Are my eyes deceiving me, or is this a shaved Rich Vos i see on American Dreams playing Lenny Bruce?
Old Last Comic Standing Thread
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K. Piddy
, Jan 18 2004 08:34 PM
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#1
Posted Jan 18, 2004 @ 8:34 PM
#2
Posted Jan 18, 2004 @ 8:45 PM
Yes that was him, sans beard. I couldnt believe it either. He looks so different without the beard.
#3
Posted Jan 19, 2004 @ 12:35 AM
Same kinda attitude though...Was Lenny Bruce really that unfunny in real life too?
#4
Posted Jan 19, 2004 @ 2:08 AM
Just curious...I heard there's two free shows in NYC this Wednesday and Thursday. Anybody interested in going to check things out? Fair warning: Dat will be there. I understand he does impressions of his mother.
#5
Posted Jan 19, 2004 @ 7:54 AM
It's ironic that Lenny Bruce was getting arrested for stuff back then that seems so mild in comparison to Vos's own act. He was definitely a pioneer.
#6
Posted Jan 19, 2004 @ 2:01 PM
I know a lot of people feel like Dat won bc of public sympathy votes, due to his being picked on in the house. Maybe that's true. I liked him but I'm probably in the minority. If they want to change the game for season two, and make it more about the art, here are some suggestions I have:
1. Nobody lives together. Put them up in hostile's and Motel 6's, and only bring them together for challenges. If they want to socialize other than that great, get it on camera. Also, each contestant has thier own camera crew, like "Real World" or "The IT Factor" to follow them around.
2. Every week, there is a task, where you can win an exemption from being eliminated, just like last year. However, the winner picks two names at random, and those two compete to stay in the game by performing in front of an audience, like last year. The winner of said face-off can not compete the following week, thereby giving the possibility of all the contestants having to perform at some time.
1. Nobody lives together. Put them up in hostile's and Motel 6's, and only bring them together for challenges. If they want to socialize other than that great, get it on camera. Also, each contestant has thier own camera crew, like "Real World" or "The IT Factor" to follow them around.
2. Every week, there is a task, where you can win an exemption from being eliminated, just like last year. However, the winner picks two names at random, and those two compete to stay in the game by performing in front of an audience, like last year. The winner of said face-off can not compete the following week, thereby giving the possibility of all the contestants having to perform at some time.
#7
Posted Jan 19, 2004 @ 8:42 PM
Anyone catching Ralphie May as a correspondent on "On Air with Ryan Seacrest"? He's not half bad.
#8
Posted Jan 21, 2004 @ 2:41 AM
Jay Mohr was on the Jimmy Kimmel show and said auditions start this weekend, I think in New York and Boston.
Jay said he has an upcoming two episode appearance on The West Wing, which he thought was great until he found out Dat Phan will be on four episodes. Ralphie is headlining at one of the big resorts in Vegas and may have had stomach-stapling surgery. Jay also said he is being stalked, but he didn't go into much detail.
Jay said he has an upcoming two episode appearance on The West Wing, which he thought was great until he found out Dat Phan will be on four episodes. Ralphie is headlining at one of the big resorts in Vegas and may have had stomach-stapling surgery. Jay also said he is being stalked, but he didn't go into much detail.
#9
Posted Jan 21, 2004 @ 12:09 PM
The West Wing, which he thought was great until he found out Dat Phan will be on four episodes.
Dat Phan. On The West Wing. I didn't believe it, but Reality News Online (scroll to bottom) confirms this, plus news on his Comedy Central special on January 30th. Funny, they promote the hell out of their own shows, but I have yet to see a commercial for this.
Edited by jennifuh, Jan 21, 2004 @ 12:10 PM.
#10
Posted Jan 21, 2004 @ 12:55 PM
Whoopee! Just purchased my tix to catch Dave, Rich, and Cory at the DC Improv February 7. Apparently repeated e-mails to the club owner worked. Yay!
#11
Posted Jan 21, 2004 @ 1:52 PM
I heard a rumor from a well-placed source that since Season 1 of LCS was such a hit, a lot of already-famous comedians -- people like Richard Jeni, Paul Rodriguez, Andrew "Dice" Clay and Judy Tenuta -- have been angling for slots on LCS2. Personally, I don't know if I could stand to watch the Diceman for even one week. That man is seriously gross. I hope it's not true... we'll see. There was a big report on the San Francisco tryouts in yesterday's (Tuesday 1/20) Chronicle.
Of course, if my reality TV boyfriend Dave Mordal comes back as a "special correspondent" (as was reported by Reality News Online), wild horses couldn't stop me from tuning in!
Of course, if my reality TV boyfriend Dave Mordal comes back as a "special correspondent" (as was reported by Reality News Online), wild horses couldn't stop me from tuning in!
#12
Posted Jan 21, 2004 @ 3:40 PM
One wonders how Mohr puts limits on who applies if he's dumb enough to let ANY established comics in. He got LUCKY last time that he wasn't called out on how established a few of those folks were...
#13
Posted Jan 21, 2004 @ 3:54 PM
I thought that LCS followed the same rules as other talent competitions: you're eligible as long as you have not appeared on Leno, Letterman, Daly, etc. and you haven't had a recurring role in a television show. Rich and Dave to me were borderline established, so I'd have let them in too. However all of the people you name, loadfan, should never even be considered for LCS. If Mohr's going to entertain that, then they'll screw this show up just like TPTB screwed up The Mole.
#14
Posted Jan 21, 2004 @ 4:47 PM
people like Richard Jeni, Paul Rodriguez, Andrew "Dice" Clay and Judy Tenuta -- have been angling for slots on LCS2.
If that happens, I won't watch. I want to see unknowns.
#15
Posted Jan 21, 2004 @ 6:17 PM
I agree with Bigwheels1971- If I wanted to see the "Diceman," I have HBO and Comedy Central- don't they rune those specials like, weekly? I want to see someone fresh, new, someone I can boo at, or laugh with, but I am getting tired of the same old, same old. . .
#16
Posted Jan 21, 2004 @ 10:05 PM
Don't know if anyone else saw this but Ralphie May was on BET''s Comic View last night. I was flipping channels (I will never admit to watching BET) and saw him performing. I caught the end of it. Ralphie did his famous dropping of the mic bit. He got his regular standing ovation.
On another note, Dat Phan was on this same show late least year. Again, flipping channels and caught him impersonating his Vietnamese parents and quickly turned the channel....
On another note, Dat Phan was on this same show late least year. Again, flipping channels and caught him impersonating his Vietnamese parents and quickly turned the channel....
#17
Posted Jan 22, 2004 @ 7:54 AM
people like Richard Jeni, Paul Rodriguez, Andrew "Dice" Clay and Judy Tenuta -- have been angling for slots on LCS2
Has-beens angling for a come-back. No thanks. Especially Clay. Never could stand him. He was on Tough Crowd a couple of months ago, and he's STILL not funny. The other three, at least I remember them as being funny.
#18
Posted Jan 22, 2004 @ 11:58 PM
Looks like the rumor about already-famous comedians trying out for LCS2 is a reality. In fact, some of the people have already had development deals with networks! Now, that doesn't mean they'll definitely get on the show, but there are special "industry auditions" (as opposed to the cattle calls) going on in LA and plenty of Leno, Letterman, Comedy Central, etc. vets are trying out, hungry for the prime time exposure. Will Durst, who has hosted a national PBS show, tried out in San Francisco. I hope the producers realize that it was the unknowns that made LCS so special and that we don't want to see folks we're already familiar with!
#19
Posted Jan 23, 2004 @ 12:03 AM
So these established "talent" isn't going for judging positions? Because that would make more sense.
ETA: Wanna see a familiar face from reality TV? Click here. If that guy makes it to the finals, he's got a fan in me.
ETA: Wanna see a familiar face from reality TV? Click here. If that guy makes it to the finals, he's got a fan in me.
Edited by Lantern7, Jan 23, 2004 @ 2:43 AM.
#20
Posted Jan 23, 2004 @ 5:18 AM
Lantern7 which guy was the familiar face? And I got dibs on the 2nd one!
#21
Posted Jan 23, 2004 @ 9:10 AM
Dave Mordal was on The Tonight Show on Tuesday -- he did a special remote segment where he interviewed/mocked people waiting in line for the LCS2 auditions. It's worth catching on the repeat next week for anyone who's a Dave fan.
#22
Posted Jan 23, 2004 @ 9:22 AM
Thanks, queasy, I'll be sure to catch it.
#23
Posted Jan 23, 2004 @ 3:00 PM
gaPeach: That would be Theo from Road Rules and late of The Gauntlet.. Only problem is, my connection is weak...so he might've been the guy who messed up the punchline for all I know.
Edited by Lantern7, Jan 23, 2004 @ 3:00 PM.
#24
Posted Jan 27, 2004 @ 7:14 AM
Comedy Central is finally using Dat in their ads for the new season of Comedy Central Presents. In most, you'll only see him for a split second making some kind of bizarre face. (You'll also spot Cory in the same ads for about the same amount of time.) But I've seen one ad specifically for the start of the season this Friday starring Dat and the other guy with a special premiering that night. Believe it or not, it actually looks like Dat has new material!
edited to fix spelling
edited to fix spelling
Edited by SVNBob, Jan 27, 2004 @ 7:22 AM.
#25
Posted Jan 30, 2004 @ 7:33 AM
I caught Dat Phan on the 1/29 Wayne Brady show. He still seems as doofy as ever. I think he was on to promote his special on cable. He had the last spot in the show thus wasn't on for very long. Dat still says he felt like Ralphie was going to win LCS.
#26
Posted Jan 30, 2004 @ 1:17 PM
Ralphie May has been on a radio station here in Houston all week, and I have to admit he can bring the funny. He bugs me sometimes with the whole faux ghetto talk, but he rocked the "UMM Game" they play on the station.
#27
Posted Jan 30, 2004 @ 3:18 PM
I personally know a couple and know of a few more very successful Boston comics who went to LCS auditions last weekend. They said it was brutal. There were about 150 people there and they one by one did some time in front of 2 stone faced "executives." The few people who got picked all had pretty big management representation. It sounded like the show wanted to get a lot of footage of droves of people standing around waiting, and they'll go and do that in a few cities to make it look like they hunted far and wide and saw thousands of peple etc...
It also sounded like mostly people with a lot of years in the business and reputable management would be picked. Seems like the seasoned comics of the world, who have years and years under their belts and consider themselves great writers do not want to see another novice imitating his Asian mother winning again.
It also sounded like mostly people with a lot of years in the business and reputable management would be picked. Seems like the seasoned comics of the world, who have years and years under their belts and consider themselves great writers do not want to see another novice imitating his Asian mother winning again.
#28
Posted Feb 9, 2004 @ 11:12 AM
Caught the last Comic Standing Tour at the D.C. Improv Saturday night. Mr clandrith and I enjoyed ourselves immensely. We were excited to see Dave Mordal and he did not disappoint. The man is a comic genius. Of the three, Dave's comedy is the type that makes you think. He even let the audience yell suggested topics out to him. Mine was "Internet dating." Dave replied: How sad is it when you have to take yourself national, "Hey I can't get a date here so maybe I'll try....Idaho!" And ladies, Dave was looking soooooo very hot. He is a much better looking guy in person. He's let his hair grow longer (Someone yelled out: "Who does your hair? Dave: "This is called 'pillow.'") Dave did no jokes we heard on LCS.
Cory Kahaney is preggers. She's 41. I thought she was older. She was funnier than she was on the show. Her funniest bit was on her husband wanting to have sex in the morning. Did some stuff I'd heard before.
Vos - Is funny, but something about him rubs me the wrong way. He does a lot of racial humor that borders on offensive. And he really reamed a big-headed accountant dude sitting closest to the stage. IMO, that kind of joking is lazy comedy (insulting the way people look, etc). I did laugh a lot at other bits though.
I was bummed that the comics didn't come out after to sign autographs or anything, but we really enjoyed the show. The entire weekend run was sold out.
Cory Kahaney is preggers. She's 41. I thought she was older. She was funnier than she was on the show. Her funniest bit was on her husband wanting to have sex in the morning. Did some stuff I'd heard before.
Vos - Is funny, but something about him rubs me the wrong way. He does a lot of racial humor that borders on offensive. And he really reamed a big-headed accountant dude sitting closest to the stage. IMO, that kind of joking is lazy comedy (insulting the way people look, etc). I did laugh a lot at other bits though.
I was bummed that the comics didn't come out after to sign autographs or anything, but we really enjoyed the show. The entire weekend run was sold out.
#29
Posted Feb 9, 2004 @ 9:08 PM
Oh my GOD, you guys. I just checked the tour dates section of Davemordal.com, and he's finally coming to northern California!!! He's going to be appearing at the Punch Line in San Francisco in late March!! Tix aren't on sale yet, but now the only question for me is how many shows will I go to? I am sooo excited! He's also doing some shows in Sacramento. Not sure who else will be on the bill, but as long as there's DAVE, I'm one happy camper.
#30
Posted Mar 8, 2004 @ 5:57 PM
Shocking news
...okay, maybe it's not shocking. But thumbs up to Drew Carey and Brett Butler for calling out a "reality" show's bogus-ness.
...okay, maybe it's not shocking. But thumbs up to Drew Carey and Brett Butler for calling out a "reality" show's bogus-ness.
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