Armed with a red guitar and a bright sense of humor, comedian Stephen Lynch catered musical hilarity to an energetic crowd for an hour and a half Friday night.

Lynch sang of fictitious superheroes Awesome Man (who lives in an awesome van), Drug Force Boy, Immigration Dude and those suggested by the audience — Tourettes Boy, Justice Guy, Drunk Man, Beaver Boy, Captain Pelvis and The Masturbator.

“Thank you children for your wonderful suggestions,” he said. “The show is only as sick as you want it to be.”

Southfield senior Kelli Crump, said Lynch was very ceative.

“There are some things that you know you shouldn’t laugh at because society tells you not too,” she said.

A few audience members took offense to Lynch singing about Jesus’ unmentioned brother Craig Christ, and left the performance early.

Everyone else put their beliefs aside to laugh and have a good time, said On The Fly Productions co-chair Ryan Makowski.

“The reason why a lot of people enjoyed the show was because he taught us to forget political correctness and enjoy the show,” said the Macomb sophomore.

And that’s what Lynch was aiming for.

“What I like most about making others laugh is when I make them laugh when they don’t want to and win them over,” Lynch said after the show.

Lynch admitted he sometimes can be sacrilegious and can “take it a step too far.”

“That one tends to rub some people the wrong way, but I think it’s funny,” he said. “If you’re sensitive, I suggest you cover your ears. You have been warned.”

Lynch was accompanied by friend Mark Tyke of Livonia for the second half of the set. The duo sang about meeting girls and their “big fat friends” at the bar and urged the audience to “kill a kitten” during the encore.

“If you love Jesus, you must kill a kitten,” he sang with the audience chanting in unison.

Music was a major influence that night. Even the opener, Spanky, three times campus comic of the year, got in on the comedy music infusion with a short harmonica song at the end of his performance.

Spanky took a different route to find the audience’s funnybones. Instead of fusing music with all of his act, he told joke after joke.

He opened with a traditional joke about the CMU community.

“You’d think a place like Mount Pleasant would have a mountain or be pleasant,” he said.

Those still in attendance afterward said they enjoyed the performance.

“I thought it was hilarious,” said Scott Morris, Sterling Heights freshman. “Some people were dumb and got offended, but it was fine with me.”

Saginaw freshman Cassandra Alburg, was more enthused about Lynch.

“It’s just so outrageous that you have to laugh,” she said. “If you take it seriously, then you probably have serious mental problems and he’s probably singing about you in the Special Ed song.”

Lynch said he was inspired by the participation from the crowd and it didn’t bother him to come to a school that so closely rivals his alma matter — Western Michigan University.

“It has always been easier for me to play guitar and write songs that make people laugh than it is to be serious,” said the now New York resident.