Comedian Ramont Harris filled the University Ballroom with laughter Saturday evening.

A small but attentive crowd of students gathered for the University Board-sponsored show, which lasted a little over an hour.

Harris’s performance contained a lot of audience interaction. Some of the topics that he addressed were love, music and entertainment.

In the middle of the performance, Harris even posed for a picture.

The act was highlighted by a “moment of loudness” for the victims of Sept. 11. Harris’s act came to a close with a poem.

After the performance, University Board Member Steve Bevil, who coordinated the event, said that he thought the act went well, despite a slow start.

A few technical difficulties contributed to a delayed start, Bevil said.

Some audience members felt that the show would have been more successful if Harris had a bigger audience to entertain.

“The show was all right, but it would have been a lot better if more people attended,” Jason Cunningham, a junior biology major, said.

Harris, who is originally from Philadelphia, said that he greatly enjoys performing in Illinois.

Harris mentioned that he began his comedic career 12 years ago when he graduated from high school.

Harris has appeared on programs such as “Def Comedy Jam,” “Premium Blend” on Comedy Central, “Showtime at the Apollo” and “BET Comedy View.”