for the show, Garcia is one of the most high-profile appearances Off the Wire has had, and she decided [...]
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