Last Comic Standing - Air Date May 30
First the good news - Last Comic Standing is going back to its original format. They'll weed out all the competitors until they get to the final ten, at which point those comedians will all move in together. Excellent! Feel free to picture Mr. Burns while you read that. Excellent! Jay Mohr has been replaced as a host by Anthony Clark of Yes, Dear, and formerly a decent show, Boston Common. And from what little we've seen of him, he doesn't suck.
Now the bad news - Buckstar didn't move on. But hey, he got further than he ever has in previous auditions. This man has auditioned a LOT. In seasons 1 and 2, he went to every city they held auditions and tried out, but never got past that first minute or so. Getting called back to try out in front of a crowd in the evening was a huge step for him. At this rate, he'll be going on to the house by season 15.
There were a lot of good comics auditioning. Many more bad ones, but I'll get to that in a moment. For the good comedians, there were some tough cuts. For those that are going forward, there is a nice mix of styles and even a few feel-good stories. Almost not getting the callback, asking to try one more joke, then doing well enough at the callback to move on? I loved it! I'm not going to get too attached to anyone yet though, because there are a lot more cuts to come. When we get to the final ten, then I'll start worrying about names.
Ooooh, the bad comedians. One of the staples of these talent shows is that we get to see those who didn't make it. Bad singers? Funny. Bad dancers? Funny. Bad comedians? Aye, there's the rub. Morbidly fascinating? Definitely. But not funny. That's why they're bad comedians. Come on, one guy dressed up like Hitler in leiderhosen! Unless you're Mel Brooks, don't. Great, now you've got "Springtime for Hitler" stuck in my head, Hitler in leiderhosen guy, you bastard.
There isn't much in the way of plotting and scheming one could do at this point, but there is a little something called "research". This is the fourth season of the show, third where they've had tryouts. If you have a novelty act, you're not going to get on. There is so little shown of the bad auditions, it's not even worth going just to get on television. I don't know about comedy duos though. I can't see one proceding all the way through as a team, but maybe it would work. Not likely though, but you can still try that. They don't seem keen on prop comics either, so you can stay at home, Carrot Top (who is really buffing out, by the say, so don't cross him or you'll regret it).
It's been a while, so I'll forgive them this once. Season 3 was an anomaly, it's been a while since season 2, now it's season 4. There's no excuse for next year.
Well, except for delusion. I'm not as funny as I think, and if you're going to try out for Last Comic Standing, there appears to be a really good chance you aren't either.
Something new they're doing this year is that some of the comics who just missed the last cut get to compete online, with the final two competing live on the show. I like Sapna Kumar, but my votes so far are going to Kaitlin Colombo. She's only 19, but she has a great comedy voice and a bright future. Check out the website to watch videos and place your votes.
Now the bad news - Buckstar didn't move on. But hey, he got further than he ever has in previous auditions. This man has auditioned a LOT. In seasons 1 and 2, he went to every city they held auditions and tried out, but never got past that first minute or so. Getting called back to try out in front of a crowd in the evening was a huge step for him. At this rate, he'll be going on to the house by season 15.
There were a lot of good comics auditioning. Many more bad ones, but I'll get to that in a moment. For the good comedians, there were some tough cuts. For those that are going forward, there is a nice mix of styles and even a few feel-good stories. Almost not getting the callback, asking to try one more joke, then doing well enough at the callback to move on? I loved it! I'm not going to get too attached to anyone yet though, because there are a lot more cuts to come. When we get to the final ten, then I'll start worrying about names.
Ooooh, the bad comedians. One of the staples of these talent shows is that we get to see those who didn't make it. Bad singers? Funny. Bad dancers? Funny. Bad comedians? Aye, there's the rub. Morbidly fascinating? Definitely. But not funny. That's why they're bad comedians. Come on, one guy dressed up like Hitler in leiderhosen! Unless you're Mel Brooks, don't. Great, now you've got "Springtime for Hitler" stuck in my head, Hitler in leiderhosen guy, you bastard.
There isn't much in the way of plotting and scheming one could do at this point, but there is a little something called "research". This is the fourth season of the show, third where they've had tryouts. If you have a novelty act, you're not going to get on. There is so little shown of the bad auditions, it's not even worth going just to get on television. I don't know about comedy duos though. I can't see one proceding all the way through as a team, but maybe it would work. Not likely though, but you can still try that. They don't seem keen on prop comics either, so you can stay at home, Carrot Top (who is really buffing out, by the say, so don't cross him or you'll regret it).
It's been a while, so I'll forgive them this once. Season 3 was an anomaly, it's been a while since season 2, now it's season 4. There's no excuse for next year.
Well, except for delusion. I'm not as funny as I think, and if you're going to try out for Last Comic Standing, there appears to be a really good chance you aren't either.
Something new they're doing this year is that some of the comics who just missed the last cut get to compete online, with the final two competing live on the show. I like Sapna Kumar, but my votes so far are going to Kaitlin Colombo. She's only 19, but she has a great comedy voice and a bright future. Check out the website to watch videos and place your votes.
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