Living in Silicon Valley, it seems like everything is getting upgraded at an exponential rate. The new iPad 2 is out and, low and behold, Robber Barons sketch comedy has finally mastered the elusive features of PowerPoint. In its winter show, “Escape from LoLcatraz,” the team uses technology to go bigger, better and a little more naked than ever before.

Although the Robber Barons always cover the comedy spectrum pretty thoroughly in their shows, they tend to be the strongest in sketches about bizarre characters. “LoLcatraz” delivers more of the same with “Camp,” “Pigeonman” and the infamous game “F/M/K.” In this show, however, I think the Barons finally make a breakthrough by creating characters and satirizing events that are a little more true to life.

In “Teach For America,” arguably the best written sketch of the night, Sam Clanon ’13 portrays what goes hilariously wrong when new teachers have a little too much enthusiasm for their new position of power. Other gems include a Benny Hill-flavored debate between Nietzsche and God, a clever redneck satire piece in the form of a paintball rivalry and a passionate competition over who can parody popular ‘90s rock songs best.

However, my two favorite sketches use technology in the most inventive way I’ve seen from the Robber Barons. In the first technological masterpiece, a boy is asked to give a PowerPoint presentation for his absent father. The sketch is funny, creative, insightful and totally relatable. We’ve all pulled our hair out with frustration when looking at lecture slides after missing a class, only to realize the whole thing is pictures. But when someone else has to do it, it’s downright hilarious. Finally, in the last great sketch of the night, Stanford departments fight to the death in “Mortal Kombat”-style. What are they fighting for? The glory that is TSF funding. Only the (questionably) best will survive.

“LoLcatraz” is free for students and $10 for the general public. Show times are 8 p.m. tonight and tomorrow in the Geology Corner Lecture Hall (320-105). If you’re worried about getting a seat, fret not. The Robber Barons have also discovered the wonders of online seat reservations. To get yours, visit: http://robberbaronscomedy.ticketleap.com/lolcatraz