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Curmutt
Member
07-09-2004
| Sunday, July 11, 2004 - 2:07 pm
You're welcome, Pamy. I hope I remember to watch next week to see if it's a regular spot.
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Texasdeb
Member
05-23-2003
| Sunday, July 11, 2004 - 3:11 pm
I didn't come in here until I was finally able to catch the last show yest. I'm glad Ant is finally gone. Gosh, I didn't think Gary was very funny & was worried until Ant got up there & didn't even draw a smile from me. For Ant's own good, he should have stuck with his stratagy & bought himself at least another wk. He might have been able to win imunity but I believe without it he would have been gone next wk anyway. Maybe he just decided it would be better for his career to stand up to the current challenge. I'm thinking Tammy's stratagy move may have made her a marked woman. She better hope she gets the imunity next wk. She wouldn't have looked so bad if Ant would have voted Allonso too.
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Kappy
Member
06-29-2002
| Monday, July 12, 2004 - 2:01 pm
Essence ~ Thanks for the Todd interview! I really like the guy (with the exception of hearing about that one joke) - Ouch! I missed this last week and never seem to find the correct time of the repeat until it's too late. VERY happy to hear Ant is gone. His being gone means I will skip BB tonight and watch this instead. Amazing Race is the only thing I WON'T miss for another show.
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Beckyann
Member
06-23-2004
| Wednesday, July 14, 2004 - 7:48 am
My power went out last night, can anyone tell me what happened? Thanks!!
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Harridan2
Member
12-20-2003
| Wednesday, July 14, 2004 - 5:58 pm
Here's a place where you can read a recap. http://www.the-trades.com/column.php?columnid=2637
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Beckyann
Member
06-23-2004
| Thursday, July 15, 2004 - 6:36 am
Thanks!!
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Luvmom
Member
10-17-2000
| Thursday, July 15, 2004 - 7:43 am
I thought Gary was really funny this week.I really like his style of jokes.I didn't get Jay's sense of humor.I know it is part of his act to put himself down ,but I just don't find that funny.I find it sad. Heffron was clever in telling the kids to keep saying skunk,and it almost worked for him...lol
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Imbewitched
Member
03-08-2002
| Thursday, July 15, 2004 - 8:22 am
Thanks Harridan2!
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Hopper
Member
04-30-2004
| Thursday, July 15, 2004 - 3:21 pm
I felt bad for Jay. Even Gary was gracious enough to say he knew Jay had had a difficult life and even he was kind of rooting for him. I'm not quite sure what Tammy's motives were wanting him out. I guess I don't get the alliance strategy in this show. All it seems to have done is divide the group. Gary definitely had the best victory last week when he went up against Ant. It seemed to neutralize the alliance, except for Tammy. I'm thinking it is making her look bad.
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Hermione69
Member
07-24-2002
| Friday, July 16, 2004 - 11:36 am
Tammy needs to chill a bit or she will alienate the viewers who vote! Luvmom, I agreed with your post. I love Gary's sense of humor and style, plus he is so darn cute! I was also uncomfortable with Jay always putting hiumself down, but I still liked him as a person and wish him the best because he seems to have a very kind soul. I like Heffron and Alonzo and Kathleen, too. Corey makes me a bit uncomfortable. I think his jokes re: women are a bit mean-spirited, but I recognize that is probably my own baggage kicking in!! What is going on with the comics coming back? They don't caption the preveiws for the next show and so I have no idea what the voiceover said about their return.
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Texasdeb
Member
05-23-2003
| Sunday, July 18, 2004 - 12:26 pm
No question that Gary was funnier than Jay. Jay's spirit was different & even though he wasn't the best one there, I'm glad he stayed as long as he did. Tammy may actually get to the final round because I honestly don't think anyone wants to go up against her since she beat Todd. (Remember, the comics in the house don't get to see the head to heads). Gary has earned his place in the finals because he has won 2 head to heads. Also, Jon won his head to head with a big spread too so I think he deserves a place in the finals. Alonzo scared the others by being so obviously the winner of the roast on Jay. Corey & Kathleen are wild cards IMO. We haven't seen much (stand up) from either. Corey won't fair well with the female watchers unless he tones down the chauvinistic air.
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Wilsonatmd
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01-23-2001
| Monday, July 19, 2004 - 11:50 am
some things are coming out on LCS 3, coming Aug 28th. It's going ot basically be season 1 vs season 2, with none of the immunity challenges. It's going to just focus on the head to head battles....and the audience gets a voice every week, not just the finals...
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Essence
Member
01-12-2002
| Monday, July 19, 2004 - 1:15 pm
Comic Ant Bugs Out! by Ben Katner In last week's episode of Last Comic Standing, flamboyant funnyman Ant's hopes of winning the title were, ahem, squashed. (Cheap humor, yes, but we're on a budget, folks!) Not only that, but the former Unhappily Ever After costar had been portrayed as the most conniving queen bee since Joan Collins doffed her Dynasty shoulder pads. Yet, as TV Guide Online chatted him up just prior to this week's show (airing tonight at 9 pm/ET on NBC), we realized that he was the one Ant with whom we'd prefer to picnic than nitpick. Read on and decide for yourself: Doesn't he seem like the sort of fellow who's less likely to stab you in the back than to pat you on it? TV Guide Online: Ant, to this day, I can't figure out why you were so scheming. Your final set was killer; you've got the goods! Ant: You thought I was scheming? I wouldn't call it scheming. I would call it having a great time and living the reality [TV] experience — the strong survive, the weak don't. So [my strategy was to] form a good alliance so I could have some control over a situation that you have very little control over — and do a lot of praying. You didn't see a lot of it on television, but believe me, I was praying! They edit out all the spiritual moments. TVGO: God bless editors. Moving on, Todd Glass told me he thought you were doing an impersonation of what you thought someone on a reality show would be like rather than just, you know, being. Ant: I really wasn't. I was playing the game the way I set out to. This show was, first of all, about comedy, and second, it was about winning a contest. Todd and Bonnie McFarlane didn't go into it with that attitude. They thought, "This is going to be fun and games!" And it is kind of fun and games. But there's also a big prize at the end, so you have to, as my father used to say, keep your eye on the prize. TVGO: Obviously, at least one person is doing that — the "puppetmaster" you mentioned on your way out. Is it safe to assume you were referring to your partner in crime, Tammy Pescatelli? Ant: Do you think I'm going to answer that? You're going to have to tune in and watch! TVGO: Don't have to tell me; see if I care. I already know it's Alonzo Bodden. Ant: You're not going to get a comment out of me. TVGO: We should have done this interview over drinks. Then you'd tell me! Ant: I'm sober two years. TVGO: Okay. That would have slowed me down. What did Todd say on the tour bus that set you off? Ant: F@ggot TVGO: Can you really be offended by anything he says? I mean, he's a goofball comic! Ant: If he'd said it to be joking, I wouldn't have been offended. There's also a difference between f@g and f@ggot. TVGO: If comedy doesn't work out, you have a bright future in semantics. Ant: No, if comedy doesn't work out, I have a bright future folding shirts at the Gap or being a tour guide. They edited that show to make it look like that whole incident happened after the challenge. In fact, it happened before. I honestly felt like Todd had said it intentionally to throw me off. TVGO: Boy, did that plan backfire. You kicked their butts. You know, you're not nearly as nasty as I expected you to be. You're downright nice. Ant: A lot of [my chicanery] is just editing. They needed a villain, and I knew that going in. Someone had to be, so why not me? People online are calling me Omarosant, which I love! TVGO: Let's polish your image a little. Tell me something lovely about yourself that we wouldn't know from watching the show. Ant: I am a recovering Republican as of six months ago. I had to sober up to see the evil that they do! [Pauses] I hate talking about the deeds that I do, because I was once told that it's not a good deed if you have to tell someone you've done it. TVGO: Your secrets are safe with me. Already, you have a new show, VH1's A2Z (airing today through Thursday at 11 pm/ET). Ant: Yep, I'm one of the comic hosts. We take a celebrity like Pamela Anderson and go through the alphabet. Every letter represents something about that star that you knew nothing about. TVGO: Can't wait until you get to the Olsen twins. Ant: I'd love to do them. Oh my God! What I don't get about the Olsen twins is that one is supposedly on drugs or anorexic, and she's 92 pounds. But the other one is considered healthy at 93 pounds? That's so ridiculous to me! tvguide.com
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Essence
Member
01-12-2002
| Tuesday, July 20, 2004 - 4:55 am
Comic Jay London Calling by Ben Katner If you were sorry to see Last Comic Standing finalist Jay London get the hook in the reality contest's most recent episode, you weren't alone. Despite his off-putting appearance — he'd be the first to admit his style could've been swiped from a Neanderthal — London's warm demeanor and quirky delivery made him a real contender. Heck, head-to-head competitor Gary Gulman even got all misty-eyed over his ouster! So while the shaggy, self-deprecating funnyman looks for a way back into the spotlight — and before another of his housemates is banished in tonight's episode (airing at 9 pm/ET on NBC) — TV Guide Online sought him out to give him a great, big hug. Um... we mean, to conduct a serious and completely unbiased interview. TV Guide Online: I've gotta tell you, in all sincerity, I think your act is really unique and funny. I hope being eliminated didn't discourage you. Jay London: I am not discouraged. The more torture I go through, it makes me a better person. I could start a new [design for] Fruit of the Loom... No, Fruit of the Gloom. I could put sour grapes on the activewear, but I don't have any sour grapes. It's kinda like boxing. I lost the decision, and that's the way it is sometimes. So when does the interview start? TVGO: Oh, it already did. I like to do it sneakily like that, so you don't see the needle coming. London: Oh, good. I don't mind the anesthesia, but I don't want to see the needle coming. TVGO: Gary seemed crushed that he beat you. Did you have to console him afterwards? London: No, I went on my hurried way [after being axed]. I did make a remark that GQ beat out IQ. That's how I felt at the time, but the better man won. At the time, I had a little angst. TVGO: How do people react to you on the street now that they know you're not as scary as you may appear to be? London: It's surreal. I get [stopped by everyone] from a 10-year-old kid who goes to school and tells his classmates "Thank you" [in my patented style] to an elderly lady from Iowa stating that I'm the second coming of Jack Benny. So I hit all different kinds of demographics. I never worked hard at the persona of being me, so it's kind of baffling but a great feeling. The acknowledgement has killed about 10 demons. Could be more, but we'll go with 10. TVGO: Careerwise, have you gotten any interesting offers yet? I would've loved to have seen the sitcom that would've resulted from the development-deal prize. London: It's a joke that I always wanted to do a one-man show, but I was afraid someone else would show up. For me to be scrutinized, as far as a development deal and all that, it would be a great thing. I'm sure with the minds in the TV industry, they can always build something around anybody. Of course, if they had to build it around me, they would have to use reinforced [walls]. It'd be a bigger job. TVGO: You put yourself down in your act a lot. Please tell me that off stage, someone is showing you the love. London: Yeah, you know, the lady of my life walked out. Not walked out. We had a [one-year] agreement. It was bicoastal. She's in New York, I'm here [in L.A.]. Sure enough, a year and change after [we got together], she went her own way. I was kind of devastated because we were together for so long. Now, I'm slowly recovering. I don't have a mate, but I have a few "mates." None of the lascivious and guttural types, but just real emotional pen pals and old-soul types. TVGO: As long as you're not lacking for affection. London: I'm always lacking for affection! Who isn't? I should be in the clergy right now or a monk somewhere. But whatever. I'm a happy individual. TVGO: Given that your look is such a big part of your persona, if the Queer Eye for the Straight Guy gang wanted to do a makeover on you, would you let them? London: That's a very, very good question, because I usually makeunder. Actually, I just went for a mini-makeover not too long ago. I got my hair cut and taken care of. But to be taxidermy'd like that for public viewing would be quite an emotional thing for me. It could be done, but I don't know. If a movie part came my way and I had to oblige, I would. It's not a big deal. tvguide.com
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Producerchic
Member
06-29-2004
| Tuesday, July 20, 2004 - 9:30 pm
I was working and could only tape BB and TAR... can anyone tell me who was the last comic eliminated??? 
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Makays
Member
07-12-2001
| Tuesday, July 20, 2004 - 11:39 pm
Producerchic Corey Holcombe was eliminated. Final 5 are John Heffron, Alonzo Bodden, Tammy Pescatelly, Cathlene Madigan, Gary Coleman Sorry if I spelled any names wrong!
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Hermione69
Member
07-24-2002
| Wednesday, July 21, 2004 - 5:05 am
I'm happy with the Final 5. Corey's jokes really fell flat last night, I thought. He seemed ill-at-ease and wasn't at all able to pull off jokes with that kind of edge because it came across passive-agressive instead of humorous. I like Alonzo and Jon. I think Tammy needs to move away from the mob stuff and show us what else she can do. I also don't think there is any way she will win America's vote. I think she will be viewed as too scheming. Would like to see Kathleen perform again. She's getting fuzzy to me.
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Essence
Member
01-12-2002
| Wednesday, July 21, 2004 - 6:27 am
I can't say that I'm all that happy with the final 5 (although with the exception of Corey, I don't know who else would be there.) I do think Alonzo and Jon should be there. I don't care for Gary's sense of humor, but he has proven himself in two head to heads. I would replace Kathleen with Corey and Tammy with Jay. If Tammy wants to win this thing, she better come out with something other than the mob thing... it's real old now. I have yet to hear Kathleen say anything funny... and this includes her audition and how she got in the house to begin with. If anyone other than Alonzo or Jon win, I will be very disappointed.
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Riviere
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09-09-2000
| Wednesday, July 21, 2004 - 7:19 am
Alonzo always seems to have fresh material to use for the right audience, he was brilliant at the roast. That's why I can't figure out why he bombed with his unfunny sitcom idea. Almost like he did that on purpose to not get immunity. He's doing the best all around though. Jon seems to get more hyper onstage every time. I like his humor, but jumping around so much shows he is nervous, it throws off his timing. He seemed shocked the audience liked him better than Corey. No idea how Tammy got so far. She's got a lot of experience but I've only seen her mob schtick and that got stale weeks ago. She probably wants to stay with what's been working, since audiences change. Yet tv viewers have to listen to the same stuff every time she performs. Gary just leaves me flat, not a comic I'd buy a ticket to see. I'd like to see more of Kathleen.
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Luvmom
Member
10-17-2000
| Wednesday, July 21, 2004 - 8:08 am
I'm the opposite of you 2. I think Gary or Jon should win.I LOVE Gary.I think he is one of the funniest comics I've seen(Besides Mike Bullard in his early years) I love Jon's jumping and hopping around.It works well with his comedy. I could not go to see Alonzo,Corey or Jay(Although I think Jay is a very nice guy.) I'd more then likely cry then laugh with Jay. Corey's humor to me is disgusting and Alonzo fell flat with me.I didn't laugh at any of his jokes.
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Vee
Member
02-23-2004
| Wednesday, July 21, 2004 - 9:10 am
I agree with you, Luvmom, in all regards except that I would place Jon above Gary.
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Hippyt
Member
06-15-2001
| Wednesday, July 21, 2004 - 11:37 am
I haven't seen the newest episode yet,but I really hope Alonzo wins. I like Gary and John too. I cannot figure out how Tammy made it this far either. I don't even think she is funny enough to be in the house.
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Immunity_man
Member
09-26-2003
| Thursday, July 22, 2004 - 6:23 am
I don't like Corey's humor and last night he bombed big time. He's not that funny. He really needs to polish his act. The audience was bored to tears with Corey's act and rightfully so. He only got 7% of the vote. John Heffron is hilarious and my favorite, although I think Alonzo has more original jokes. He's really good too. I just look at John Heffron and start laughing. His pitch for a sitcom was hands down the BEST concept. That focus group was just too harsh. They need to realize they are not Hollywood producers for crying out loud just observers. Except for the black guy, the rest of them looked liked they had been eating glass for dinner.
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Marysafan
Member
08-07-2000
| Thursday, July 22, 2004 - 12:27 pm
I agree that Corey bombed big time. He committed the ultimate mistake in comedy...know your audience. The audience appeared to have a fairly high percentage of women. Now did he honestly think that starting his routine with "I am so ghetto that I have two six years olds...and they ain't twins." was going to please all those ladies? Maybe this joke works in an all male locker room environment...but if that's the best you got for a mainstream mixed audience...you might as well stay home. I started out cheering for Kathleen but now am a huge Alonzo fan. I also enjoy JOhn Heffron. Tammy and Gary are going to have to bring their "A" games.
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Brenda1966
Member
07-03-2002
| Thursday, July 22, 2004 - 3:38 pm
Just saw this at the NBC site: Voting is simple and easy. To vote, simply watch the five ousted comics of "Last Comic Standing" perform on the show on Tuesday, July 27, the final six comics on Tuesday, August 3, and the final three comics on Tuesday, August 10, all on NBC. Then you may vote for your favorite comic by telephone or on-line. So, I guess we'll get to vote to narrow to 3 and then vote for a winner. I hope Heffron, Gary, and Alonzo are the top 3.
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