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Kappy
Member
06-29-2002
| Thursday, July 17, 2008 - 10:58 pm
I just can't get into Eliza's humor. I don't know what it is. I understand why so many think she's polished and good but I have yet to laugh at anything she's done. My other complaint for tonight was how long it takes to actually see any real comedy going on. They could easily do this show in one hour if they weren't spending 60% of the time on commercials. 
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Texannie
Member
07-16-2001
| Friday, July 18, 2008 - 6:05 am
I am SO glad Papa CJ is gone. He was hysterical the first time I heard his act, but he has no other material! I couldn't believe that he said Eliza had probably run out of material!
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Jodied75
Member
08-26-2004
| Friday, July 18, 2008 - 9:22 am
Guys, the names of the comics are Iliza Shlesinger, Marcus (not Marvin), Esther Ku (not Ko - of course, now she's gone), Jim Tavare (bald Brit), Adam Hunter, Ron G, Sean Cullen (the Canadian), Louis Ramey, and Jeff Dye (who is becoming my favourite). I did not like Iliza's set at all. I don't understand why she feels that she has to bellow through her monologue to be funny, something I've noticed with other female comics in the past. And her bit about The Oregon Trail - well, she wanted to make jokes that appeal directly to Americans, but that may have been too narrow an audience. But what mostly bugged me was that she kept that gruff gym teacher's loud voice for her whole bit. I kept wanting her to clear her throat! Even though Paul Foot's twitchiness was getting a little irritating, I thought he'd win. I guess he lost the crowd when he suddenly switched into the living room joke. I liked his joke about men drinking 12 beers so they feel secure in their masculinity before ordering the "nice" drinks, like a Malibu and coke. Pap CJ, like I said before, he needed to write more material. I couldn't believe I was hearing his "I'm Hindu" line again, and getting down on his knee, etc. I also don't like comics who try to shock people with vulgarity. It's like the comic hopes people will vote for him because they admire that his gutsiness (is that a word?) rather than his humor.
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Stray_cat
Member
06-21-2006
| Friday, July 18, 2008 - 11:19 am
Thanks for listing the names Jodied75. I really like Jeff Dye too and also Marcus, Sean Cullen... I also think Jim Tavare has his moments, IMO.
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Sharinia
Member
09-07-2002
| Friday, July 18, 2008 - 12:58 pm
Curlyq, my dh & I are the same age as you, and we remember Oregon Trail. Maybe we were pioneers When they did the car wash thing, I had to close my eyes with Paul rolling around etc...yuk...because despite his borderline creepiness, I really connected with his humor. I knew he was too quirky to last long.. oh well Jeff and Marcus did an awesome job with the prop comp. How funny that no one guessed Carrot Top with all of those carrots.. Papa CJ's set started off with a friendly tone but when he started picking on that audience member it wasn't funny at all. Then he ended on kind of a mean note which prob lost a lot of folks, I think. Jodied, I miss the JKX too, and have actually been thinking about asking for the dvds for xmas/bday. I just noticed that a lot of his sketches are on utube. love Bliss Cult!
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Curlyq
Member
07-10-2002
| Friday, July 18, 2008 - 8:01 pm
What's funny is that one of them was making fun of Carrot Top last week. I meant to ask earlier, what was the point of that car wash? I didn't get it. Was it just busy work? I agree that Papa CJ picking on that one guy was a mistake. The guy looked pretty steamed, although he kept a smile on. I found an online version of that Oregon Trail game last night. Somewhat tedious, and then it told me I resorted to cannibalism and died. Not fun.
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Angelicfairies2
Member
07-19-2004
| Saturday, July 19, 2008 - 7:26 am
There is something about Iliza that I just can't like. I want her gone ASAP lol
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Sharinia
Member
09-07-2002
| Saturday, July 19, 2008 - 9:47 am
Iliza has an almost bullyish or pushy, I'm funny dammit sort of energy. works like a charm w/ the liquored up comedy club crowd for a night, but it doesn't play as well to living rooms across america wk after wk, i think. she's deserved her wins tho, imo...unlike the others she was pysched and self assured and brought her A game
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Costacat
Member
07-15-2000
| Saturday, July 19, 2008 - 5:45 pm
I like Iliza. I think her comedy is spot on.
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Yesitsme
Member
08-24-2004
| Sunday, July 20, 2008 - 1:54 pm
Sharinia, I agree completely about Papa CJ. I think an important skill for a comedian to develop is the ability to realize when picking on an audience member gets the crowd in your corner and when it turns them against you. There is funny and then there is cruel/mean. He went over that line and I think the audience turned against him. I know I did!
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Sharinia
Member
09-07-2002
| Sunday, July 20, 2008 - 7:08 pm
yeah, you'd think he would have noticed ... it must be hard tho to let yourself read the audience as you're performing and not be thrown off ... I have noticed that even with the consummate pros like Conan and Leno, it still affects them if the audience is not with them (but they're acutely aware and know how to bounce back)
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Tvclubber
Member
06-22-2008
| Monday, July 21, 2008 - 5:43 am
I didn't understand the car wash, either. Eliza has good delivery and isn't afraid of an audience. Her subject matter doesn't thrill me, especially the routine about the lady basketball coach. The physical stances she took bordered on vulgar for me . . . not in the porn sense, but in the "unladylike" sense. Comics don't have to be vulgar to be hilarious.
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Hermione69
Member
07-24-2002
| Monday, July 21, 2008 - 5:52 am
I like Iliza, too, Costacat. I think people tend to be harder on female stand-up comedians than their male counterparts. Female comedians shouldn't have to be ladylike, either, should they? It's hard enough for them to break into such a male-dominated industry without that expectation. Ladylike doesn't tend to be funny, lol, unless it's someone making fun of ladylike. 
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Costacat
Member
07-15-2000
| Monday, July 21, 2008 - 5:59 pm
Exactly, Hermi! Women have a tough road in comedy, and I'm not sure any who've made it have been "ladies." And honestly, I think Iliza reads her audience well, and responds well.
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Kswheels
Member
06-30-2005
| Wednesday, July 23, 2008 - 6:27 pm
I like Iliza. I've said that before. But...Ladylike? What century is this? I don't know very many women who are under the age of 40 who qualify as "ladylike". I also don't like the idea of holding women to a different behavioral standard than men. "Ladylike" implies that there is a way for "ladies" to act, and a way for men to act. That's antiquated sexist BS.
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Costacat
Member
07-15-2000
| Thursday, July 24, 2008 - 4:27 am
Hehehe... *I'm* not sure I know many women OVER the age of 40 who qualify as "ladylike", either! 
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Iheartkaysar
Member
08-16-2005
| Thursday, July 24, 2008 - 1:09 pm
I watched an episode from season 2 last night. IMO, no comic tops John Heffron, Alonzo and Gary Gulman from that season. They are hilarious!
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Kswheels
Member
06-30-2005
| Thursday, July 24, 2008 - 8:11 pm
Iliza was off her game tonight. Not as impressed as I have been.
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Curlyq
Member
07-10-2002
| Friday, July 25, 2008 - 12:58 am
I just don't find her funny. She seems to always talk about the same thing, much like some of the other comics for that matter. I would point out that in my opinion Rita Rudner had a successful comedy career while remaining ladylike. By the same token some male comics have been successful without being filthy. I wish more men and women today would appreciate decent behavior as more than just antiquated B.S. If men and women are held to different standards, the solution isn't to lower ours. It's to raise theirs. We used to be able to do that, demanding that men behave like gentlemen. Somewhere along the line we lost the moral high ground when we decided to behave just as crudely as they do.
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Spoton
Member
09-16-2005
| Friday, July 25, 2008 - 10:46 am
Curlyq - Well said!! Being a bit "antiquated" myself, I am disappointed and often disgusted by the crude and rude behavior that has become so common and even acceptable nearly everywhere, but esp. in the entertainment industry. Sigh. I'm feeling really antique-y now.
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Hobbs
Member
08-05-2002
| Friday, July 25, 2008 - 1:10 pm
So that's it? Next week is the final? Notice how they didn't say how many would go on to the final. I'm sure that's so they can make sure their favorite makes it through. Didn't the show go longer previous years? Except, of course, the year they didn't show the last episode. I think the first season was the funniest. The "in-the-house" stuff was hilarious. Remember the comics trying to catch the mouse in the kitchen? Or the hide and seek game when they never went to find the one guy and he stayed in his hiding place for hours? Too funny.
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Costacat
Member
07-15-2000
| Friday, July 25, 2008 - 1:34 pm
I was under the impression that there would be "finalists" who would then get picked off one by one (rather than the multiples of late)? Till it got down to F2?
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Kswheels
Member
06-30-2005
| Sunday, July 27, 2008 - 1:14 am
My DVR says the 5 finalists are picked this week.
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Costacat
Member
07-15-2000
| Sunday, July 27, 2008 - 7:03 am
When I finally watched the show, I realized... they are probably accelerating the schedule because the Summer Olympics start that first week of August. It seemed as if they pushed two hour-long shows into one show this past week.
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Hobbs
Member
08-05-2002
| Wednesday, July 30, 2008 - 11:35 am
That's right, the olympics. Can't let anything get in the way of that cash cow!
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