| THE SEARCH FOR THE FUNNIEST PERSON IN AMERICA |
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| Episode 1 - 05/22/2008 |
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| Let the laughs ring out as the new season of Last Comic Standing debuts in New York City where British presenter Fearne Cotton joins host Bill Bellamy. This season, comics from twenty countries over six continents will vie to be crowned the Last Comic Standing and take home a check for $250,000 in the biggest ever Las Vegas finale. Inside the Gotham Comedy Club, judges Steve Schirripa of "The Tonight Show" and Richard Belzer of "Law & Order" have their work cut out for them as they sift through the applicants that include Buck B'Gak, a guy in a chicken costume. Funny? Not so much, but when Jeremiah Smallchild and Gideon Lamb, who together are the Christian acoustic folk duo God's Pottery, make their entrance, the funny bone is well and truly tickled.
Outside the club the crowd are lined up round the block. Fearne Cotton is trying to keep them cheery. The would-be comics decide to teach the Brit some local lingo. Inside, Stone and Stone are blazing a path to the next round with a comedy routine that only a pair of identical Jewish twins could pull off. After a long line of unique characters perform, Steve and Richard dish out a variety of 'Not for us," 'You're not ready for this yet" and 'I'll take a giant pass." Finally Al Jackson takes the stage and proves there is comedic hope and he's here at last! One thing not to do, as some hopefuls find out, is argue with the judges when they say you aren't funny. Enough with the hitting the baby jokes already! Do you see the judges laughing? With New York's top comics taking the stage, the long line of auditions has been cut down to a select few with five places in the next round up for grabs. First up is Adam Sank who gets the laughs with his routine about Project Runway. He is soon overshadowed by God's Pottery with a song they wrote for Jewish friend to help him celebrate Rosh Hashanah called A Brand New Start With Christ. Like the boys say: you gotta laugh and learn! Closely following them on stage is Dan Curry, whose jokes about the dangers of sending someone the wrong text keep the vibe high for next comic, Esther Ku. Esther dives into the melee with her slant on culture before Al Jackson get his turn and has them rolling in the aisles with his jokes about being a teacher. In the second half of the evening, comic Dan Naturman opens with comments on how the Internet was a surprise. Think about it, cell phones were in Star Trek but you never saw Kirk getting an IM from Romulan saying "Surrender or be destroyed lol!" He has a point. Following Dan is Marc Theobald who advises men the way to woo a woman is to use the power of candles, just be careful how many you use or you'll end up married. Luis Ramey provides some big laughs with his joke about standing outside tanning salons screaming he's been burned! The laughs dip a little with Angry Bob, the obese Travelocity gnome, and Michelle Buteau, who talks about the joys of free candy bars on credit applications. Stone and Stone save the night by picking up the laughs where Luis Ramey left off. After everyone's had their five minutes of fame at the Gotham Comedy Club, the entire lineup gathers on stage. Bill Bellamy announces who has been voted through to the semi-finals by the audience. Those lucky laughers who have made it are Luis Ramey, the unstoppable Stone and Stone, Esther Ku, the guys you really wouldn't want near your kids at Sunday school, God's Pottery, and last but not least, the man with a unique view of New York City living, Dan Naturman. Hot on the heels of New York, the show moves to Tempe, Arizona and 110 degree heat. Fred Willard of "The Tonight Show" and Kathy Najimy of "Veronica's Closet" fame will be in charge of sorting the wheat from the chaff. Some of the standouts include a Tom Cruise impersonator, Dick Dynamo the American Gladiator, and an evil clown. Marcus, however, brings the sunshine in with him, progressing to the evening show with his impressions of Family Guy. He is closely followed by Chantel Rae, Adam Hunter and Bobby Miyamoto. Tempe is hot but some of the acts are not. The Alien warrior from the planet Satiri 4 might be funny in his world, but on Earth he just doesn't cut the mustard. Not to worry though, as Arizona's self-declared happiest man Rob Little takes to the stage. He charms his way into the show, talking about how fat bald guys save cash on dates and haircuts by not having to do either! Christina Pazsitzky, a law school dropout, talks about the "unfunnest" people and lists Christian rockers, serial killers or vegans who are the Jehovah's Witnesses of the salad kingdom. Robert Mac, the man who put the "B" in subtle, wraps up the auditions with jokes about his love of food, especially the food that is thrown at him on stage. Follow your heart and be brave! That's the judge's advice to all comics and it's good advice as Rob Mac is first up in the evening show. His act focuses on how we need a purple future. We should vote for Prince who is not gay or straight, not man or woman, he's purple. Following that, Jim McCue tells the audience he lost 60lbs stalking a jogger and how 86% women are not attracted to bodybuilders, but 86% of bodybuilders are not attracted to women so it's all cool. Chantel Rae follows, joking that girls never pay for drinks, only pregnancy tests. Bryan Kellen makes us laugh with his running man dance routine. After flirting with Fearne, Marcus explodes on stage, grabbing the big laughs with his impersonations of Jack Sparrow, Mathew McConaughey and Bobcat Goldthwaite. In the second half of the evening, Adam Hunter gets the audience giggling by asking why a guy goes to a bar with his girlfriend, as doesn't it defeat the purpose? He adds that it's so hard to get into clubs, we should put bouncers on border control. Up next is Phil Palisoul who gets frustrated his spell checker doesn't know the words he does and that search engines don't lead him to the places he wants to go to. Bobby Miyamato talks about silent "man" signals he once made to a hotel concierge that ended with him sleeping in the room's bathtub. But let's not forget Rob Little. He loves all girls, especially ones that shake their booty, which he demonstrates before telling how his family portrait was taken by aerial photography and his sister complained when the plane didn't drop food. With all the comics done, Bill Bellamy leads them out on stage one last time to announce the three winners who will be going through to the semi-finals. It's no surprise to see Marcus is the first name called out and he's a big hit with the crowd. The second rib tickler who gets to live another day is Phil Palisoul. Shortly after, Adam Hunter is named as the last semi-finalist. The comics celebrate as Last Comic Standing rolls on to the next destination where we'll meet more fabulously funny folk in the international search for the most hilarious, hysterical and just plain old funny up-and-coming comic in the world. |
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