When Viccellio says he's interested in a career in the entertainment industry, he emphasizes the word entertainment , gently mocking those who insist they make films and not movies, or that they produce short plays rather than skits. To me, if it doesn't entertain, it's not good. Much of Viccellio's ability to entertain comes in the form of comedy. Who Came to Dinner , for example, his portrayal of a character reminiscent of Groucho Marx brought laughter and rounds of applause from the audience. Viccellio's energy on stage brings actor Jim Carrey to mind.
All great artists steal from each other.
It's impossible to look at Viccellio's life without discussing cystic fibrosis, a congenital disease of the mucous glands, with which he was diagnosed at the age of two. That's always stuck with me, and I think that's why I've done so much at Kenyon. While his extracurricular life at the College limited itself mostly to theater, Viccellio was involved in many aspects of it. Viccellio often spent more than three hours a day rehearsing and working out the kinks in the production. Each sketch centers on a theme relating to drugs, music, or sex.