Alright, let's be honest: how many of you even remembered Last Comic Standing was still on? I know, me neither! So you can imagine my surprise when I turned on the TiVo Thursday night and found a new episode waiting for me to recap. (And yes I know it's actually a Tuesday show, but since I'm also covering Rock Star: Supernova, and it's on at the same time as LCS here in the Mountain Time Zone, I don't get to watch LCS until the Thursday night rebroadcast on Bravo.) Of course, if my loyal readers (Hi Mom!) want to take up a collection to get me a dual-tuner TiVo, I certainly wouldn't stand in their way...
Anyway, when last we left the last comics standing, JoeyGay and Bil Dwyer had both been eliminated. This episode picks up with Chris and Michele returning victorious to the boat. Once again, the comics are surprised to see Michele come back. After three straight wins, you'd think they'd wise up and back off the old lady. You cannot stop the AARP. You can only hope to contain it.
Up next, in a none-too-subtle bit of foreshadowing, we get a nice little montage of the comedians on the phone. Turns out they're each allowed to make one call every other day, and that's it. This is supposed to keep secrets about the show from leaking out, and to prevent people on the outside from writing jokes for them. Chris says the phone rules are just like being in prison, which I hope for his sake is knowledge he's only getting from Prison Break or Reform School Girls, cuz then I'd start thinking of his goofy hair as more pedophile than lazy comic.
During the phone calls section, we learn that Gabe is in a new relationship with a woman who changed his life. In other words, he didn't have to pay her for sex. And Ty feels really guilty for missing his daughter's birthday. Not to worry, though, because he's only missing it for the chance to earn some money to some day put her through school, and he promises to never, ever miss her birthday again. Yeah, that'll be an easy promise to keep. Just to be safe, I think he should sock a little of the money away to pay for her therapy some day.
Later, Anthony brings everyone up on deck to explain this week's challenge, which is the Friar's Club Roast. Now, they just have to decide who's going to be the roasters, and who will be the roastee. To do that, each comic gets a cigar, which they have to put in the box with the name of the comic they want to roast. The person with the most cigars gets roasted. One last thing: there is no immunity up for grabs in this challenge, and it's the last challenge before the real finals begin. So there's going to be six comics in the finals? Dang. That seems a bit excessive. Chris is upset there's no immunity up for grabs, but he'll be happy with the respect and fear another victory will give him. And if that doesn't do it, he'll just start telling more prison stories.
Anyway, after the cigars are counted, Gabe has the most with three in his box. Why? Duh. He's going to be the easiest to write jokes about. It's not like anyone wanted to roast Josh, for fear of looking bad for picking on a cripple. But picking on a fat dude? That's comedy gold, Jerry! Comedy gold!
Next, the comics are all sitting around writing material for the roast. Ty has a great line about Gabe's favorite flavor of Snapple being Gravy that for some reason is edited out of the roast. Gabe is actually okay with being roasted, because he says he loves all roasts... pot roast, roasted chicken... See, even he knows that fat jokes kill.
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Comments (13)
Thank you for giving a shout out to my balls, copygodd. Your mom and I are both pleased with your column today. Incidentally this is the first time I have seen LCS and so the first time I have felt compelled to read about it. Needles to say, I failed to guffaw, chortle, snicker, or any other synonyms for laughter. I did yawn several times. Rebecca, while annoying, intrigued me. If I ever decide to go superhero, she might prove to be a worthy sidekick. No pun intended. Seriously.
1 of 13 | Posted by Lizardqueen
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Posted on July 14, 2006 10:52 AM
It is a sad state of affairs when the recap and comments of a comedy show are funnier than the show itself. Rebecca as "worthy sidekick" ~ you SLAY me, LQ!
By the by... the funniest part of the whole show was Phyllis Diller's laff.
Oh... Yeah, I watched this show. I forgot it was on, but I am one of the few people left in the Free World without cable and ~ gasp! ~ a TiVo. Pity me now.
2 of 13 | Posted by subgenre
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Posted on July 14, 2006 10:55 AM
I was shocked by how poorly Kristin did. Up to this point she had been one of the best, then suddenly she's Donald Rumsfeld, bombing all over the friggin' place.
3 of 13 | Posted by Tabby Lavalamp
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Posted on July 14, 2006 12:23 PM
Every time Rebecca kicked her leg up it made we want to punch her. What an idiot.
4 of 13 | Posted by needrealitytv
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Posted on July 14, 2006 12:29 PM
Surprisingly, the only person left in this thing that makes me laugh on a consistant basis is Michele Balin. I know the others are funny, but I have to say she is my underdog favorite right now.
5 of 13 | Posted by Chris
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Posted on July 14, 2006 1:52 PM
I feel your pain subgenre. I also feel like a relic of the 1940's - no cable, no tivo! All we need is a rotary phone and a betamax machine and the set is complete.
This was the first time I actually watched the show, and found it ok. The jokes most of the people told weren't all that funny. The recap and the comments here are much more enjoyable. LCS may be another show I watch just to read about it later on TVgasm.
6 of 13 | Posted by jumpedcut
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Posted on July 14, 2006 2:02 PM
This show really stinks. I don't know what else to say about it. I had high hopes, but they didn't pan out.
7 of 13 | Posted by Memememe
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Posted on July 14, 2006 2:31 PM
My favorite line of Gottfried's was, "when he says you're beautiful, he really just means you're white." Rebecca was not funny and neither was Kristin, although I thought she had potential. Chris is clearly the only one left that is capable of any long term success and I hope he wins. Roz is about as funny as Stella I can't believe she didn't end up challenged off the show.
Great recap, thanks.
8 of 13 | Posted by Lauren
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Posted on July 14, 2006 4:20 PM
copygodd, of course you can stop the AARP- just close the Country Kitchen Buffet!
I'm glad you mentioned Tough crowd as I also miss that show. Glad to know I'm not the only one.
The only reason I have cable is I live at the base of a mountain range and you can pick up tv any other way but I don't have any movie channels. And not only don't I have tivo, I still use a vcr to tape stuff. And yes, I do know how to program it, so there!
9 of 13 | Posted by zevonia
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Posted on July 15, 2006 9:26 AM
As sad as they are, these comics are still a hundred times funnier than "hot comic" Dane Cook. I tuned in to an episode of Tourgasm on HOBO...man, how lame. Typical joke:
"Next time you're at a party, go into the room where they keep the coats...and shit on them!"
{Lots of whoo-whooing and high fiving in the audience}
Okay, Maybe Dane is funnier than Stella. But not much.
10 of 13 | Posted by whawha
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Posted on July 16, 2006 8:02 AM
I agree whawha - Tourgasm makes LCS look good.
hb
11 of 13 | Posted by HoneyBunny
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Posted on July 16, 2006 10:32 AM
i'm glad it's not just me. i'm watching tourgasm right now, and dane "i wanna sword-fight a monkey" cook just plain sucks. robert kelley is the only good thing about this travesty.
12 of 13 | Posted by copygodd
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Posted on July 16, 2006 8:28 PM
Rebecca made me want to jump off a bridge. When she won the challenge (judged by a man so unfunny, he needs to be on early AM radio)I actually felt sick.
13 of 13 | Posted by RealityMonkey
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Posted on July 17, 2006 1:21 PM