The Hasty Pudding Club is the only social club on campus that is coed and has members from all four years. Students gain membership in the club by attending a series of lunches, cocktail parties, and other gatherings—which are referred to as the punch process.

On September 1st, 1795 twenty-one Juniors from Harvard College crowded into the dorm room of Nymphas Hatch and together founded the Hasty Pudding Club. As part of the Club’s original constitution, the Members pledged to “cultivate the social affections and cherish the feelings of friendship & patriotism […]

23 hours ago · Cynthia Erivo smiling at Hasty Pudding's Woman of the Year parade. ... ushering out the Blue Man Group — complete with a blue Pudding Pot — in witch hats and capes, walking to the melody of ...

6 days ago · After the celebratory roast, Erivo was scheduled to attend a performance of Hasty Pudding Theatricals’ 176th production, “101 Damnations.” Actor Jon Hamm, who came to fame starring as ad executive Don Draper on the AMC series “Mad Men,” is the 2025 Man of the Year. He received his Pudding Pot on Jan. 31.

Nov 21, 2024 · Hasty Pudding theatrical is a student theatrical society at Harvard University known for its annual burlesque, cross dressing musicals, as well as its man and woman of the year awards. The Pudding is the oldest theatrical organization in the United States and third oldest in the world.

The Hasty Pudding Institute of 1770 comprises the Hasty Pudding Club, the Hasty Pudding Theatricals and the Harvard Krokodiloes. Over the last two centuries, it has grown into a premiere performing arts organization, a patron for the arts and comedy, and an advocate for satire and discourse as tools for change worldwide.

5 days ago · Harvard’s Hasty Pudding Theatricals honored “Wicked” star Cynthia Erivo as its 75th annual Woman of the Year last night. She made it through the event without gripping co-star Ariana...

In 1795, twenty-one Harvard juniors crowded into the dorm room of one Nymphas Hatch to establish a new on-campus society. The members pledged to maintain the Club’s secrecy and “to cultivate the social affections and cherish the feelings of friendship and patriotism” amongst them.

Jan 31, 2025 · The theater group, which dates to 1844 and claims to be the world’s third-oldest still operating, said Hamm will receive his Pudding Pot award at a celebratory roast. Afterward, he will attend a performance of Hasty Pudding Theatricals’ 176th production, “101 Damnations.”

May 16, 2024 · Hasty pudding is a dish made by cooking cracked cereal grains in milk or water until they form a dense mass, like oatmeal or a porridge. It is simple and cheap to make, and also very filling.