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Abby7
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07-17-2002
| Tuesday, June 08, 2004 - 7:48 pm
I'm really excited to watch this show tonight. Will tape it and watch late tonight or tomorrow. I watched last season and loved it (even though not happy with the results). Really good point, Crossfire, about Dat. Even though I was so disappointed that he won... you made me think twice. I wouldn't have enjoyed the show as much without him either. I loved him as a person...as a comic, only at times. Spy, I noticed Comedy Central was showing last season a couple of weeks ago. Maybe they will repeat the first season, again, on Comedy Central. Although, at times, I was disappointed with the results and parts of the show....overall, I think this show is really great. I had so many great laughs from it. The hide-go-seek game. So great. For me, when Dat said "I'm never going to play this game with you again", and Ralphie just reading his book...I about died. My favorite was Dave Mordal (sp?). (if you e-mail him, he will respond...have to get his e-mail from the archives, i guess?) Will post tomorrow after I watch tonight's show. I guess Puttergirl is having family problems right now. I hope she is doing well. Putter, hope things get better for you and your family. I appreciate the time you spend here at TVCH. You are great. My thoughts are with you.
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Marysafan
Member
08-07-2000
| Tuesday, June 08, 2004 - 8:05 pm
Man they sure crammed a lot into two hours! WE sure didn't get to see much of the acts. There were some that moved on that I really liked, some that were so-so and a couple real stinkers. You can tell that casting is fixed and buddies of the producers are moving on while more talented newcomers are being left behind. They totally blew Tampa (Grandma was a hoot)...but I understand that Norton is a buddy of Jay's and has been on Colin Quinn's Tough Crowd several times. I am also told that several that were selected already have their own specials on Comedy Central. I hate that we have to put with Ant rehashing the same old material (He hasn't a snowball's chance of winning so what's the point?) when that little lady in Nashville had so much going for her.
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Pamy
Member
01-02-2002
| Tuesday, June 08, 2004 - 8:18 pm
LOL at the guy that said 'We need white men for breeding' LOL
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Abby7
Member
07-17-2002
| Tuesday, June 08, 2004 - 8:18 pm
Mary, I agree about Ant. I don't get it. Ant has become such a stereotype of himself, he has become a cliche. (sorry, i think that only makes sense to me). anyway, that's all i've caught right now. i missed the first part of the show...and only saw last of Ant. Ant needs to "freshen up his act". eta: Pamy, i missed that guy. can't wait to watch. i'm online and doing other things too, while watching (but I'm taping).
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Pamy
Member
01-02-2002
| Tuesday, June 08, 2004 - 8:21 pm
why is this show on at 8!??? the words and jokes they are saying are 9 or 10:00 stuff...I just had to explain to my 8 yr old and then I turned off the tv! (damn it! now I have to wait til later to watch)
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Abby7
Member
07-17-2002
| Tuesday, June 08, 2004 - 8:28 pm
Pamy, I was also surprised that this show was on at 8pm. I didn't expect that. Wonder why? Maybe, after the first showing they will change the time? eta: maybe 8 showing to "catch" a bigger audience...then change it. which is sick, because it's obviously just for ratings.
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Pamy
Member
01-02-2002
| Tuesday, June 08, 2004 - 8:37 pm
Abby, that guy made it to the next round, Alfonso, he was LOL funny!
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Crossfire
Member
08-07-2001
| Tuesday, June 08, 2004 - 8:38 pm
This appears to be on again tomorrow, another two hour episode. I checked the nbc website to see if it was the same show or not, and it apparently is Episode 2. Also interesting, is that the website claims it starts at 9 tomorrow, whereas my EPG says 8. Make of that what you will.
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Pamy
Member
01-02-2002
| Tuesday, June 08, 2004 - 8:40 pm
maybe they heard me complaining, felt bad I had to explain red dots to my 8 yr old and moved it to 9!
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Crossfire
Member
08-07-2001
| Tuesday, June 08, 2004 - 8:44 pm
I knew all about red dots at 8. 
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Abby7
Member
07-17-2002
| Tuesday, June 08, 2004 - 8:48 pm
Pamy: you posted:" Abby, that guy made it to the next round, Alfonso, he was LOL funny! Who is Alfonso? I know that Ant made it to the next round. Are you saying Ant is funny , Alfonso or both? eta: pamy, i should not have asked you "who is Alsfonso". i'm doing a few things at once. I understand Alfonso, obviously, is a comic that came on after Ant.
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Abby7
Member
07-17-2002
| Tuesday, June 08, 2004 - 9:00 pm
Okay, if the judges are sick of Michael Jackson jokes/act, why are Ant's jokes still funny? I don't understand that. Ant's jokes are sooooo old, it's sad. I used to love Ant...but his jokes are old now. He needs to get some new material...that's all.
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Marysafan
Member
08-07-2000
| Tuesday, June 08, 2004 - 9:08 pm
I agree Abby. It's pretty bad when you can do the routine right along with him. I just hope that some of these people are funny inside the house. Some of the best parts of the show were the stuff in the house. Rich Voss ironing...the rat...the hide and seek game. They will be hard pressed to dublicate the chemistry of Rich Voss and Dave Mordal though. And even though a lot of folks didn't like Dat Phan's comedy act...the house wouldn't have been the same without him. I am looking forward to seeing what kind of cast they manage to throw together this year.
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Pamy
Member
01-02-2002
| Tuesday, June 08, 2004 - 9:21 pm
Alfonso was the guy that said he was a mechanic and got laid off, he looked familar to me, I can't place where I have seen him, I think on a tv show or movie.
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Donut
Member
07-31-2001
| Tuesday, June 08, 2004 - 9:49 pm
I loved this show last year too.. So far so good, (pretty much) tonite.. I liked how they film it.. It looks more like a documentary than a regular cheesy reality show... But I do agree with what a lot of people here have said, about not liking the way they picked the finalists tonite..some towns getting to pick several and some only getting 1 or 2. And Tampa did get ripped.. Norton is an insider buddie and a pro, and was part of the Opie and Anthony radio show team with Rich Vos... So all those people stood in line and had hopes, just to have one person only get in, who was slated all along.. Same with Will Durst.. He's already really big with his own shows, Emmy Nominations, Comedy Central nominations for best comic for like 8 years, etc.. I do like that they throw in veterans like Dave and Rich cuz it keeps it funnier, but not at the expense of people like Granny not getting in and never even having a fair chance.And being from Boston, I am also puzzled how they got so many bad comics when there are amazing ones to pick from.. I went to a little benefit on a Sunday nite with B level Boston Comics, for the Humane Society and the 4 comics there were way funnier than 90% of the entire show tonite! And we noticed Tony V.standing on the stage of the show tonite. He is a brilliant comic, so can't understand why they didn't even show him more than than 1 second! I am guessing that they have a few favorite pros in each city and pick one, and don't show the others at all cuz they make the amateurs look bad.. There seems like a lot of finagling with this show.. There was a lot of controversy about the finalists. My hubby said that Brett Butler and Drew Carey were furious cuz NBC ignored who the judges voted for and picked who they wanted. Does anyone have articles for us to read on that?? Well, all the reality shows producers have their dirty little secrets and lies.. At least this show has the promise of some real, non model, varied aged and shaped people with fun , intelligent antics to keep us busy in this slow TV season...
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March
Member
10-02-2003
| Wednesday, June 09, 2004 - 7:57 am
Then there was Buck Star. Boy the guy must have spent a pile of money chasing these guys around the country. He was funny but not comic funny. The only thing he did that was funny was go to every audition. He needs an act before he tries again. I liked most of the ones they put through but as some of you mentioned I didn't like or understand why the first few cities had 10 or more people go through and the last ones only 1 or 2. Didn't seem fair. Did the audience have any say in who went through at all or were they just there for reaction purposes?
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Luvmyjrt
Member
09-18-2003
| Wednesday, June 09, 2004 - 8:41 am
I recognized at least two comics who moved on to the semi finals from Comedy Central Presents. I enjoyed the show a lot.........I don't know if I'll ever get over the bullet proof Kennedy's joke......
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Hippyt
Member
06-15-2001
| Wednesday, June 09, 2004 - 9:47 am
Pamy,I thought Alfonso looked really familiar too. I think he has been on tv somewhere before. I agree about the way they chose people. They should have had to pick the same number of people from each city,imho.
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Hobbs
Member
08-05-2002
| Wednesday, June 09, 2004 - 9:52 am
If someone can tape/Tivo the show, there is a HUGE disclaimer at the end about who gets picked. It went by too fast to read last night. But the little I saw said that some comics were already known by the talent scouts and producers. It might have said they were pre-selected. Like I said it went by too fast. If they're going to do that, why not just pick 10 comics and put them in the house and start from there? Okay after that gripe, I enjoyed the show last night. I like Donut's point about the filming. It did make it look like a psuedo documentary. Is tonight the semi finals? It seemed like last night was the end of the "open" competition.
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Demeter
Member
08-05-2001
| Wednesday, June 09, 2004 - 9:54 am
It didn't seem like a "competition" when the well-known comics got through after the "judges" gave them some negative feedback. The one I'm thinking of is Jessica Kirson, they were talking her down and then said, we'll see you tonight and of course, she didn't look too surprised. I don't mind them including people who have been around a bit, but when it gets to the point of the audience voting, it seems like it will be unfair a bit. Those who already have face recognition will have an advantage. Jessica has been all over television for at least a year or two. (Not just on the comedy channel)
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Hobbs
Member
08-05-2002
| Wednesday, June 09, 2004 - 10:03 am
Here is the list of semi finalists edited out from the show's recap at nbc.com. From LA: Todd Glass, Triana Gamaza, Alonzo Bodden, Jimmy Dore, Pablo Francisco, Corey Holcomb, Monty Hoffman, Retha Jones, Jay London, Kathleen Madigan, Bonnie McFarlane, and Tammy Pescatelli. From SF: Will Durst, Vladimir Khlynin, and Chris Voth. Dallas: Paul Varghese, John Wessling. NYC: Dan Ahdoot, Sue Costello, Tom Cotter, Kerri Louise, Jessica Kirson, Marina Franklin, DC Benny, Dan Naturman, Louis Ramey, Tim Young and Eddie Ifft. Boston: Frank Santorelli, Juston McKinney, and Gary Gulman. Nashville: John Heffron, and Bert Kreischer. Chicago: Jim Wiggins. Tampa: Jim Norton Edited to mention that the site said Sue Costello had a "short lived sit-com". I wonder if it was on NBC.
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Crossfire
Member
08-07-2001
| Wednesday, June 09, 2004 - 10:07 am
Interesting. I know we are all going to have our own opinion on this, but I really don't give a hoot one way or the other how they select people as long as the show is 'teh funny'. They no doubt count on people like me being in the audience. For the record, here is the disclaimer at the end:
Prior to the start of the contestant selection process, some talent scouts has various levels of familiarity with some auditioning applicants. Not all performers were featured. Contestant order of appearance may have been changed for creative purposes. Judging was conducted at time of taping. Applicants were chosen to advance to the next round of auditions by the talent scouts in conjunction with the producers and NBC.
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Marysafan
Member
08-07-2000
| Wednesday, June 09, 2004 - 10:21 am
I have no problem with someone advancing to the next round ...as long as they are funny. I know they are going to try to come up with a diverse group like Drew Carey said...and I have no problem with them "casting" the show in order to have a good show...as long as everyone understands that and no one is trying to slip one over anyone. I have being manipulated that way. If your honest and above board about things and the show is as good last year...then have at it. Ralphie May was a good friend of Jay Mohr, and I had no problem with him being in the house. 1) He was funny. 2) He added a lot to the show. I think the reason they do the talent search in addition to booking known comics is to find those diamonds in the rough like Dave Mordal, Dat Phan, and Rob Cantrell last year. I am crossing my fingers and hoping for the best.
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Hobbs
Member
08-05-2002
| Wednesday, June 09, 2004 - 10:58 am
Thanks Crossfire for the disclaimer. It is not as devious as I thought. They just wanted to make it clear that the talent scouts may have known some of these guys in advance. Which makes sense to me. I'm sure these guys pass each others paths all the time.
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Crossfire
Member
08-07-2001
| Wednesday, June 09, 2004 - 12:44 pm
Excellent, my EPG updated, and it now lists tonights Last Comic Standing at 9 instead of 8 like it was last night. That solves a scheduling conflict for me with Canadian Idol on at 8. w00t!
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