The comedians seemed to be nervous tonight, Last Comic Standing did not get started on a stellar note. There was far more good than bad though and that's always a plus (especially in comedy). One of the best parts of the night was finding out there would be no judge comments, or judges for that matter. YES! Now the comics of Last Comic Standing are competing solely for your votes. Winner gets $250,000.
Craig Robinson seemed to be channeling Oprah Winfrey tonight as he sang out the names of each comic in the top ten. The audience seemed extremely coached during the first set too.
Laurie Kilmartin was up first. She had a rather over zealous audience to deal with that seemed to through her timing off. Kilmartin only gets an "Okay" from me for tonight's set.
Filipe Esparza is a funny guy. The problem is he is a little hard to understand and there is not much time on LCS. A hurried Esparza is even harder to understand. I still think he had a funny set tonight.
Roy Wood Jr. brought the theater alive with his rapid fire style of funny. Roy has been around for a while so the pressure was on him to show up. He did, and then some. My favorite line of the night came from Roy Wood Jr., "...we need failures in America. Chicken nuggets and lap dances are important services. We can't all be rich and famous."
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Monday, July 12, 2010
Monday, July 5, 2010
Last Comic Standing: Train Wrecks and Stand Up Do Not Mix
Tonight's episode of "Last Comic Standing" included some of the funniest sets so far... and the biggest train wreck of its history. We'll start with the good and tell you who moved on to the finals next week when America gets to vote.
Moving on:
James Adomian
Roy Wood Jr.
Laurie Kilmartin
Tommy Johnagin
Maronzio Vance
All five comedians had hilarious sets tonight and are genuinely funny people. I agree with the choices. These five will join the five finalists from last week to compete for America's votes with a cash prize of $250,000 going to the winner. I think it's going to be a close race.
Now for the not-so-funny. Guy Torry took the Last Comic Standing stage as the angry comedian. You really need to be as good as George Carlin to take that route to funny. Guy Torry is no George Carlin. His biggest punchline seemed to be "Google It!" The audience gave a trickle of uncomfortable laughter throughout the set that seemed to last ten minutes instead of 90 seconds.
When it finally came time for the judges comments they were nearly at a loss for words... and would have been better off not finding any. Unfortunately they attempted a critique to which Torry defended his material and things became even more uncomfortable. Thankfully Craig Robinson finally stepped in and put an end to all of our misery. I felt bad for whomever was to follow.
Copyright @ 2008 TV Review
Moving on:
James Adomian
Roy Wood Jr.
Laurie Kilmartin
Tommy Johnagin
Maronzio Vance
All five comedians had hilarious sets tonight and are genuinely funny people. I agree with the choices. These five will join the five finalists from last week to compete for America's votes with a cash prize of $250,000 going to the winner. I think it's going to be a close race.
Now for the not-so-funny. Guy Torry took the Last Comic Standing stage as the angry comedian. You really need to be as good as George Carlin to take that route to funny. Guy Torry is no George Carlin. His biggest punchline seemed to be "Google It!" The audience gave a trickle of uncomfortable laughter throughout the set that seemed to last ten minutes instead of 90 seconds.
When it finally came time for the judges comments they were nearly at a loss for words... and would have been better off not finding any. Unfortunately they attempted a critique to which Torry defended his material and things became even more uncomfortable. Thankfully Craig Robinson finally stepped in and put an end to all of our misery. I felt bad for whomever was to follow.
Copyright @ 2008 TV Review
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