Last Comic Standing In The Cold
Back in late February, Last Comic Standing held auditions here in Los Angeles, and being the whore I am for any sort of reality event, I gladly trekked on down to the Hollywood Improv to take a gander at the activities. No, I did not audition. Truth was that our old friend Kevan from Amish in the City (a.k.a. the one normal city guy) actually has a standup career going on now, and he invited us to come down and hang with him in line. Sounded like fun. Little did I know an Ice Age would happen to hit Los Angeles that night. Needless to say, it was cold (for L.A. standards, which meant the temperature was hovering near fifty degrees), but weather be damned. There were all sorts of bizarre characters out. Unfortunately, I wasn't quite as proficient with my camera as usual, and so my photos are few and far between. But I'll share what I did get.
Okay, I realize the fourth season of Last Comic Standing actually started last week, but I missed it because I was on vacation and our cruise ship didn't get NBC. And while NBC was kind enough to do a one-hour recap of last week's two-hour extravaganza, recapping a recap is too meta even for me. Besides, trying to do a funny recap of a show that's actually supposed to be funny in the first place is harder than you'd think; fortunately, a lot of tonight's comedians just weren't that funny. Speaking of which, it's time to meet this season's host...
If I told you 5 + 5 = 12, would you believe me? What if I told you tonight's group of winners is even unfunnier than last week's group? Would you believe me then? Of course you would. This is Last Comic Standing, after all. The reality show where comics are advanced not based on their actual comedic chops, but rather their demographic appeal and potential for bringing drama. Don't believe me? I've got two words for you: Stel La.


