SOUTH LOOP — Willy Sasso admits that sometimes it's hard to hang out with a bunch of funny people.
In fact, even his girlfriend says that she needs to have a joke ready in her back pocket when she's with Sasso's friends.
Imagine having to be "on" for four straight years, in every single college class.
Last year, Columbia College Chicago teamed with The Second City Theatre to become the only college in the country to offer a four-year degree in comedy writing and performance.
Sasso and his classmates made history as America’s first comedy college graduates when they got their diplomas this spring.
On today's DNAinfo Radio Extra, Jon Hansen chats with Sasso about life after graduation, and a feature-length film he and his friend finished recently:
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