IT MAY be just a coincidence, but it’s a good one. On April 7 last year, a crew from the cable channel Comedy Central came to Madison to “report” on the lawsuit filed by three UW-Madison students against 24 campus bars alleging the bars fixed prices by agreeing not to offer drink specials on weekend nights.
Comedy Central’s interest was not sparked because the network thought the lawsuit would one day be debated and studied by the world’s great legal minds. No, like most everyone else, Comedy Central thought the lawsuit was ridiculous.