Last Comic Standing

[Tabby Lavalamp]

Okay, somehow I missed the first season of Last Comic Standing, which is strange considering I loooove comedy and comedians. I did however watch season two and loved it. After the misguided revamping in season 3 and the cancellation before the winner was announced, I was very shocked when I saw a commercial touting a new season of this show.
I really hope they're going back to the successful formula of the house and the one-on-one competitions.
And I also hope the contestants chosen are a little less controversial (i.e. not so affiliated with Jay Mohr or the same agents).

[Tabby Lavalamp]

Nobody? That's not promising for the season...

[Firecat]

lol....I admit, I haven't seen any of the previous seasons (or even an episode of that matter). Same goes for ANTM.

How edgy are the comedians generally? Any political stuff?

[Tabby Lavalamp]

They vary. Unfortunately they can only be as edgy as primetime on a network will allow. But there is still usually some quality stuff. Of course there is some crap as well. Ralphie May was way overrated as far as I was concerned (I saw him on season 3).

[TinkerbellAPixie]

Thanks for the redirect Firecat.

Season 1 was ok - but the winner Dat Phan or whatever his name was dropped off the face of the earth.

Season 2 was good - love love loved Gary Gulman.

Be interested to see how it is this year minus Jay Mohr.

[zoobabe]

Ok fine Firecat. Tink- did you read my posts about Gary Gulman before? I can't believe that you like him too! Yes he is funny and adorable and yes I did discover him from LCS and so that's why I'll watch it again. Have you ever seen him live? He's really gracious to his fans.

[zoobabe]

btw Tink- you can see Gary on June 11th on HBO when they show the premiere of Tourgasm. I need to find someone to tape it for me b/c I don't have HBO.

[Firecat]

You know, I think the reason I didn't watch before is because of Jay Mohr (no rhyme intended). I just find him kinda annoying, maybe I'm just not over what he did to Jerry Maguire....or maybe it's because he's engaged to Nikki Cox, bastard!


:cool:

[Tabby Lavalamp]

The host this season is Alan Thicke!

Just kidding. I did that in another thread and almost cost Treasure Hunters a whole bunch of viewers. :)

A good host is important, but I REALLY hope they get back to the basics of a houseful of screwed-up comedians.

[zoobabe]

I thought that the host was the guy from Yes Dear. Anthony something.

Firecat- wasn't Nikki Cox also engaged to Bobcat Goldthwaite at one time? In that case- she couldn't be that hard to get- you just need to be a comedian I guess.

[TinkerbellAPixie]

btw Tink- you can see Gary on June 11th on HBO when they show the premiere of Tourgasm. I need to find someone to tape it for me b/c I don't have HBO.

Yup - already planning to catch Tourgasm. I get Gary's e-newsletter from his e-mailing list. I saw him live last year - took Mom to see him for Mother's day - we had front row seats and my neck was sore by the end from the strain of looking up so high - but damn was it worth the pain. He is just adorable.

I wrote him an email the next day thanking him for putting on such a great show and he actually wrote me back. I had my first emailgasm when I saw him in my inbox. ;)

He was the first one I added to my MySpace friends. :)

[TinkerbellAPixie]

I thought that the host was the guy from Yes Dear. Anthony something.

Oh - now that you mention it - I heard that too. Last week Ralphie May was giving an interview on the local radio station. He said he had been originally asked to host but he insisted on being made a Producer and being allowed to write his own material. NBC wouldn't go for that. He said that choose Anthony Clark instead and he went on and on about how Anthony Clark is a drunk who has to pretty much be propped up and fed lines. :eek:

[Tabby Lavalamp]

Oh god. We came that close to the vastly overrated Ralphie May as the host? That's one bullet dodged anyway. "Look at me, I'm a fat white guy talking all gangsta, word!" No thanks. I really don't get his popularity. Season 3 had me sweating like crazy that he'd pull off an upset and win the whole thing.
Honestly, I don't think I would have watched if he was the host. Give me Alan Thicke any day. Seriously.

[TinkerbellAPixie]

"Look at me, I'm a fat white guy talking all gangsta, word!"

I could not agree more. Ugh .... why do white guys keep pulling that routine?

[deltoro]

Season 1 was ok - but the winner Dat Phan or whatever his name was dropped off the face of the earth.

Be interested to see how it is this year minus Jay Mohr.

Didn't think I had seen this show before until I read your comment about Dat Phan. Now I remember watching it. I thought Dat Phan was 'okay' funny. I just checked the internet and read a couple of entries in his online journal. It looks lilke he's doing standup but staying pretty close to CA.

Maybe you can start a thread when the new season starts. There's bound to be some good material for us to snark about.

[derder]

I have always thought Jay Mohr was really hot. I love a man who is a smart ass.

[zoobabe]

He was the first one I added to my MySpace friends. :)

he was the second one I added to mine.

I love a man who's a smartass too derder. As long as he can take it as well as he dishes it out.

[Firecat]

I set this show to record tonight, gonna give it a shot.

[zoobabe]

Well- I just finished watching it. There were a lot of good comics and some true LOL moments. My fave line was the big guy that said "I grew up with an imaginary friend. He was an alcoholic-I called him dad". Very funny! I also thought that the guy with cerebral palsy was funny too. We haven't had a famous CP comic since Gerri from "The Facts Of Life".


one disturbing fact though is that I found out some info. from my sis about one of the comics that makes me think that our voting doesn't really count. We'll see how the show plays out though.

[hannahthehun]

I've seen every episode of all three seasons. Season 1 was okay but Season 2 was a gazillion times better. I think the reason Season 3 didn't work out is because the S2 talent was so much stronger than S1, the face-off thing just didn't work. At any rate, I watched tonight and it looks like it's going to be good.

[derder]

I have never watched this show before, but I did tonight (there wasn't anything else on). I was totally suprised When Real World/ Road Rules Theo was on. I had no idea he was a comic.

[HoneyBunny]

Marc Price, aka Skippy from Family Ties...he was funny with the line about it being either Last Comic Standing or Celebrity Fit Club with Chastity Bono.

hb

[Double L]

I was actually surprised that they threw in a couple of ringers into the mix... people who have some sort of "relative" fame on Below The D-List.

Theo Vonkurnatowski: Road Rules & The Road Rules/Real World Challenge. Nice to see him attempt to whore himself on another Reality Show. But it'll be funny to see how well he does since we sorta know him already.
http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0961918/

Bil Drwyer: a little bit of stuff from everywhere, definitely a E-List celeb.
http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0245475/

Doug Benson: another E-Lister that you can catch on Best Week Ever on VH1
http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0072476/

Marc Price: Skippy on Family Ties... they should let Skippy advance. :(
http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0697027/

And Buck Star is back. If you didn't know, on Last Comic Standing 3, Buck Star auditioned in every single casting city... and every single time he's on screen, he's lame and continues to be lame. I'm surprised he hasn't tried this schtick on American Idol and appear in every single city. :rolleyes:

Anyways, Doug Benson & Bil Dwyer will probably advance further into the competion since I guess they have more professional experience and have some sort of success in the business. Hey, once you reach the level of VH1 commenter on Best Week Ever and I Love the 80's, you're pretty much golden.

My favorite awkward moment was when they mentioned how successful John Hefron & Alonzo Bodden were and forgot to mention Dat Phan or the fact John & Alonzo are still D-List Reality Stars. :(

Alonzo: http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0090785/
John: http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0373611/

Sorta like how Ruben & Fantasia are currently and how Taylor will be next year. :eek:

[Firecat]

I watched, pretty cool. Surprised to see Doug Benson on there.

[chick110]

I watched for a while. Amazed to see that Buck Star is still hanging in there. Guess the two guys need some relief now and then after seeing all of these lame wanna-be comics...

[zoobabe]

There are a lot of established (working) comics on that show that go on to give their career a boost. It just helps put their name out to a wide variety of people so even if they don't win, they'll be recognizable enough to book more gigs at larger clubs because they already have a following.

[brutal youth]

Maybe it was my glass of wine, but the cerebral palsy guy made me cackle when he told the phone number joke and said , "don't mix em up."
All in all, the season looks promising. I laughed out loud a few more times than I have in seasons past- I just hope it's not like it has been and you get repeat material as the comics advance. I know you do the same bit in every city, but give us a little fresh material every week when you're on national tv.

[zoobabe]

I liked his " This is my Make-A-Wish" joke.:)

[jennilicious]

I loved that make a wish joke, zoobabe! I was dying. There's something about him too, I don't know, I think he looks a little like Screech.
I'd never watched this show before and I really really liked it. It'll do until BB7 starts anyway :)
I loved the Willy Wonka guy, I think he'll go far. And this other guy, Moody McCarthy, he was on for like 5 seconds and kinda funny, but he looks just like an ex of mine so I was curious about him. I went to his website and he has some kind of hilarious email correspondence with some of those Nigerian get rich scammers.

[HoneyBunny]

I loved that make a wish joke, zoobabe! I was dying. There's something about him too, I don't know, I think he looks a little like Screech.

He DOES have a Screech-vibe...thanks for that chortle.:D

I loved his routine about how his Mom is the only one who knows when he is drunk..."You walking a little straighter?"

hb

[TinkerbellAPixie]

one disturbing fact though is that I found out some info. from my sis about one of the comics that makes me think that our voting doesn't really count. We'll see how the show plays out though.

There was some voting trickery alluded to in the first season when Drew Carry got all uppity and walked off. Then in that interview on the radio last week Ralphie May made several not so subtle remarks indicating that the producers pick the winners. Every time he tried to go down that path the DJ's would cut him off. I kept wanting him to finish the thought since I've suspected that sorta chicanery in a lot of these types of shows.

I call shenanigans!

[Double L]

one disturbing fact though is that I found out some info. from my sis about one of the comics that makes me think that our voting doesn't really count. We'll see how the show plays out though.

Found this on Wikipedia:

Controversy

One of the concepts of the show involved the fact that a panel of four celebrity judges were utilized to help whittle the 40 semi-finalists down to 10 finalists. However it was revealed unintentionally that the celebrity judges did not actually have any legitimate power over what final contestants were chosen. During the second season, when the 10 finalists were announced, two of the celebrity judges, comedians Drew Carey and Brett Butler responded in outrage and stormed away from the judge's table.

The two were then shown backstage arguing with producers; they did not understand how the finalists who were announced could possibly be correct as it did not add up with their votes. It was revealed that a panel of four producers were also casting votes in the process, assuring that unless all four celebrity judges cast the exact same ten votes, a highly unlikely event, their voting power could be usurped by the four unanimously agreeing producer votes. (If for some reason all four celebrity judges did cast the exact same votes, the worst the producers would be faced with is a tie.)

Carey became further outraged upon learning this information; he expressed that he was infuriated that he had been lead to believe he had an actual say in the outcome of the show when "all you wanted was our faces" (In other words, their presence was meaningless except to draw in viewers based on their star power.) Ultimately, the legitimacy of the program and contest was compromised as it was proven that contestants were not being chosen based on the quality of their stand-up comedy, but in fact at least partially on how entertaining their interactions while living together would be for a television audience. Most of finalists are in fact clients of the producers or directors of the show.

It is also alleged that some of the competitors in opening rounds are in fact plants hired by the producers to liven up the auditions on television. Buck Star, a comedian who would follow Read & Mark to auditions across the company, is rumored to be a production assistant for NBC.

Trivia

A few established comedians have appeared as contestants on Last Comic Standing. They include Doug Benson (Best Week Ever), Gabriel Iglesias (All That and Comedy Central Presents), Bil Dwyer (Battlebots and I've Got a Secret), and Jimmy Pardo.

[zoobabe]

Double L- thanks for the research and info. I don't want to say what I heard b/c I still want to see how the show plays out but I know of the prior allegations and I think that I won't be voting this year. I also know that I discovered my fave comedian from LCS though, and he has told me personally how much the show did for him as far as making him more popular and so I can't fault the show for bringing good comics more recognition.:)

[chick110]

Buck Star, a comedian who would follow Read & Mark to auditions across the company, is rumored to be a production assistant for NBC.

Grr. This just makes me mad. :mad:

[Firecat]

Grr. This just makes me mad. :mad:

Well, PA's are just grunts that do all the little tasks for the most part (many trying to make it big in the industry)....it wouldn't surprise me if this was true.

[zoobabe]

April Macie (the beautiful redhead that made it through last night) is the girlfriend of my fave comedian Gary Gulman. I thought she was funny and the looks don't hurt her either.

[chick110]

It just seems too convenient to be on the level. So is he just being annoying to get the publicity or he missed having his 15 minutes the last go around? :/

[brutal youth]

He knew if he showed up at each audition again that it would make the show- someone up there thinks that makes good tv. That wasted airtime could have been used to show me more jokes- make me laugh! That buckstar loser sure didn't.

[TinkerbellAPixie]

April Macie (the beautiful redhead that made it through last night) is the girlfriend of my fave comedian Gary Gulman. I thought she was funny and the looks don't hurt her either.

Ok now i'm very very jealous. :mad:

[ObstinantGirl]

Season 2 was good - love love loved Gary Gulman.
I saw him in Boston a year or so ago! VERY funny guy.
And I actually know Alonzo Boden, who performed at the same Boston show with Gary...he's a great guy, and REALLY funny as well.

I'm such a jaded skeptic, at this point none of the shenanigans that come out about 'reality' shows surprise me at all. They don't even rate a raised eyebrow! I shrug my shoulders, and continue watching. I guess I just ASSUME that there are shenanigans going on everywhere :rolleyes:

What I have hated most about this show (and others like it) is the 'house' part of things. I just want to see THE COMEDY ACTS! That's what I'm tuning in for!

What I hate most about this show? That it made Ant even more successful than he was. What an annoying person. His nickname is perfect, since ants are one of the most annoying things that God ever created. Actually, I blame Satan for them, and for Ant.

What I hate second-most about this show? The inclusion of people who've "already made it", at least to the degree that you see them and think "Hmmm...I know that person. I've seen them before. But, where?"
My preference would be Fresh Meat each season...all nobodies and newbies.

So far, from what I've seen, I think that the frizzy-haired guy (who called himself Willy Wonka (sp?)) is one of the funniest.

[copygodd]

i'm going to be recapping this show starting with tomorrow night's episode. i missed last week's because i was on vacation and never set the tivo.

[Pekmboyd]

He DOES have a Screech-vibe...thanks for that chortle.:D

I loved his routine about how his Mom is the only one who knows when he is drunk..."You walking a little straighter?"

hb


Have to agree - he was my favorite - I laughed at every one of his lines....and even better, I've never seen him before! Wish I could remember the joke he told that made me laugh hardest...its driving me nuts.

I know to be on American Idol you can't have a current recording deal so that helps keep it to un-discovered people, but I guess with comedians you'd have a tough time setting guidelines for who is too "discovered" to compete - I knew I'd seen Gabriel Iglesias before (very large ethnic guy in a Hawaiian shirt) and he did jokes straight from his Comedy Central Presents segment, and Doug Benson has a weekly job at Best Week Ever...maybe they could set a limit based on the number of minutes of national television exposure...maybe I think too hard about these types of things.

[carewski]

After the first season result, I stopped watching the show (Dat Phan was not funny, and dat's dat). (However, it was funny when they played hide and seek with him, and he hid for about a week, but nobody went looking for him.)

This time around, I stumbled on the tryouts and had some giggles. A couple of very funny people made the cut, so I am going to try it again.

Best event I saw in year 1: the Polaroid/scavenger hunt. Hilarious. The really big guy from Texas didn't go anywhere, just stood in one spot and shot some film, and he didn't lose the challenge. Too funny.

[TinkerbellAPixie]

After the first season result, I stopped watching the show (Dat Phan was not funny, and dat's dat). (However, it was funny when they played hide and seek with him, and he hid for about a week, but nobody went looking for him.)

Best event I saw in year 1: the Polaroid/scavenger hunt. Hilarious. The really big guy from Texas didn't go anywhere, just stood in one spot and shot some film, and he didn't lose the challenge. Too funny.

Both of those were hilarious. I think the night of the hide and seek was the first night I watched and that's what caught my attention. This season looks to be good and even better with copygodd recapping. :)

[Tabby Lavalamp]

i'm going to be recapping this show starting with tomorrow night's episode. i missed last week's because i was on vacation and never set the tivo.
You didn't miss much because the problem with bad comedians, unlike bad singers or bad dancers, is that they're really just not funny.

[JBJS]

Unlike most of you, I was pretty dissapointed in the talent last week. There were definitely some solid performances, but a lot of the people who got through really just weren't funny to me.

Ones that stood out, from what I can remember (forgive me for forgetting all their names):
"Willy Wonka"
The big mexican guy (Iglesias)
The Biker looking guy who referred to himself as looking like a lesbian
the guy with CP
The black dude in Miami who talked about being small and very un-ganster
The blonde chick who barely made it to the call back. (I thought her e-harmony joke was hilarious)

There were some other funny ones, but nothing all that impressive to me.

I have been watching since the first season and I don't see this being as good as the first two.

I'm still mad about Dave Mordal losing in the first season (especially losing to Dat Phan... What a load of crap). He is the funniest guy the show has had, in my opinion. I actually developed a little bit of a crush on him, in a "he's old enough to be my father" kind of way... :o

[Firecat]

I enjoyed the performances tonight.

I can't recall any names, but I think there were several comics that were funnier than Joey Gay...so I don't think he should have made it. The other dude who had his mic cut off was funny and has good delivery, but I don't think he performed that well (even though i'm kinda glad he made it).

Theo had a funny piece, but he needs to work on his skills a little more. Same with Nikki Glazer. The biker dude was pretty funny. Josh Blue(?) was by far the funniest. The first dude has some funny material as well, and he was very animated....

Well, those are my thoughts on that....

[Tabby Lavalamp]

Chris Porter was hugely disappointing. French-bashing jokes? When did we travel back in time to 2003?
Joey Gay isn't funny, just loud, but the producers want characters in the house.
April Macie instead of Nikki Glazer? I guess if you want to avoid annoyances like "funny" in order to appeal to a wider audience. Bland works. Tig Notaro would have also been a good choice for one of the women going through, but I'm sure the producers thought looked a little too dykey for that wider audience they want.

Roz and Joey Blue were good choices though.

[Firecat]

Yeah, that French thing was terrible. I thought he would go the route of pointing out how stupid all the French bashing was, not take part in it.

I'm glad I'm not the only one that disliked Joey Gay, he's just going to get louder and more annoying....

The audience didn't seem to respond that well to April Macie, but Kathy Griffin seemed to like her. Why didn't they have these judges(?) comment on all the comics? Or did they and NBC just not show it?

All in all, I guess I'd like to see more of Nikki Glazer...I like that kind of comedy.

[Double L]

Tig Notaro would have also been a good choice for one of the women going through, but I'm sure the producers thought looked a little too dykey for that wider audience they want.

I'm not really a good judge of comedy because it takes a lot for me to get me to laugh and sometimes I'll start laughing hysterically because of the most random thing. But the only real laugh I had was with Tig... the No Moleste just cracked me up.

And knowing that the guest judges had no real say in chosing the contestants is kinda disappointing.

The audience didn't seem to respond that well to April Macie, but Kathy Griffin seemed to like her. Why didn't they have these judges(?) comment on all the comics? Or did they and NBC just not show it?

20 Comics X 3 minute stand up = 60 minutes. The average 60 minute show - commercials is usually around 45 minutes. So they pretty much edited out the judges comments and edited the stand up routines. I'm pretty sure the guest judges did ask all the commedians questions and only those questions that were relevant to the "story" were shown.

Also on Reality Blurred they mentioned that 50 comics were invited to the Final Round of auditions. So like 10 of these people were magically edited out of the show.

[amy303_1/2]

I watched last night, and had some good laughs. I am definetly dissapointed that the guy that went last and is very loud made it through (Sorry, don't know the names either.) and the big lady made it through. She was funny, he was not, but I thought there were funnier people that didn't make it through. The no moleste lady was funny and the girl that almost didn't go through during audition should have went through. And the guy that made the joke about his daughter wanting a cell phone, that made me giggle too. I am glad that Theo didn't go through.

[zoobabe]

Josh Blue- (The CP guy) was definitely the funniest last night. I laughed out loud at everything he said!

I'm so glad that copygodd will be recapping this too. I think it will make it more interesting since we all know that we really aren't going to decide the winner.

[hannahthehun]

Josh Blue was hilarious. He SO deserves to go forward. I didn't think April Macie was that funny, nor the guy who went last and yells (I don't remember his name either). The only two I agree with are Josh Blue and Willie Wonka. Theo was awful.

[JBJS]

I can't believe so many people liked the no molesta lady (tig?). I thought she was beyond terrible. Joey Gay is awful. I was surprised when he made it to callbacks, dissapointed when he made it to the top 40, and now i'm approaching pissed that I have to see him week to week in the house. Something tells me he wont be eliminated as quickly as I would like. I like comics with variety and his whole making fun of arabs thing has already gotten old. Do something different! And don't yell all your jokes!

Roz was guilty of the yelling thing too but at least she was funny, so I'll let it slide... for now.

I was dissapointed that the biker guy (wild willy somethingoranother, i can't remember) didn't make it through. I still think he's really funny, and light years ahead of joey gay. The more I think about him getting through, the more pissed I get.

Josh Blue was hilarious. I'm glad he got voted. I hope in the future though that he'll tell some jokes that don't involve his condition. I love that he can make fun of himself, but like I said, I like variety. Just as I don't want to see Joey Gay only talking about arabs or Dat Phan only talking about his mom, I hope Josh Blue will spice it up a little bit.

[HoneyBunny]

Josh is very funny and I hope he goes far in the show. When he got the standing 'O' I got a little verklempt.
Can't wait till they get in the house - those are some of the funniest moments in the past shows.
Looking forward to your recaps copygodd ~~

hb

[Pekmboyd]

Anybody know if they'll be re-running the episode from last night? I got home later than I thought (Lamaze class, a worthy reason I think) and Tivo was busy with Kathy Griffin. Bummed I missed LCS.

[hannahthehun]

They are re-running it tonight at 11pm on Bravo.

[zoobabe]

In all fairness, we do have to understand that each comic got three minutes and we only saw an edited version of most of the sets, so they could have had more laughs then we saw. They did seem to highlight some of them receiving the judges critiques, which tipped you off as to who the finalists would be.

[Tabby Lavalamp]

There are charges of producer influence on every reality game show, but LCS takes it to a whole new level. As long as I'm entertained though and the producers don't choose the winners (Quiz Show,anyone?), I don't mind.
The only problem with the five that have gone through is I don't see myself being as entertained as I could be.

[Tabby Lavalamp]

In all fairness, we do have to understand that each comic got three minutes and we only saw an edited version of most of the sets, so they could have had more laughs then we saw.
But if you're going to show an edited set, wouldn't it make more sense to show the funny bits?

[zoobabe]

You'd think yes Tabby, but funny is subjective. A lot of people didn't think Gary was funny when he was on LCS and bitched about producer influence, but I thought he was hysterical and still do.

[Pekmboyd]

But if you're going to show an edited set, wouldn't it make more sense to show the funny bits?


Not if they're trying to fix the results and sway the audience toward people they have financial interests in....

[Tabby Lavalamp]

Not if they're trying to fix the results and sway the audience toward people they have financial interests in....
Except three of the five getting through weren't funny!

[someone_talked]

But if you're going to show an edited set, wouldn't it make more sense to show the funny bits?

My only guess on this is that they showed the unfunniest parts of the winners and the funniest parts of the losers. Because we will be seeing the winners more often, and have more time to see their entire set. They wanted to be nice to the losers and show their best jokes so that people will want to go see them when they are performing live.

At least that is my hope, because most of their picks were pathetically unfunny.

[Double L]

I'm sure they showed the best parts of the stand up for each contestants. However, of course, if your set included a long joke, they probably edited out that joke in favor a short jokes that goes in the pacing of the show.

As for the choices of the contestants, let's face it, if Simon Cowell can admit that they choose not the BEST singers for American Idol but the singers with interesting stories/personalities. I think we can safely assume that the BEST characters who will interact with each other in the LCS house were cast onto the show and not necessarily the best stand up comics.

[Firecat]

A few questionable choices tonight. I think there were many more comics that were funnier than Bill Dwyer, Michelle Ballan, and Stella.....

[zoobabe]

A few questionable choices tonight. I think there were many more comics that were funnier than Bill Dwyer, Michelle Ballan, and Stella.....


I agree FC. You know that they're just trying to put a good "mix" in the house, b/c Stella and Michelle Ballan were just not funny tonight. I thought that the last guy was really funny.

[Tabby Lavalamp]

Well, apparently the word "funny" is no longer part of the definition of "comic".

[JBJS]

Stella was terrible. I was a huge fan of Malik S., but there were 3 or 4 people that were funnier than Stella. I like standup comedy and I like the format of the show, but each season, it becomes more and more difficult to watch given the selection of comics. Stella? Joey Gay? I call BS. This season could be so much better than we all know it will be.

[Firecat]

Even Stella knew she sucked, that's why she wasn't paying attention when they were calling out the names.

[amy303_1/2]

I was so dissapointed with the picks both nights. And I thought they would redeem them selves with me when they were going to put two extra people in, but they didn't even do that.:confused: I just don't know what to do.

[Tabby Lavalamp]

Politely chuckle until your sides hurt?

[zoobabe]

The girl that got in at the end (kristin something) 'looks like Mr. Burns naked" is coming to my local comedy club in August. That makes me think she didn't win. I did think that she was funny though.

[Tabby Lavalamp]

She was the only one who got through last night who was funny.

[copygodd]

stella!!!!!!

shut up and get off my tv!!!!

[chick110]

I can tell if a TV show is bad because I reach for the Freecell handheld game instead of watching. I listened to most of the jokes while playing Freecell, so that should tell you something. Hopefully there will be a CSI rerun on tonight.

[HoneyBunny]

I can tell if a TV show is bad because I reach for the Freecell handheld game instead of watching. I listened to most of the jokes while playing Freecell, so that should tell you something.

chick110 - hello kindred spirit ~
I am a Freecell addict - shortcut on my desktop so I can get a couple of plays in at every opportunity.

hb

[zoobabe]

copygodd- you've gotta quit snarking on Gary Gulman in your LCS recaps. The dude is hella-funny and on HBO with MF'ing DANE COOK right now, so he did something right. Are you just jealous 'cuz he's so gorgeous? Use Dat Phan or Ant or something. Now- THEY are suckfests I agree with.:D

[copygodd]

copygodd- you've gotta quit snarking on Gary Gulman in your LCS recaps. The dude is hella-funny and on HBO with MF'ing DANE COOK right now, so he did something right. Are you just jealous 'cuz he's so gorgeous? Use Dat Phan or Ant or something. Now- THEY are suckfests I agree with.:D

i used both dat and ant last week. hell, i busted on dat twice. and i just ragged on dane in the forum. but i will NEVER stop busting on gg. especially since you lurv him so much...

[zoobabe]

i used both dat and ant last week. hell, i busted on dat twice. and i just ragged on dane in the forum. but i will NEVER stop busting on gg. especially since you lurv him so much...


then I guess I'll have to keep defending him. You never answered my q though. Are you jealous 'cuz he's so gorgeous?:D I like Dane Cook too. My friend and I listened to his 2 disc CD on the drive home from Houston and I was cracking up through most of it. Maybe I just like good-looking boys from Boston (see Treasure Hunters thread).

[jampony]

Have to agree - he was my favorite - I laughed at every one of his lines....and even better, I've never seen him before! Wish I could remember the joke he told that made me laugh hardest...its driving me nuts.
There were two that had me laughing out loud (which is unusual for me). The one about directing traffic with his arms waving all over the place was hysterical. The other was when he told the audience they were going to hell for laughing at him. That was great!

And I have to be honest... I've often felt that way. Like watching Timmy on South Park. Am I allowed to laugh or is that wrong? I work with people with developmental disabilities (I'm especially sensitive to the word "retard" or "re-tahd" if we're talking about Danny) so I was almost offended when the audience gave Josh a standing ovation. He's just like every other comic up there, except he's got a physical disability. Nobody went crazy for the chick with the lisp. But I agree with JBJS that Josh shouldn't just talk about his disability; he needs to have a little variety in his routine. Wow. I feel really tall standing here on my soapbox. Sorry 'bout that. If it happens again in the future, feel free to kick it out from under me.

I think I'm all caught up with the episodes on Bravo now, although I must have missed some of the earlier ones because I didn't hear some of the jokes you all were talking about. Is the next step moving in together or something? Can you tell I've never seen the show before?

[Firecat]

Tonight was interesting. I think the funniest were Chris Porter, Kristen Key, and Josh Blue. Hmmm, I can't remember who else.

Oh yeah, I still hate Joey Gay. I hope he drowns. Asshole.

Stella was eliminated. That was a shock. I thought the funny people were eliminated and the sucky comedians stay, has this changed?!?! Hopefully...
Of course, the bottom 3 all sucked....

[zoobabe]

nice sarcasm there FC. A boy after my own heart for sure.:)

it was funny tonight. having them heckle each other was cool 'cuz you got to see the claws come out a little. I think that the strategy of taking 3 comics to the challenge, with only 1 coming back was done to insure the pace of the show moves along faster before people get bored and stop watching.

[chick110]

Thanks to some sporting event, I only got to watch the last part where they all tell who they think they are funnier than and then the joke-off. Did I mention that my daughter decided to clean our downstairs BIG TV since she had put too many fingerprints on it and put a sopping wet paper towel on the screen while it was on?? So, now we have one TV at the moment and it is driving me NUTS...

[Pekmboyd]

Nobody went crazy for the chick with the lisp.


I think the reason people loved Josh is because he made fun of his disability without being an idiot...so you could feel like you were laughing at him, not his disability. With the lisp girl (no idea what her name was) she played up the stupid side (duct tape in her hair? seriously?) so even if you thought she was funny you felt bad for laughing at her. Not sure if that makes sense, but there it is.

[Pekmboyd]

nice sarcasm there FC. A boy after my own heart for sure.:)

it was funny tonight. having them heckle each other was cool 'cuz you got to see the claws come out a little. I think that the strategy of taking 3 comics to the challenge, with only 1 coming back was done to insure the pace of the show moves along faster before people get bored and stop watching.

I liked the heckling part too - I can't decide if I think Joey Gay not heckling was too gimmicky or what, but it was interesting. I haven't watched previous seasons - do they do some sort of task or event every week?

I like the voting method - whoever gets the most votes can only pick from the people that voted for them to go up against - would be neat to see that incorporated into other reality shows. "I know I'm a better Houseguest than _____" :) The BB houseguests nominate one person, then that person picks from the people that nominated them. Imagine the strategy that would come out then!

[Firecat]

I can't understand why he didn't heckle. Was he trying to be nice? The competition was meant to be funny, not malicious.....as opposed to the nasty message he left before voting.

Is he going to use the "Palestinian rock throwers" joke every time he's on stage?

[Pekmboyd]

I can't understand why he didn't heckle. Was he trying to be nice? The competition was meant to be funny, not malicious.....as opposed to the nasty message he left before voting.

Is he going to use the "Palestinian rock throwers" joke every time he's on stage?


I think he said something about wanting to do well on his own merits, not by bashing another performer - which would have been commendable if he hadn't ruined it later with that message.

I think alot of them are using the same jokes:
Roz: I don't got jokes, I got problems
Josh: This is my Make a Wish
Stella: three weeks pregnant
Some of them don't sound as recycled because they adjust it to fit the audience or even the heckling (Josh saying "this is a crappy Make a Wish" in response to the heckler)...but I think we're in for a lot of recycled material.

[Firecat]

I think alot of them are using the same jokes:
Roz: I don't got jokes, I got problems
Josh: This is my Make a Wish
Stella: three weeks pregnant
Some of them don't sound as recycled because they adjust it to fit the audience or even the heckling (Josh saying "this is a crappy Make a Wish" in response to the heckler)...but I think we're in for a lot of recycled material.


Yeah, it shows that they aren't very dynamic.

[ObstinantGirl]

I think he said something about wanting to do well on his own merits, not by bashing another performer - which would have been commendable if he hadn't ruined it later with that message.
Exactly!!!

I think Kristin's the funniest one there at this point.
Though I do like Josh, too.
Oh, and Chris.

Yep, those 3 are my favorites.

I cannot stand Roz. She's big, she's loud, she's pushy ... how original. She's about as original as Stella.

[chick110]

I liked the guy who chose not to pick on anyone, he just drew someone's name out of a hat. I thought that was a nice way to do it instead of just saying, "I don't mean anything personal about it, but I'm funnier than X..." Especially since you've been with these people how long?

[madduxgirl]

It's obvious that Stella, Roz and Joey Gay were put on the show simply to create drama. I'm still mad that Doug Benson didn't make it on, as he was by far the funniest, but I guess he just wasn't a big enough jerk.

I realize this is not a popular opinion, but I never found Gary Gulman attractive at all. I also didn't think he was all that funny. He has a certain "aw, schucks" thing about him, but that's not really my taste. Sorry, girls!

Maybe I was imagining things, but it looked to me like Joey Gay just couldn't think of anything to say when April was performing. When the camera was on him he had sort of a confused/panicked look on his face. It seemed to me like he just couldn't hang, so he used the "getting by on his own merit" thing as an excuse. Maybe that's just wishful thinking.

[Tabby Lavalamp]

I liked the guy who chose not to pick on anyone, he just drew someone's name out of a hat. I thought that was a nice way to do it instead of just saying, "I don't mean anything personal about it, but I'm funnier than X..." Especially since you've been with these people how long?
Oh gawd no. That was the weeniest thing on the whole episode. Especially after the lie that they're all funny and deserve to be there.

[Double L]

I can't understand why he didn't heckle. Was he trying to be nice? The competition was meant to be funny, not malicious.....as opposed to the nasty message he left before voting.

Actually, I think it was a great strategy NOT to piss off anyone in the competition. You can be a dick in confessional and be Mr. Nice Guy to everyone's face. I doubt he thought they showed the voting in front of the rest of the cast. Oops! This isn't Survivor!

I liked the guy who chose not to pick on anyone, he just drew someone's name out of a hat. I thought that was a nice way to do it instead of just saying, "I don't mean anything personal about it, but I'm funnier than X..." Especially since you've been with these people how long?

Nah, I think it's purely strategy to NOT piss anyone off at you especially this early in the game. This ranks up there with Sean's alphabet voting strategy on Survivor.


Some of them don't sound as recycled because they adjust it to fit the audience or even the heckling (Josh saying "this is a crappy Make a Wish" in response to the heckler)...but I think we're in for a lot of recycled material.

I think most of them only have one stand up routine with their staple jokes and some new ones they throw in. If a joke works, it works. And you're going to keep on using it since you know it works. That's why they'll edit the routines and cut out old stuff you've heard before. Not many people are brillant enough to come up with a NEW routine every single time they have to perform. Are you really going to risk it and use some untested jokes or use jokes you know will make people laugh?

[hannahthehun]

The people who deserved to go home went home. Stella sucks and April just isn't that funny. Plus she looks like she's had a TON of plastic surgery. My favs are the same as everyone else's: Chris, Kristen, and Josh. I don't think Roz is that funny either. I don't understand why she won the heckling challenge, all she did was call the short chick a bitch over and over.

[Pekmboyd]

Oh gawd no. That was the weeniest thing on the whole episode. Especially after the lie that they're all funny and deserve to be there.

I have to agree - it's not like these people don't know each other - I'm sure most of them have run into each other playing comedy clubs and things, particularly the ones in LA and New York...they all run in the same circles.

[Firecat]

Joey Gay is gone! :D :D :D

[jampony]

Joey Gay is gone! :D :D :D
What?!? Where the hell was I? I thought Bil Dwyer went home? Not like I'm sad about either one, but still. I could have sworn I stayed awake through that whole boring show and yet I still managed to miss the end?

[Pekmboyd]

They both left :) There was a four-way tie during the voting so they had 4 people perform, and Joey and Bill both left.

They all seemed to do some new material, which was nice....but Bill's routine was downright boring! And my reaction to Joey was "Stop yelling at me!" It's like he wanted to berate me into laughing.

[copygodd]

thank husband joeygay is gone!

i won't get the recap up until sometime tomorrow, as i was too busy celebrating my birthday last night and i'm too busy recovering from celebrating my birthday today.

[hannahthehun]

Once again they got rid of the people who sucked the most, thereby restoring my faith in society. Did anybody else think that Bill seemed twitchy and nervous? Now they just need to get rid of the short chick.

[zoobabe]

sorry to disagree with you guys, but i thought that Bill's joke about the store that sold hair care products and prosthetics was LOL funny. Maybe I was just in a goofy mood or something , but it made me laugh just thinking about it afterwards. Joey Gay definitely needed to go, but I thought that Michelle should have gone too. Chris Porter was funny last night. The condomn joke was awesome. Plus- kristin and Josh playing "crotch-ball" was funny too.

[Tabby Lavalamp]

I thought that Michelle should have gone too.
Noooo! She's actually getting better and better each time she's on stage. During auditions she was meh, last week she clearly had the best set and got some laughs, this time she was the funniest she's been yet.

[copygodd]

i won't get the recap up until sometime tomorrow, as i was too busy celebrating my birthday last night and i'm too busy recovering from celebrating my birthday today.

did i say tomorrow? my bad. i meant tomorrow.

[ObstinantGirl]

I kinda liked Bill Dwyer...I thought he was the funniest one during the comedy-off. Ah, well, he'll be fine no matter what. I questioned if he should have been allowed in this competition to begin with...

Joey Gay, good riddance.
Can you please take the annoying little troll with you? What? She got immunity this week? Damnit. Adam Carolla...you stink.

Roz, you bug me.

Kristin? Funny!
Josh? Funny!
Chris? Funny!

Julio? Not so funny...enough already with the silly voices and expressions. That got old REAL fast.

Michelle? Meh. Occasionally a funny line slips through, but I think that even she is surprised that she's still there.

[jenny10girl]

did i say tomorrow? my bad. i meant tomorrow.


Good it will give me something to read during work tomorrow.
:)

[chick110]

Did you mean tomorrow or tomorrow? ;)

[Tabby Lavalamp]

Was there an episode this week? My tv listings had it on last night, but I just played the tape and got America's Got Talent. I swear, if I missed Rebecca Correy going home...

[Firecat]

I think it starts up again next week ;)

[Tabby Lavalamp]

I think it starts up again next week ;)
Good. Thanks. I hate when I set the VCR and the show doesn't get recorded.

[Firecat]

What's a VCR?
















:p
I know how you feel. Almost as bad as when a show starts late or runs over, and I get screwed because precious minutes escape me.

Now hopefully next week Rebecca (aka the centaur) is gone. But based on the previews, doesn't somebody violate the "house rules"....or am I thinking of next weeks Hells Kitchen?!?

[Pekmboyd]

:p
I know how you feel. Almost as bad as when a show starts late or runs over, and I get screwed because precious minutes escape me.

Now hopefully next week Rebecca (aka the centaur) is gone. But based on the previews, doesn't somebody violate the "house rules"....or am I thinking of next weeks Hells Kitchen?!?


No, you're right - somebody violates the house rules on LCS...I've heard rumors of who it is and what they did but I don't want to put spoilers in the wrong thread so I won't say :)

[copygodd]

i heard who got booted too, but i won't tell you until next week. cuz that's how i roll. :cool:

[ObstinantGirl]

So...I didn't catch the whole episode, but I guess that Gabriel got booted? What for? Something to do with his girlfriend?

I'm bummed that Kristin was ousted, because she (along with Josh and Chris) is one of my favorites. I really don't find Ty or Michelle or Roz all that funny.

[derder]

Hey just wondering...
I didn't watch this season (just the first episode), but how far did Road Rules Theo make it?

[derder]

Tabby- Your avatar is awesome!

[Pekmboyd]

So...I didn't catch the whole episode, but I guess that Gabriel got booted? What for? Something to do with his girlfriend?


Gabriel got booted for being an IDIOT. He smuggled a Blackberry in, when their contract specifically states no cell phones, etc. THEN, AFTER he got caught, he snuck out or missed curfew or something at like 3 in the morning to call his girlfriend to tell her about it. He justified it as "well I wasn't spilling the beans on the show I was just keeping in touch with a loved one" - this is why they put in the whole "house phone" segment at the beginning of the show where they talk to loved ones and explain they get a phone call every other day. How long are they really sequestered anyway? It can't be more than a few weeks...is it really so hard not to talk to "the love of your life" for 48-hour stretches? My husband has been on 8-month deployments and we got by just fine.

Sorry, I lost all respect for him after that - acting like his girlfriend is just so critically important that he can't go for hours without talking to her even though he's in the middle of quite possibly his biggest career opportunity. Stupid, stupid, stupid. :mad:

[copygodd]

gabriel's a big dummydum. get it? big? cuz he's fat? i should totally be on this show.

anyway, because rock star and lcs air at the same time, and i only have a single tuner tivo, from now on i won't get to watch lcs until bravo's thursday night repeat, so don't look for recaps until friday or saturday.

sorry 'bout that... :(

[ObstinantGirl]

copygodd, You know you're funnier than most of the people on LCS!

(Sorry, that's a back-handed compliment. It's not difficult to be funnier than most of the people on LCS this season. :p )

[zoobabe]

It's definitely down to Chris and Josh as the final two now.

Gabriel was really stupid for getting himself ousted that way, but I think he did it b/c he's BIG enough (LOL) on his own to not really NEED this show. He didn't seem ashamed or upset by them asking him to leave. He just left and said thanks.

Kristin did need the exposure from this show. I hope she gets it b/c she's really funny. I'm still gonna try and catch her act locally in August.

What did you all think about Alonzo calling Josh out for the disability /pity act? I think Josh is really funny and handles good-natured ribbing very well.

[derder]

Hey someone, anyone...
What happened to Road Rules Theo- how far did he go?

[Firecat]

lol...sorry. I believe he made it past the auditions, but was knocked out when they made the final selections. He was definitely funnier than several that did make it on though.

You can vote for him though....

http://www.nbc.com/Last_Comic_Standing/voting/

[Chris]

I'm actually really excited that Gabe left because I think it opens up the competition a little more. However, I think this is now Chris' to lose. He manages to connect with audiences really well in a short amount of time. I'm looking forward to seeing new material from Roz and Josh because we haven't seen them perform in a long time. I think that Michele is actually one of the funniest people left but I bet she'll be the first to go. Young people watch the show and tend to vote for the younger comics.

[jenny10girl]

I was happy to see Jim Norton made an appearance. Too bad he didn't re-enter again. He's a funny guy. Way funnier than some of these contestants...

[Tabby Lavalamp]

Tabby- Your avatar is awesome!
Thanks. :D



I was sad to see Kristen go too, but for some reason she seemed to be having an off night. I wonder if she was shaken by how things went down at the roast. She's been one of my favourites so far, but oh how she bombed.
The audience at the head-to-head-to-heads don't get to see everything, so based on their performances that night the best comic won.

[zoobabe]

Maybe I'm just a comedy junkie, but I thought that they were all funny tonight. You could tell by the audience reaction that Josh is their fave, even though I thought that he was nervous and a little shaky tonight. I'm sure he'll make it through though. I actually voted online for Josh and Chris b/c they've been my two faves from the beginning and I'd be happy if either of them won.

[Firecat]

I think Roz and Ty were the funniest, but I just don't like all the yelling (Roz). Chris and Josh weren't at the top of their game, but I laughed (it was a mixture of funny stuff and sucky stuff). I didn't really find Michelle funny....

[Pekmboyd]

I thought Roz was funny, but if she could just stop screaming I might stand to listen to her for longer than a few minutes.

Ty was my favorite last night - he really stepped it up and I laughed out loud numerous times (which feels really stupid when it's just you in your living room) - his best performance by far.

I thought Chris fell apart - he stuttered his first line and used some weird voice for the first half of his routine...he picked it up toward the end but I was totally disappointed. I like him.

Josh did great, the Gabriel phone thing CRACKED me up...I don't know if it was really that funny or if I was just that tired, but I laughed hysterically for the rest of his performance.

I didn't care for Michele at all, her delivery style is too "joke, make weird facial expression to let audience know they should laugh now"...I didn't laugh once.

At the end when they supposedly showed the two comics in danger after a whole commercial worth of voting - they didn't actually show who was in danger, did they? Did I miss it? I'm eastern, so west coasters, did they fix it by then?

[zoobabe]

no - they didn't fix it. No bottom two names were shown at all.

[jampony]

I thought Roz was funny, but if she could just stop screaming I might stand to listen to her for longer than a few minutes.

Ty was my favorite last night - he really stepped it up and I laughed out loud numerous times (which feels really stupid when it's just you in your living room) - his best performance by far.

I thought Chris fell apart - he stuttered his first line and used some weird voice for the first half of his routine...he picked it up toward the end but I was totally disappointed. I like him.

Josh did great, the Gabriel phone thing CRACKED me up...I don't know if it was really that funny or if I was just that tired, but I laughed hysterically for the rest of his performance.

I didn't care for Michele at all, her delivery style is too "joke, make weird facial expression to let audience know they should laugh now"...I didn't laugh once.

At the end when they supposedly showed the two comics in danger after a whole commercial worth of voting - they didn't actually show who was in danger, did they? Did I miss it? I'm eastern, so west coasters, did they fix it by then?

Great recap, Pekmboyd! I just watched the episode and I was thinking all the things you wrote and now I don't have to type it all out. I can just say, "I agree!" and be done with it! :)

Weren't we supposed to vote online to bring some comics back?

[Chris]

I think we're all thinking the same thing here. Chris was the least funny for me and (sadly) Michele wasn't that good either. Roz brought it, but I don't think her style will be appreciated much longer. Josh is clearly the audience favorite. And Ty is the dark horse (no, not because he's black) and could possibly sneak in to win it all.

[jenny10girl]

I was invited to go to Caroline's a few months back to see some coimic (I can't remember who...) and Roz happened to be the opener. Her delivery is what made most of her stuff funny; for some reason I think it loses something on TV.

[Tabby Lavalamp]

Are you people nuts? Chris had the best set of the night, and this is coming from someone who didn't care to see him advance after his lame-ass French bashing jokes from the auditions. I laughed more during his routine than I did with all the other comedians combined.
Ty was okay for most of his set, but did finish strong.
Roz was alright as well.
Josh was surprisingly not all that great. I expected far better from him.
Michele let me down almost as much as Kristin did last week. After her second head-to-head, I expected so much more from her.

[jampony]

Are you people nuts? Chris had the best set of the night, and this is coming from someone who didn't care to see him advance after his lame-ass French bashing jokes from the auditions. I laughed more during his routine than I did with all the other comedians combined.
Ty was okay for most of his set, but did finish strong.
Roz was alright as well.
Josh was surprisingly not all that great. I expected far better from him.
Michele let me down almost as much as Kristin did last week. After her second head-to-head, I expected so much more from her.
Except that Chris spent most of his acting speaking in a strange (but oddly familiar) way. It was almost as annoying as the way Roz yells. I thought Ty was pretty funny -- funnier than Roz and Michelle anyway.

[Tabby Lavalamp]

Ty's post-sex interview was killer. Definitely his best material to date and a great way to end the set.

[zoobabe]

aw- no one posted about last night yet? Wel- I voted for Chris and Josh again. I think that Michele should go next week b/c Ty was really strong this week too. I think that Chris was the best this week and should win it all. My fave comedian was not that strong. he was only on for a short time, and he looked FANTABULOUS!!!- but it seemed that the audience wasn't into him as much.

you can vote online for a contestant to come back and perform on the finale. I voted for Doug Benson.:D

[Pekmboyd]

I have to say that guy that performed at the beginning was terrible....Gary whatever...painful.

Ty is definitely moving up in my list, he's done great the past couple weeks. Chris and Josh are still good, but Ty is really stepping it up. Michele is definitely out of steam.

[jenny10girl]

Am I the only one who doesn't laugh out loud at any of these comedians? Just wondering.

[ScotyUtah]

Chris Cooper started strong but has seemed to slow a bit. I'm not cracking up as much at any of them now. Maybe the pressure is getting to them? Watch out for Ty; he seems like he's pulling out more funny material every time he goes on...

[TinkerbellAPixie]

I have to say that guy that performed at the beginning was terrible....Gary whatever...painful.

Gary Gulman - - loveeeeeeeee him! Though I have to fight zoobabe for him :p

My fave comedian was not that strong. he was only on for a short time, and he looked FANTABULOUS!!!- but it seemed that the audience wasn't into him as much.

you can vote online for a contestant to come back and perform on the finale. I voted for Doug Benson.:D

I was sad that the audience wasn't reacting enough to the Gul-man. I also voted for Doug Benson - girl we definitely have the same taste in comedians.

[zoobabe]

Gary Gulman - - loveeeeeeeee him! Though I have to fight zoobabe for him :p



I was sad that the audience wasn't reacting enough to the Gul-man. I also voted for Doug Benson - girl we definitely have the same taste in comedians.


we do Tink, but I will beat your ass to the pavement over Gary!:p I think his set was just too short, and he picked a joke with a long set up to tell first. I heard those same bits when I saw him live-and they KILLED! Did you notice how all the women in the audience were swooning over him though? Holy crap- he's fine!

[TinkerbellAPixie]

we do Tink, but I will beat your ass to the pavement over Gary!:p I think his set was just too short, and he picked a joke with a long set up to tell first. I heard those same bits when I saw him live-and they KILLED! Did you notice how all the women in the audience were swooning over him though? Holy crap- he's fine!

He IS fine and he looked great all suited up. He was scheduled to come to Orlando in August but then changed it - so I'm sad. :(

[jenny10girl]

Isn't he dating that chic with the red hair that was on this season?

[TinkerbellAPixie]

Isn't he dating that chic with the red hair that was on this season?

April Macie - and yup he is. They are first on each other's myspace pages and have photos of each other in their photo albums.

[jenny10girl]

April Macie - and yup he is. They are first on each other's myspace pages and have photos of each other in their photo albums.

AWWEEE how gay...LOL... :D

[zoobabe]

Isn't he dating that chic with the red hair that was on this season?

yeah jenny- she's (April Macie) been his girlfriend for quite awhile now.

[jenny10girl]

yeah jenny- she's (April Macie) been his girlfriend for quite awhile now.


I thought that was what I heard but I wasn't sure...thanks everyone for the confirmation...!

...And although his humor may not be my taste, he is definately nice to look at!!!! :D

[Chris]

...And although his humor may not be my taste, he is definately nice to look at!!!! :D

What humor? He told the worst jokes of the season. If you're going to bring back someone from a previous season, how about Mr. Jay London? :)

[TinkerbellAPixie]

What humor? He told the worst jokes of the season. If you're going to bring back someone from a previous season, how about Mr. Jay London? :)

Jay was funny - but I kept expecting to see fleas flying off of him. :eek:

[ScotyUtah]

Y'all like tall dark haired gents with big... noses? I keed! Why didn't he just roll with the old cookie jokes?

[TinkerbellAPixie]

Why didn't he just roll with the old cookie jokes?

Good question - I do adore his Fig Newton joke.

[ScotyUtah]

I do adore his Fig Newton

Whoa now, too much info...:D

[ObstinantGirl]

I saw Gary, Alonzo & Jay perform together in Boston right after their season ended. Even my husband (who thinks that Jay London is the funniest thing since whoopie cushions and hand buzzers) had to admit that Jay wasn't very funny, and the audience barely responded to any of his jokes/act. But, Gary and Alonzo? Killed! They were a riot, both of them.

So...I didn't catch the show last week because we were away on vacation. Are we now waiting for the results of the voting? When does that happen? Is it going to be dragged out for an hour, somehow? (Sillly question!)

[zoobabe]

I saw Gary, Alonzo & Jay perform together in Boston right after their season ended. Even my husband (who thinks that Jay London is the funniest thing since whoopie cushions and hand buzzers) had to admit that Jay wasn't very funny, and the audience barely responded to any of his jokes/act. But, Gary and Alonzo? Killed! They were a riot, both of them.

So...I didn't catch the show last week because we were away on vacation. Are we now waiting for the results of the voting? When does that happen? Is it going to be dragged out for an hour, somehow? (Sillly question!)

I saw that same show OG. Jay's jokes bombed at my show too.

Scoty- he only tells the "cookie jokes" by request at the end of his act now b/c he likes to keep writing new material instead of expecting people to pay good money to see him tell the same jokes over and over. He took requests from the audience to retell any of their faves the last time I saw him live. He's really grateful and kind to his fans.

OG- they announce who's voted out at the very beginning of the show and then the remaining three comics will do their acts. They were giving them a 5 min set, but maybe they'll extend it now that there will be less performers.

[TinkerbellAPixie]

He's really grateful and kind to his fans.

And that's a huge part of his appeal. He is humble and grateful. I emailed him after I took my Mom to see him on Mother's Day and he wrote back - which I never expected. <swoon> He's just an all around great guy.

[copygodd]

And that's a huge part of his appeal. He is humble and grateful. I emailed him after I took my Mom to see him on Mother's Day and he wrote back - which I never expected. <swoon> He's just an all around great guy.

if only humble and grateful equaled funny.

[ObstinantGirl]

Well, copygodd, you're certainly entitled to your own opinion! But I'll tell you that Gary absolutely OWNED the crowd when I saw him perform, he was very funny. But, hey, comedy is a subjective thing. Thank God there are all different styles available...because I'd be a really unhappy person if the Adam Sandlers of the comedy world were the only style around.

BTW, Alonzo's as nice a person as Gary is.

[copygodd]

perhaps i've been too hard on mr. gulman.

as an act of contrition, i'll try to say something nice: he's funnier than dane cook.

[TinkerbellAPixie]

perhaps i've been too hard on mr. gulman.

as an act of contrition, i'll try to say something nice: he's funnier than dane cook.

Well there's a backhanded compliment if ever I heard one. Dane is another one who works my nerves.

[HoneyBunny]

perhaps i've been too hard on mr. gulman.

as an act of contrition, i'll try to say something nice: he's funnier than dane cook.

mr. gulman is funnier than my grandmama (God Rest her soul)...



hb

[zoobabe]

perhaps i've been too hard on mr. gulman.

as an act of contrition, i'll try to say something nice: he's funnier than dane cook.

and copygodd is funnier than the other Tvgasm bloggers that beat him in the "which moderator would you like to moderate" poll.:p

[ScotyUtah]

Back on point, I think Josh Blue's schtick may have run to the end of it's course last night. I wouldn't be surprised if he stayed though because he's playing the same angle Heffron did when he won. Lot's of simple, family/kid based humor - must get the votes or something. There wasn't a lot of LOL moments for me last night but I still think Ty is getting stronger. The dude is definitely peaking at the right time. Chris and Ty in the final two is my guess (and hope).

[Pekmboyd]

Back on point, I think Josh Blue's schtick may have run to the end of it's course last night. I wouldn't be surprised if he stayed though because he's playing the same angle Heffron did when he won. Lot's of simple, family/kid based humor - must get the votes or something. There wasn't a lot of LOL moments for me last night but I still think Ty is getting stronger. The dude is definitely peaking at the right time. Chris and Ty in the final two is my guess (and hope).


I agree and I don't...I thought it was Chris whose schtick got played out last night - enough with the penis and/or pot jokes! Ty told drug jokes that were actually funny, proving that it's not the subject matter, it's the guy writing the jokes. Ty is my favorite to win - his humor is smarter, he has more variety, and he doesn't feel as forced on stage as the other two.

And I have to say that any of the three of them are a HUGE improvement over that god-awful caveman at the beginning. Totally painful. Does he remind anybody else of the Gorgs from Fraggle Rock?

[ScotyUtah]

I agree and I don't...I thought it was Chris whose schtick got played out last night - enough with the penis and/or pot jokes! Ty told drug jokes that were actually funny, proving that it's not the subject matter, it's the guy writing the jokes. Ty is my favorite to win - his humor is smarter, he has more variety, and he doesn't feel as forced on stage as the other two.

And I have to say that any of the three of them are a HUGE improvement over that god-awful caveman at the beginning. Totally painful. Does he remind anybody else of the Gorgs from Fraggle Rock?

Yeah, I was trying to avoid even hyping Chris at all because his routine didn't do much for me. The thing is, with his past performances, you know he can bring it. It's like he's trying too hard or letting the pressure get to him. See how shiny his head was at the end of his performance? Pressure sweat. One thing for sure is that Josh Blue has made a name for himself. He'll do well in the comedy circuits now that he's had such major exposure. Totally agree that Ty is looking like the favorite. He'll take it if he keeps up what he's been doing but Chris still has the potential for one last blast.

[Chris]

OH COME ON! Chris is an arrogant jerk! "People were blasting me last week on the message boards for my set. Apparently, they didn't see the standing ovation." Give me a break. The dude is cocky and he doesn't have much to back it up with, if anything. Yeah, he was funny when he won the showdown before the finals but he even said he was using his best stuff for that performance and it's very clear he hasn't written anything better since.

Josh is a funny guy and will make it to the finals but he does not deserve it all simply because I don't think it's possible for him to even fill the total time of the Bravo special he'd win.

Ty DOES deserve to win and I truly hope he does. He is humble and hilarious week after week.

And boo to all of you who diss my Jay London. :)

[ScotyUtah]

Yeah, I was surprised he tried to bust on message board folks instead of taking the criticism. Given his looks and style you think he could find more ammo in the way of self deprication. He did awesome with the roast, so maybe he should find a way to come up with material that makes friendly fun of popular icons. Whatever. I'm just hoping that someone can break something out that really makes me laugh.

[Pekmboyd]

Wow - I totally thought he was being sarcastic...if he was serious, he is definitely an ass. You're right Scoty, the pressure is definitely getting to him - he was much better before the semi-finals.

[Firecat]

Hmmm....I thought Chris did the best.

[ScotyUtah]

And boo to all of you who diss my Jay London. :)

My best friend saw him in New York recently (on the street) and fired up a conversation about LCS. Said he was really nice. Isn't that special?!?!

[Apple Blossom]

Josh has been my favorite since the beginning, but I was really disappointed with his set this week. I haven't really liked Ty that much, but I did laugh a few times, more for him than Josh or Chris. I really don't know how it'll play out next week.

Who was that caveman guy at the beginning? He was awful. Not funny, not clean-looking. Just a waste of airtime. I normally like Caroline Rhea as an actress, but I didn't think she was funny either. All in all, this week's episode was really a letdown.

[ObstinantGirl]

Who was that caveman guy at the beginning? He was awful. Not funny, not clean-looking.Okay, I didn't see the show, so this is just a guess based upon your description: was it Jay London???

[ScotyUtah]

Okay, I didn't see the show, so this is just a guess based upon your description: was it Jay London???

Winner-winner, chicken dinner!!

[ObstinantGirl]

Yay! I get a chicken dinner!!! Who's going to cook it for me? And are they going to use an Easy Bake Oven?

[zoobabe]

I didn't LOL at any of them this week. I was so disappointed that I couldn't even bring myself to vote. I thought they were supposed to "bring it", but they didn't. Jay London still sucked too.

[Tabby Lavalamp]

My biggest disappointment with Jay is that he's still using much the same material that he did when he was competing. I know that's his schtick, but it would be nice to see him mix it up a little.

Caroline Rhea was hilarious. I really don't get why people didn't care for her set. It's obvious she was on as a plug for The Biggest Loser, but that doesn't take away from the fact that she's a great stand-up. And she got in a much funnier dig at Mel Gibson than Anthony Clark, who just didn't make sense when he said, "Who let the dogs out? I'm thinking Mel Gibson." What the f... f...fffffudge? What the hell does that even mean?

I actually thought Josh had one of his best sets of the season, and Chris got off to a rocky start but really picked it up and finished strong. Ty didn't seem to get as many laughs and they didn't seem to be as loud as the others got, but it's still seeming like a strong final three.

[zoobabe]

http://img.villagephotos.com/p/2004-9/828673/08_05A.JPG

the best comedian from LCS EVER!!!

[Chris]

Zoobabe, I had no idea you were so talented.

[Tabby Lavalamp]

I'm no detective, but judging by your relative positions and the looks on both your faces, I strongly suspect that photo was snapped just as you grabbed a handful of Gulbutt.

[zoobabe]

Oh Tabby- you know me so well!:o

[jenny10girl]

Zoobabe that pic is very cool. He is very hot....yum...LOL...

[Tabby Lavalamp]

Oh Tabby- you know me so well!:o
In the biblical sense? I'm tall, but I'm no Gary Gulman.


Anyway, speaking of contestants from back when the show was funny, I just got an interview with Alonzo Bodden.

http://realivision.blogspot.com/2006/08/interview-with-alonzo-bodden-of-last.html

[zoobabe]

cool interview Tabby. He's a funny dude! He must have won big in season 3 b/c the teams split weekly prize money before they got to the individual finals.

[Tabby Lavalamp]

Thanks. It was nice to have someone not involved with Big Brother or Treasure Hunters for a change. :)

He is good. Season two was so much stronger than season four.

[copygodd]

http://img.villagephotos.com/p/2004-9/828673/08_05A.JPG

the best comedian from LCS EVER!!!

wow. did you lose a bet?

Thanks. It was nice to have someone not involved with Big Brother or Treasure Hunters for a change. :)

He is good. Season two was so much stronger than season four.

i thought alonzo should've won season two. john heffron was just a less-funny version of howie mandel. (as if that's possible.)

[zoobabe]

no cgodd- I didn't lose a bet. Gary is just my favorite comedian that I'm loyal to. If only I had the same devotion to you...then I would have voted for you in the poll.:D

[Tabby Lavalamp]

i thought alonzo should've won season two. john heffron was just a less-funny version of howie mandel. (as if that's possible.)
I haven't seen Howie's stand-up in years, but back when he had hair I saw him live twice and he killed each time.

[TinkerbellAPixie]

no cgodd- If only I had the same devotion to you...then I would have voted for you in the poll.:D

OOH burnnnnnnnnnnnnnnn.:p

[jampony]

no cgodd- I didn't lose a bet. Gary is just my favorite comedian that I'm loyal to. If only I had the same devotion to you...then I would have voted for you in the poll.:D
Oh no she di'int!

[zoobabe]

oh yes I did-and I'll do it again;)

[TinkerbellAPixie]

oh yes I did-and I'll do it again;)

Which is why I luv ya - ya got some killer stones.

[zoobabe]

Which is why I luv ya - ya got some killer stones.

Fanks mate! :wub:

[copygodd]

no cgodd- I didn't lose a bet. Gary is just my favorite comedian that I'm loyal to. If only I had the same devotion to you...then I would have voted for you in the poll.:D

and here i thought you snubbed me in the polls as an act of tough love. :wub:

[zoobabe]

and here i thought you snubbed me in the polls as an act of tough love. :wub:

that's what men usually think to make themselves feel better.:p It's okay though cgodd. My love will come around your way...eventually.

[Firecat]

I was flipping stations, and I caught Rebecca Cory on the panel for Scarborough Country on MSNBC, they were discussing something about the Dixie Chicks.

I was hoping I'd never have to see her again, oh well...

[zoobabe]

I'm almost ashamed to admit it, but I LOL'ed the most at THEO tonight. Go figure. Ty repeated one of his jokes ( I hate that) and Josh was just alright but nothing spectacular. I'll tape the results show tomorrow though.

[ObstinantGirl]

I've stopped watching this show...but I keep checking back in here to find out who won...WHEN THE HECK IS THIS SHOW EVER GOING TO END????!!! Is it just dragging on endlessly and forever? Or is there, at some point, going to be a final winner announced?

[Firecat]

Josh was alright, the Stella joke was funny. Ty ended really bad, plus it was old material.

I thought Josh Wolf(?) was funny. Theo was kinda funny.

Chris should not have been eliminated.

[Chris]

Yay! The right final two. That's all I'll say.

I hope Ty takes it home but I was so dissapointed that he went back to old material last night to end his set. Of course he didn't really get to end it because his microphone turned off. Oops.

Can't wait for this show to be over with.

[jenny10girl]

I've stopped watching this show...but I keep checking back in here to find out who won...WHEN THE HECK IS THIS SHOW EVER GOING TO END????!!! Is it just dragging on endlessly and forever? Or is there, at some point, going to be a final winner announced?


I SHOULD have stopped watching it, but I never took it out of my TiVo...I agree with you I feel like I have been watching it forever....

[ScotyUtah]

I hope Ty takes it home but I was so dissapointed that he went back to old material last night to end his set. Of course he didn't really get to end it because his microphone turned off. Oops.

I'm in the Ty camp as well. Couldn't believe he used old material AND got cut off. A double whammy if ever there was one. Please let the show be over. Please.

[jenny10girl]

Ok so I finally got to watch this today. I thought their performances were both cute, but not 'LOL' funny. At this point I'll go with Josh because it really does take a lot of balls to goof on the condition he has.

[zoobabe]

my tape cut off in the middle, but I managed to turn it on at the end to see the winner. It who I thought it would be. Should I spoil it (cuz no one who started watching it really cares anyway now)? It was Josh that won LCS!

[HoneyBunny]

my tape cut off in the middle, but I managed to turn it on at the end to see the winner. It who I thought it would be. Should I spoil it (cuz no one who started watching it really cares anyway now)? It was Josh that won LCS!


I saw the show where they found Josh.
I saw the show where Josh won.
I guess I picked the two best shows to watch huh?!


hb

[zoobabe]

I saw the show where they found Josh.
I saw the show where Josh won.
I guess I picked the two best shows to watch huh?!


hb


indeed you did hb. Smart bunny!;)

[ScotyUtah]

I thought the best show of the season was the roast for Gabriel. That was when Chris Cooper was at his funniest but it went all down hill from there.

[copygodd]

my tape cut off in the middle, but I managed to turn it on at the end to see the winner. It who I thought it would be. Should I spoil it (cuz no one who started watching it really cares anyway now)? It was Josh that won LCS!

maybe i'll just post that as my recap.

[HoneyBunny]

maybe i'll just post that as my recap.

You recap this show?



hb

[ScotyUtah]

Congrats to Josh Blue. I have to admit a lot of his stuff was funny because of the way he delivered it. Being self depricating never hurt a comic and he worked that angle well.

[copygodd]

You recap this show?



hb

see what i mean?

[zoobabe]

maybe i'll just post that as my recap.


do it cgodd. Then I get the credit for being so witty and you get to take a break from the tedium.:p

[Firecat]

Funny, I watched the entire season except the final results show. I just didn't care to see who won....

[jampony]

I'm not sure why, but I get a kick out of those "overhead" websites. Anyway, I saw this the other day and thought of you, zoobabe:

And Take it From me, Comedy Shows Are No Fun!

Comedy show ticket hawker: Hey, come to a comedy show. It will be fun! C'mon!
Gary Gulman: Dude, I'm Gary Gulman! (http://www.overheardinnewyork.com/archives/006695.html)

--Outside IFC Center, 6th Ave

[zoobabe]

:lol:

[lovemyshows]

I cant remember his name the tall goofy one with the curly hair. I saw him at the Improv... he was soooo funny and just out there and he is just funny when you look at him tall skinny crazy hair... love watching what he is doing

[ScotyUtah]

I cant remember his name the tall goofy one with the curly hair. I saw him at the Improv... he was soooo funny and just out there and he is just funny when you look at him tall skinny crazy hair... love watching what he is doing


That's Chris Porter and yes, he's probably the funniest of that motley bunch. He just choked down the stretch.

[lovemyshows]

That's Chris Porter and yes, he's probably the funniest of that motley bunch. He just choked down the stretch.
Oh yea thats it... man he is funny I am glad that i got to see him before he got famous our tickets were cheap and now they are probably through the roof!

[Firecat]

June 13th = Season 5 premiere.

The only season I watched was the last one, and it sucked bad. The people they picked were terrible...and just thinking about it makes me want to vomit.

However, from what I understand...this season will have contestants from around the world. That should be interesting.