Bramlage Coliseum was filled to the brim with more than 7,000 students, faculty and Manhattan residents waiting to see the first show on Will Ferrell's "Funny or Die Comedy Tour," presented by "Semi-Pro."

Before any of the comedians made it to the stage, various messages and jokes were flashed on the screens around the coliseum like "Boners are funny and cool!" and "Robbing someone over the age of 85 is not against the law."

The show began when Ferrell walked onto the stage in a KU sweatshirt. The crowd "booed" at the crimson-and-blue sweatshirt, but jeers quickly turned to cheers when he ripped the sweatshirt off to reveal a purple K-State sweatshirt.

After the cheers died down, the theme from "Mortal Kombat" played as Ferrell danced around, fighting ninjas.

Galifianakis, the first comedian to perform, gave the crowd his trademark one-liners for about 20 minutes. His jokes touched on everything from Disney shows to his favorite college memories.

"Actually, the only thing I remember from college is how many times my grandma died," Galifianakis said.

To end his set, Galifianakis said he wanted to "give a political message of hope," as he began taking off his coat and pants. Underneath was an orphan-Annie-style dress, and he lip-synced the classic song "Tomorrow" from the musical "Annie."

To help guide the audience, Galifianakis had all his messages written on a large, white pad. As he tore the pages down, various "messages of hope" were revealed. "Hire a Mexican to protest the war for you," was the sign that received the biggest response from the audience.

Demetri Martin, who appeared next, also brought his own style of music-comedy. Martin walked out on stage playing guitar and was accompanied by a short slide show.

Martin's jokes followed a college theme, and he showed various flyers he said he posts around the college campuses on which he performs. One flyer brandished a picture of an eye and said "I'm watching you. Call this number or I'll get you."

Ron Burgundy, a character from Ferrell's movie "Anchorman," proceeded to make an appearance on stage after Martin.

After saluting the troops from Fort Riley, Burgundy pointed to his crotch and referred to it the "original" Big Red One.

During Burgundy's sketch, Ron Prince came out for an exclusive interview. He asked numerous questions, including asking if Prince had ever used steroids to get pumped up for a big game. After replying "no," Prince gave the same answer when Burgundy asked if Prince had ever bitten one of his players.

"Not even a little bit?" Burgundy asked. "Not enough to break the skin, just a nip?"

Before introducing Nick Swardson, Burgundy presented Amanda Stanford, senior in psychology; Courtney Hauser, senior in mass communications; and Ben Hopper, program adviser for the K-State Student Union, with the hammerhead shark trophy signed by Buzz Aldrin. K-State students won the trophy because they had the most students sign up for the "Funny or Die" application on Facebook.

Swardson, the last comic of the evening, condoned blacking out after drinking, sympathized with figure skaters and shared his desire to send all people older than 80 to "old island."

"I love drinking a lot when I have no idea what happened the next day," Swardson said.

When Swardson was done, Ferrell appeared on stage to wrap up the show and was joined by a large cardboard rainbow. Ferrell was dressed in "movement" pants, Ugg boots and a large red cotton shirt. After telling a few jokes, the three comedians joined Ferrell for a group performance of Alicia Keyes' hit song "No One."

The majority of the actual stand-up was performed by Swardson, Martin and Galifianakis with Ferrell doing skits between sets. Many people in the crowd, including Courtney Schwemmer, freshman in open option, said they enjoyed the show but would have liked seeing more comedy from Ferrell.

"I would have liked to have seen more Will," Schwemmer said.