| THE SEARCH FOR THE FUNNIEST PERSON IN AMERICA |
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| Episode 2 - 05/29/2008 |
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| Last Comic Standing arrives in Los Angeles. Talent scouts Angela Kinsey and Oscar Nunez from NBC's hit comedy The Office are the judges the comics need to impress. One of the first comedians, Ron G., opens with jokes about his dream-snatcher girlfriend and gets a pass to the evening showcase. The usual crazy comics are ever present. One guy doesn't even want to be a comic! Then there's the scary "mistress of death." Both are obvious no-nos. Amber Tozer manages to get through with jokes about her dysfunctional family. Adam Richmond, a naughty Jew who loves Jesus, makes the first cut as well.
The musical masters, Dos Spanish Flies, sing about LA supermoms in their Lexus SUV's and earn a place in the showcase. Jacob Sirof says he's a geek, not nerd. He is obsessed with Star Wars and also makes the showcase. After Erin Foley's audition, Oscar needs some convincing, but he puts her through. Will she prove him right? With the "nos" being handed out, Oscar and Angela await the next audition by Jackie Kashian. She's new to LA from the Midwest and she makes the cut. An Elvis impersonator in a chicken suit is asked to leave. Angry man Eddie Pepitone tells jokes about how yoga makes him centered, but he still loses it now and again. His attempt is good enough and he gets into the evening showcase. Ruby Wendell of Iowa is a girl next door who bites and steals. She gets through. Ben Gleib gets a "yes" from Angela and a "no" from Oscar, but gets through after joking about how women are like fire; they burn out if you don't look after them. A former Microsoft executive is given the boot by the talent scouts. Jennifer Murphy makes dating at 30 sound very funny, and gets through. Can Hollywood's funny folk keep it together, or will the pressure be too much? As the curtain rises on the evening showcase, Ron G. opens up. He hopes for the tight polished set that the talent scouts are looking for. He makes 'em laugh, talking about dancing gangsters. Erin Foley is up next, talking about the horrors of Mississippi. Jacob Sirof tells everyone he and his wife don't want kids but they should have talked about that before they had one. This leaves the audience in stitches. Dana Eagle comes out talking about thongs over pants. She shows the crowd her panties over her slacks and gets a huge roar. After Dana, Jennifer Murphy acts crazy, and Adam Richmond brings the anarchy. Esau McGraw performs. He is really nervous but hides it well, talking about eating Idaho potato pie. Amber Tozer discusses dressing up as Martina Navratilova and being gay for one night. Ben Gleib got a computer virus and thinks it sucks that you can get STDs on the Web. He also studies the genius of girls on video in the wild to learn how they think. Meghan Hounshell's song for the ladies causes an uproar. Chris Fairbanks follows her on stage and struggles to keep the laughs flowing. Dos Spanish Flies takes the stage and sings about their Dutch oven in the dark. Some audience members laugh and some, not so much. But in the end everyone smiles. Jackie Kashian tells the audience how a woman should never marry a guy who goes to war re-enactment weekends. Avi Lieberman talks about how only in Los Angeles is there a sense of shame attached to having a job. Ruby Wendell keeps the laughs rolling, and then Eddie Pepitone assaults the stage as only a depressive angry man could; pretending to be a gangster. Announced by Bill Bellamy, the LA winners are: Erin Foley, Ron G., Eddie Pepitone and Jakie Kashian. They each get a red ticket to the Las Vegas semi-finals. The tickle truck rolls into Houston, Texas, with talent scouts Alfonso Ribeiro from The Fresh Prince of Bel Air and Neil Flynn from the NBC comedy Scrubs. Chris Voth talks about a mime funeral and it gets him into the showcase. Paul Vaghese earns an immediate pass from his audition. What Alfonso and Neil are looking for is a fresh outlook on things, and Houston certainly gives it to them. Andi Smith presses the funny button with jokes about dating dwarfs. Keisha Hunt talks about Morgan Freeman's dirty teeth and gets through on style, not material. They say everything is bigger in Texas and Sheyla Almeida certainly proves that fact. She hasn't quite gotten the difference between telling jokes and being one, but maybe one day she will. Bob Biggerstaff's dark satirical outlook gets the nod from the talent scouts. Ian Varella follows and has a take on ventriloquism that has never been done before. After getting the boot, maybe it won't be seen again. Before Mark Agee even gets into his stride, he is stopped and told to come back for the showcase. Danny Rios follows suit. Polish and confidence are the key factors in making a good performance a great one, according to the judges. First up is Billy D. Washington, who talks about his bad education and he hits the spot on the first joke. Mark Agee joins in and keeps the funnies flying with a rant against vegetarians. Paul Vaghese tells the audience a classic about Indian names having too many letters. Andi Smith follows and really rips into the Texan lifestyle. The audience finds it hilarious. Saleem Muhammad starts the home run with a good joke about his weight and personal trainers. No surprise to hear that he's a big hit. Following him is Danny Rios and next, Sarah Tollemache. Chris Voth takes the stage next and grabs a laugh early on and keeps it going with a rant on joggers, which is a big hit with the Southern audience. Kiesha Hunt is the penultimate comic and takes her style to the stage. Working hard, she gets the laughs. Bob Biggerstaff really turns the world upside down. His take on supermarkets grabs the audience and he keeps hold, squeezing every drop of joke juice out of them until a huge cheer at the end of his act. Going to the semis from Texas will be Andi Smith, joined by Bob Biggerstaff. They saved the best till last. See if anyone can match his prowess next time on Last Comic Standing. |
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