| THE SEARCH FOR THE FUNNIEST PERSON IN AMERICA |
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| Episode 7 - 07/03/2008 |
| EPISODE 1 EPISODE 2 EPISODE 3 EPISODE 4 EPISODE 5 EPISODE 6 EPISODE 7 EPISODE 8 EPISODE 9 EPISODE 10 EPISODE 11 EPISODE 12 |
| The stage is set for the 16 remaining comics to compete in this last round of the semifinals at Paris Las Vegas. Only seven will make it to the Hollywood finals. Host Bill Bellamy gets the crowd hyped with impersonators from Mini Las Vegas and the Jubilee showgirls. Talent scouts Richard Belzer from "Law and Order: SVU" and Steve Schirripa from "The Sopranos" are in the audience, ready to give pointers to the potential Last Comic Standing. Correspondent Fearne Cotton hangs around backstage to talk to comics after their performance. The comics only have three minutes to give it their all! |
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| First up is Marcus from Salt Lake City, who believes his own hype. This man of a million impressions recalls his childhood fear of Willy Wonka and says that freaky Oompa Loompas would discipline anyone, even Britney Spears. Marcus departs from his usual impersonations in this performance and he believes it paid off. Next is Dan Cummins, also known as King Cummins. Dan is thirsty for the title of Last Comic Standing and says he wants to entertain crowds of people, not just his usual 40. His Asian cheerleader fetish and tales of online encounters with old lonely men is taken well by the audience. Iliza Shlesinger's performance runs down to the second. She jokes about how she wants to stop drinking after spending over 70 dollars on shots. Will she hit the bottle again if she doesn't make it to the finals?
From the international talent search is Papa CJ, who hails from India. Papa CJ makes no threats, just promises. He says he can screw you in more ways than you can count, which can be taken a variety of ways. No issue is too sacred to be left out of his set, which includes burning American flags, outsourcing, and boobies. Preceding Papa CJ was Brooklyn's own Eddie Pepitone. Although he has no career, he says he is thankful that he hasn't ended up like some of those people in the crime stories he likes to watch at four in the morning. He also talks about his Napoleon ice cream-induced nightmares of red birds attacking him. |
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| Are Stone and Stone the ambiguously gay duo? Depends. If they became governor of Alabama they'd be. And Jewish and black as well, just to ruffle some conservative feathers. The identical twins have a game called "Notice the Differences" to help tell them apart. Todd likes dogs while Adam does drugs. Todd dated a model and Adam got lucky with a homeless girl. Scout Richard Belzer says they have the whole package.
Miss Mary Mack from Wisconsin wants to make time-release comedy. But both judges say they don't like her small doses and want her to get to the punches faster. The high-pitched Midwestern gal jokes about her mother cooking with lard and carbon dioxide slumbers. Next is Bob Biggerstaff, who gives anecdotes from his life as a big man. One of Bob's friends has a three-month-old child who weighs 30 pounds. His advice to the mirror of his former self? He hopes he enjoys watching porn. |
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| Canadian comic Sean Cullen loves the fact that what happens in Vegas, stays in Vegas. He says only in Vegas can you have a swordfight with the devil and set fire to things with your mind. He winds up his act with his memorable number, "You've Got a Friend in Porn." Louis Ramey also reminisces about his first sexual experience in the backseat his dad's hatchback. He was alone, but his dad was in the front seat. Will these two dirty-minded comics make it to the finals?
Fearne congratulates Esther Ku after her performance. The crowd pleaser also woos the judges with her Korean jokes. Heath Hyche performs a World War II skit, but his Japanese jokes are not taken as nicely. John Evans says crazy plus opinionated, which is what his mother-in-law is, is the worst combination ever. John doesn't want to discuss immigration; he'd rather tackle important issues, like proving to an 11-year-old girl that he is indeed a stand-up comic. |
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| Pete Lee and Jackie Kashian bring some Wisconsinite flavor to the semifinals. Jackie's parents hated animals. She confesses wanting to be blind as a child just so her parents would get her a dog. Pete Lee says he is adorable and the nicest guy in the world. This self-proclaimed wuss dishes on the sexual innuendos of baseball and why you shouldn't rev up your sex life at a church car wash fundraiser. Will this nice guy finish last?
16 comics wait to hear their fate in front of hundreds. For seven magnificent comics, their Hollywood dreams will become reality. For the others, the funny buck stops here. Marcus, Jim Tavare, Esther Ku, Papa CJ, Sean Cullen, Iliza Shlesinger and Louis Ramey make it to the finals.12 will compete, but only one will be named Last Comic Standing! Join host Bill Bellamy for the finals in Hollywood! |
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