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Bandit

Friday, January 16, 2004 - 11:03 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
Ralphie May was on the radio this morning and he is hosting the auditions in Fort Worth for the new Last Comic Standing. Thought fans of the show would be glad to hear there is going to be another one!

March

Friday, January 16, 2004 - 12:09 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
Yeah!! Did he mention when it would air?

Jan

Friday, January 16, 2004 - 1:19 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
Great to hear. Any more details re where, when, and how? Is Ralphie doing it with Jay or instead of jay? (isn't he a friend of Jay's?)

Texasdeb

Friday, January 16, 2004 - 7:01 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
Yeah! I'm so glad they're doing another one. I loved everything about the last season except the winner. I wanted Dave to be the winner from the get go. Wasn't Dave & the Italian guy so funny in there interactions. Hope we get another good group this season.

Puttergirl

Friday, January 16, 2004 - 8:07 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
According to Reality TV Calendar (http://www.realitytvcalendar.com/shows/lastcomic2.html)

Last Comic Standing 2

The search for the comics who will participate in the Summer '04 debut of Last Comic Standing 2 has begun.

Look for the same format as last summer.
Ten comedians selected from thousands who try out.
Stuff them together in a house and let the fun begin.

Jay Mohr will again host and executive produce for the NBC show.


Crossfire

Friday, January 16, 2004 - 8:16 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
Awesome news. Thanks for the headsup.

W00t!

Fruitbat

Sunday, January 18, 2004 - 7:49 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
Excellent.

Pamy

Sunday, January 18, 2004 - 1:49 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
Would it air in Spring then?

Rslover

Sunday, January 18, 2004 - 7:54 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
Rich Vos played Lenny Bruce on American Dreams tonight.

Marysafan

Thursday, January 22, 2004 - 1:16 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
Darn! I missed it! I would have loved to have that. I am so glad to hear about a second season. I loved the show last year. Some truly funny laugh out loud moments. I hope some of the people that didn't make it last year will try again.

Jhezzie

Thursday, January 22, 2004 - 6:38 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
Geez, I wish they had a live feed to watch, lol!

Carrie92
Member

09-15-2003

Monday, February 16, 2004 - 9:57 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
I heard Ralphie May was going to get gastric bypass surgery. Is that true? Is there a LCS website?

He SO should have won last year.

Willwillbee
Member

09-20-2001

Tuesday, February 17, 2004 - 6:17 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
Kansas City Star | 01/07/2004 | ... Since undergoing gastric bypass surgery in November, stand-up comic Ralphie May doesn't do fat jokes. Actually, he never did. ...
www.kansascity.com/mld/kansascity/entertainment/columnists/brian_mctavish/7638579.htm

Luvmykitties
Member

01-02-2004

Tuesday, February 17, 2004 - 9:51 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
Willwillbee -
would it be possible to cut and paste the entire article here? (You need to be registered to access the article.)

I love Ralphie May and really would like to read the article.

Abby7
Member

07-17-2002

Tuesday, February 17, 2004 - 9:55 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
I really enjoyed this show the first time.

Excited to see it come back.

Puttergirl even has a poll for this! It was fun...you all should join in the next poll too (if you weren't in the poll the first time around).

Willwillbee
Member

09-20-2001

Wednesday, February 18, 2004 - 12:56 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
LUVMYKITTIES - Sorry I don't know how to cut & paste article *and* url. The other was from a web search. I read the article without signing up but it really didn't say much more.

Ralphie had gastric bypass 11/26/03 & as of 02/12/04 has lost 93# as per the following article. It has more info & is a chat with Ralphie -
http://cgi1.usatoday.com/mchat/20040212003/tscript.htm

Luvmykitties
Member

01-02-2004

Wednesday, February 18, 2004 - 2:38 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
thank you Willwillbee for posting the additional info!



Jan
Member

08-01-2000

Monday, March 08, 2004 - 8:47 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
well this is really sad to see...a newsitem at yahoo:

Funny Business at 'Last Comic' Irks Comedians

Sun Mar 7, 7:53 PM ET

By Nellie Andreeva and Georg Szalai

LOS ANGELES (Hollywood Reporter) - Two celebrity judges on NBC's "Last Comic Standing" have raised questions about the veracity of the show's process for selecting the final 10 participants to be featured in the televised competition.



Comedians Drew Carey (news) and Brett Butler (news) said their input as judges was discounted during the semifinal round that took place last month in favor of NBC executives and the show's producers. One of "Last Comic's" executive producers, Barry Katz, also is the manager of two of the performers who made the final 10, the one-name comic Ant and Gary Gulman, and he also manages "Last Comic" host Jay Mohr (news).

In an interview last week at the U.S. Comedy Arts Festival in Aspen, Colo., where he headlined two events, Carey cited the discrepancy between the show's final picks and the judges' reactions to the 20 contenders in the semifinals, which took place Feb. 26 at Le Theater des Arts in Las Vegas.

"I thought it was crooked and dishonest," Carey said. "It was like somebody at NBC cast the show ahead of the event in Vegas. And they had 1,100 in the audience (for the semifinals competition) who saw how blatantly it was cast. If this happened on 'Survivor' or any other reality TV show, it would be a major scandal."

Sources close to the show noted that while the judges' opinion in the rounds leading to the final are taken into account, the final decision is made by the show's producers and NBC executives, and a fine-print disclaimer to that effect ran in the credits of the show's first season.

Carey argued that the judges were misled about the nature of their role. Carey and Butler served as celebrity judges alongside "Yes, Dear" star Anthony Clark (news) and Tess Drake, a finalist from the first season of "Last Comic."

Butler echoed Carey's sentiment in a posting last week on her Web site.

"As panel judges, we can say that (a) we were both surprised and disappointed at the results and (b) we had NOTHING to do with them," Butler wrote.

Katz was in Aspen for the festival, but declined to comment on the issue.

Mohr was scheduled to film footage for "Last Comic" during the festival, but canceled due to an illness, sources said.

NBC will continue with the production of the show as planned, with the 10 finalists selected in Vegas moving into a house together during the taping of the series.

"The casting decisions were made by NBC and NBC Studios in consultation with talent scouts and we appreciate their valuable input," NBC said in a statement. "Now that the 10 participants have been selected, the program will begin. As was the case last season, during the show, the comic elimination decisions will now be made by audiences who watch the comics perform without any input from NBC, NBC Studios or anyone else associated with the program."

Reuters/Hollywood Reporter

Ladytex
Member

09-27-2001

Monday, March 08, 2004 - 9:30 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    

quote:

"...the comic elimination decisions will now be made by audiences who watch the comics perform without any input from NBC, NBC Studios or anyone else associated with the program."




Now do we really believe that?


Jan
Member

08-01-2000

Monday, March 08, 2004 - 9:36 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
Too true Ladytex. THe producers have the total say ..it is called EDITING!!!! THat's "how whats his face" (sorry, I forget his name and I voted for him!!) won last year and that's how it will be determined this year.

Pamy
Member

01-02-2002

Monday, March 08, 2004 - 9:02 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
Dat Phan!

Rslover
Member

11-19-2002

Monday, March 08, 2004 - 9:16 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
Dat Phan is the equivalent to Ruben Studdard

Jhezzie
Member

07-05-2001

Monday, March 08, 2004 - 9:33 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
This just really pisses me off. I want Jay Mohr to start splainin'. I wanted him to splain Dat Phan...

Woofy
Member

08-09-2001

Tuesday, March 09, 2004 - 4:45 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
Interesting ... realitytvworld.com had the complete story ... it appears that at least the last paragraph has been left out of the story quoted above:

"The Reporter also notes that at least two clear conflicts of interest appear exist in the casting process, as Barry Katz, a Last Comic Standing executive producer, is also the manager of two of the performers who made the Final 10 -- the one-name comic Ant and Gary Gulman. Katz also serves as manager for series host Jay Mohr. "

Full story:
http://www.realitytvworld.com/index/articles/story.php?s=2345

Jan
Member

08-01-2000

Tuesday, March 09, 2004 - 6:46 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
well I guess we always knew there was no reality to any of these reality shows...just like so many of the contestants for BB come from Belly's so now comics come from producers client lists!

Jan
Member

08-01-2000

Tuesday, March 09, 2004 - 7:52 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
Ralphie May is on Jay Leno tonight

Ladytex
Member

09-27-2001

Wednesday, March 10, 2004 - 12:07 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
Well, I definitely don't agree that Dat Phan is the equivalent to Ruben Studdard, and obviously neither do all the people that made his CD go double platinum.

Jhezzie
Member

07-05-2001

Wednesday, March 10, 2004 - 1:05 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
Really. Comparing Dat Phan to Ruben Studdard would be like saying that Dat Phan is funny.

Pamy
Member

01-02-2002

Wednesday, March 10, 2004 - 6:51 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
ITA! Dat did not deserve to win a comedy comp, Ruben DESERVED to win a singing comp!

Konamouse
Member

07-16-2001

Wednesday, March 10, 2004 - 7:36 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
so, what ever happened to Dat anyway? Weren't they going to develop his sitcom idea as a vehicle for him? I think his "15 min" is gone.

'squeek'

Willwillbee
Member

09-20-2001

Saturday, March 13, 2004 - 1:09 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
KONA - they did develop his idea and it came out blank <j/k>