| THE SEARCH FOR THE FUNNIEST PERSON IN AMERICA |
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| Episode 6 - 06/26/2008 |
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| Bill Bellamy warms up the Vegas audience before introducing the judges, Richard Belzer and Steve Shirripa. First, comic Adam Hunter from New York opens with a proposal to hold a Mardi Gras in the Middle East - the girls can get beads for showing their noses. His routine has the audience rolling in the aisles. |
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| Dale Jones takes the stage after his backstage vow to "bring the dude" to Vegas. Dale sees the bright side of divorce as being able to pick up strangers on the road. The only problem is he is the stranger on the road too. His madcap Abbot and Costello routine starts slow but soon has the audience laughing.
Seattle's Jeff Dye is up next with a hilarious routine about working out. He can't figure out why hot chicks in underwear at his gym get angry when he takes photos of them. He also can't figure out why some of the exercise machines put people in compromising positions: "I mean shouldn't these only be attempted at home?" Backstage with Fearne, Jeff's confident he rocked the crowd. |
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| Following Jeff is Erin Foley from New York. Erin discusses the random and absurd aspects of shopping, and asks, "Why does a bag of carrots have an ingredients list?" She then questions why the dictionary in a bookstore has a "highly recommended" sticker on the cover. Erin leaves the audience hungry for more of her brand of funny.
Atlanta's own Ron G debuts with a focused intensity. Ron admits he's been fired from every job he's ever had. He wants to know why, when you get fired, does your voice go all high and squeaky. He hits the audience's funny bone and has them screaming with laughter. |
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| Lioz Shem Tov from Israel arrives with a box of tricks. Taking full advantage of the language barrier, Lioz uses visual comedy and hits the crowd where they don't expect it. Gags like Bill Gates picking his nose and Mickey Mouse on Viagra go down well. At the end, both judges give Lioz a great report.
Denver's own Phil Palisoul gets a roar of laughter when he tells the audience the bidet in his suite is a hand mirror and a squirt bottle. Phil then asks why we turn into animals in our cars, asking if anyone would ever cut in line at an ATM, flip the bird and then laugh? |
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| Before she goes on stage, Erin Jackson from DC says her biggest thrill is to see her jokes turn into smiles on the audience's faces. She tells everyone she isn't gay, but that's not going to stand between her and her white trophy wife when she makes it big in Hollywood. Besides, how else will people know she's made it? Erin begins to see the audience's smiles.
Spreading the good word, one joke at a time, is God's Pottery. They take the stage with their musical act, performing their song about good-old Christian abstinence, "The Pants Come Off When the Ring Goes On." The crowd is stunned at first but soon shriek with laughter at the lyrical lampoon. Judges Richard and Steve love the act and give them a big endorsement. |
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| Winston Spear from Canada tells the audience he bought a car for $200, insured it for $3000 and has coverage for $1 million, so he's planning to solve all his problems by running himself over while in his own home. Although he starts slow, Winston gets the giggles coming when he recalled how the bank called him to say he had no money, but all he could do was reply, "Hey the phone's been reconnected!"
Andi Smith follows Winston. She scores laughs when she points out the best billboard ever was for Planned Parenthood with a picture of a pregnant teenager and the caption "You're not alone." Andi wonders if that was intentional. She's talking about the caption, not the pregnancy. |
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| Dan Naturman isn't ready for success by his own admission. He doesn't want to fall from grace in a haze of drugs and loose womenâ?¦ yet. He recalls the story about when his dad told him about sex before he left for college. His dad said he'd gotten Dan something from the drug store. It wasn't condoms, though; it was anti-depressants! "There're a lot of hot girls at college and you won't get any of them." his dad told him.
Drennon Davis feels weird about being in Vegas. He starts with the local joke: he's happy that what happens in Vegas stays in Vegas, because when he gets home, he won't have that STD anymore. Then Drennon unleashes his tag line, "Who put that in the muffin house." His subtle approach gets the audience laughing hard. |
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| Paul Foot from the UK comes on stage wearing a typically British ensemble - clothes that really should only be seen at a cricket game. He asks why, when someone gives you a slice of homemade cake, do you have to mention that it's moist? How can you have a damp cake from a hot oven anyway?
Shazia Mirza, also from the UK, claims to be the first and only lady of Muslim comedy. She tells the audience her dad is picking her up after the show and he thinks she's at the library. She says she is looking forward to her wedding day so she can meet her husband, but notes that most Muslim men don't like her because she speaks. |
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| The first ever trio in the competition, the Meehan Brothers, are the final act of the night. On stage they fight over the two microphones before one of them decides to mime everything the other one is saying. Their strong visual humor keeps the audience laughing throughout their act.
The comics gather on stage as Bill Bellamy calls out the names of the comics who will be going to Hollywood to compete in the final. The comics are: Adam Hunter, God's Pottery, Ron G, Paul Foot and Jeff Dye. These lucky funny folk will fight it out with the other finalists for the grand title of the Last Comic Standing. |