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[Lantern7]

Correct me if I'm wrong, but wasn't this supposed to be on at 9 pm instead of 10? Either way, NBC fucked with the fans. Not as bad as the whole "Let's put the finale online and run a Father of the Pride marathon" thing, but it's still bad.

It's late, so the only guy I remember is the big black dude with the bullet head. He's funny, but I think he'd be better off going to the Rob & Big house. They have two 300-pound dudes in Big and Bam Bam...what's one more?

Right now, I don't have any major reservations with the semifinalists. Maybe they'll be a repeat of the LCS2 fiasco, but it's calm so far.

[DuchessKitty]

the only guy I remember is the big black dude with the bullet head. He's funny, but I think he'd be better off going to the Rob & Big house.

I feel like I'm missing something with this Lavell guy - I don't think he's funny. AT ALL. Yet the judges and audiences seem to go apeshit for him. Huh? I don't get it.

Obviously I was a little disappointed that he made the semi-finals over much funnier comics, but I loved the other Tempe folks that made it to the next round. Especially that Chuck Roy guy; his joke about going to the hairdresser and asking to look like a member of Alabama going to the grammies, killed me. So funny.
Tempe? Who knew it could be such a hotbed of talent.

[bacalao]

I hope Lavell has something besides I'm-so-fat jokes--that could get old as fast as, say, I'm-Vietnamese jokes. I feel the same way about Jerry Seinfeld's ugly younger brother: I wonder if he has cultivated his Seinfeldesque voice. He better bring something more. I was sorry they picked him over Tiny Black Alien.

OTOH I thought "I've got more channels than you" guy was hilarious.

[Parhelion]

OTOH I thought "I've got more channels than you" guy was hilarious.

That is the very reason I came to the board, to find out who this guy was! Didn't he also do the "Why the hell do you have a big dog, it's not like you have a sled!" thing? Hi is, without a doubt, my absolute favorite.

[ferretrick]

The guy who did the "Nick ain't got no neck thing" has done that routine on the Bob and Tom show and they play it. A lot. Like, to the point where its not funny anymore to anyone who listens to that program.

[IdRatherRead]

only 4 posts so far, was the president on or something, and nobody watched the show? Cause now I really relate to the "I've got more channels than you" guy. He was the funniest by far.

Chuck Roy and that other experienced comic that looked like he was wearing eyeliner? How the **** did they get through? There were 10 amateur area comics from Tempe that were much funnier. I'm tired of this "good ole boy network" crap with these comics. I was hoping that 'friends of the producers' would be pretty obvious after 4 seasons and that they would, you know, promote ACTUALLY FUNNY PEOPLE, rather than the guy who picks up dry cleaning for the executive producer.

Did you know that Lavell was fat? Stay tuned, I'm sure he's going to make a public statement about it soon. I'm sorry, the whole "Look at me! I'm funny looking/fat/short/tall/thin/whatever" routine just grates. It's okay for a quick 15 second introduction to get the laughs started, but then bring something of substance. At least Jerry Seinfraud had other material. But Lavell was fat, Tomgirl was homely, and Chuck Roy has a beard; whoo-hooo! That's pushing the edge.

[Druck]

I can't believe how little content there actually was in this episode. There was probably just enough to do a half hour episode, and they stretched that out with a commercial break ever 3 minutes. Just crazy.

And who knew that Tempe was such a hotbed for comics, it's almost like they realized that they weren't going to have enough finalists and stacked the deck to fill out the roster. How many passes did they give out in Tempe? 5, 6? So there's twice as many funny people in Tempe, Arizona than there is in either England or Austrailia. Right, got it.

How dumb was it to make it seem like Jerry/Elaine's kid wasn't going to make the cut. They've been using that guy's damn joke to promote LCS for MONTHS now, but yeah, we're going to leave him behind in Tempe. Okay.

I still think it's funny that the roster for the semifinals goes something like this: Nobody you know, Nobody you know, Doug Benson (who's been on every VH1 special for the last 3 years) Nobody you know, Nobody you know. Heh.

You'd think that in one of these audtions at least one comic would have been passed through by the judges only to completely bomb on stage in front of an audience. That would have made for some great TV, but makes the judges look bad for putting them there in the first place, so I guess that's why almost every comic that went before an audience seemed to kill out there.

Of course Tom Arnold is going to be a guest judge next week, because if you're going to have somebody as arbitrary and unfunny as Ant judging, you might as well let Tom have a crack at it too.

Now the real show begins, as the preliminary audition rounds are always so, so boring. It's also boring and un-fun on AI, and draws less viewers. You'd think somebody would figure this out by now, but we are talking about people in TV, so we have to grade on a curve.

[jsb23nc]

I thought last night's episode had lots of good comics. Funny that the recapper thought Lavell Edwards was great in the auditions and meh in the showcase while I felt the exact opposite. There were several comics that I would have been happy seeing move on but was pleased with the ones they selected except for Greg Warren.

[Bemily]

Hmmmm. I did NOT think that Nick no Neck guy was at all funny whatsoever. That was just BAD. And why do people think the Black comedians that say "uhhum" and are enormous are funny? Not so much. I thought the funniest frankly was Kivi (is that his name?) with the Jim Brown wife on the bed routine. Honestly, that was the only joke where the "punchline", both my husband and I laughed out loud. As far as the others, Chuck Roy I liked and the dogsled guy was perfectly acceptable as having gone ahead.

Just a little beef - do they send more than one black person per show on to the next round? Have they ever done that? I really really hope there are more than a few women and at least 3-4 black people. It annoys me when there are "tokens".

[really91]

I can't believe they took that many comics from one of the suckiest groups in the audition round. In the absence of anyone who actually makes me laugh a lot, I inevitably start rooting for whoever I think is the cutest, so Andrew Orvedahl had my vote. Since he didn't get through, Tempe was a total waste of time. I suspect Chuck Roy could grown on me, though.

In the montage of semifinalists, I swear they omitted the woman who got through in London. What happened there?

[senso mccoy]

I did NOT think that Nick no Neck guy was at all funny whatsoever.

Me neither. There's nothing lamer than, "Here's an impression of my 'friend'--who you don't know" routines, IMO. And he kept going. I found it all pretty painful.

OTOH I thought "I've got more channels than you" guy was hilarious.

ITA. He's the only comic that actually made me laugh outloud.

I am by no means a comedienne, but this was the first time I ever watched LCS since the first season and was rather surprised at how unfunny it still is.

[HickoryColt]

I feel like I'm missing something with this Lavell guy - I don't think he's funny. AT ALL. Yet the judges and audiences seem to go apeshit for him. Huh? I don't get it.

Obviously I was a little disappointed that he made the semi-finals over much funnier comics, but I loved the other Tempe folks that made it to the next round. Especially that Chuck Roy guy; his joke about going to the hairdresser and asking to look like a member of Alabama going to the grammies, killed me. So funny.
Tempe? Who knew it could be such a hotbed of talent.

I thought Chuck Roy was the funniest. His New Hampshire joke was pretty funny too. I actually liked most of the comics.....except for the big, overweight African American guy. Not sure how he made it.

My favorite joke, though, was the last one before the announcement of the winners. The bit about being able to hit pedestrians and how you should be able to hit the guy that holds his hand out to have you stop to prove he IS NOT A JEDI. That was great. I don't think he made it to the semi's though.

[GoldberryWaits]

Wow, that was a bit of a disappointment. Not even so much the comics, but I somehow had in my head this was the "weed down to the final group" episode, so it was a letdown.

But the pacing of the episode was a bit weird, and I fell asleep smack dab in the middle! (to be fair to LCS, I am pregnant and randomly fall asleep all of the time, so it could be that)

I don't think I would go to a club for Lavell, but I have to admit I was chuckling at his angel wings bit. I was also glad to see that "Jerry & Elaine's Son" had a bit more than that.

[Riggsy]

In the montage of semifinalists, I swear they omitted the woman who got through in London. What happened there?

I noticed that too and actually rewinded my TiVo to double check. That's actually why I checked the forums today. My guess is that she had some kind of contractual conflict, but who knows.

[karefree]

John Carparulo was hilarious (this was the more channels, no sled no big dog guy). I did think that the last audition, the pedestrian-hitting one, was funnier than many that went through. I found Alabama guy likable, but not very funny. I mean, why does he get his hair cut like that if he knows it's dated and stupid looking? For comedy's sake? Lavelle was sort of patchy, I thought -- at times hilarious (crying when telling mom about his diabetes -- that shouldn't be funny, but it was. And frying up and eating his tiny useless wings) and at times sort of unprofessional and annoying (I hate when comics laugh at themselves). I could go either way on Jerry/Elaine guy and on Greg Warren (eyeliner guy) -- I'll have to see more. I feel like we're only seeing a brief clip of their actual sets, so we don't get the whole picture.
I know this is no new insight (in fact so not new it's almost a stereotype), but I sure think that comedians are miserable people. They just always look so sad when they don't know the camera's on them (and even when they do sometimes).

[Mark D]

Greg Warren does the flute-man bit in longer, more "actually in a comedy club" version.... (with recap-noted ethnic impressions...)

http://www.rooftopco...amp;channel=120

Enjoy.

[Extra Monkey]

I know this is no new insight (in fact so not new it's almost a stereotype), but I sure think that comedians are miserable people. They just always look so sad when they don't know the camera's on them (and even when they do sometimes).

ITA. How many times have you heard a comedian talk about, either in a routine or an interview, going back and "showing them" (bullies, old G/F or B/F, teacher, parent)? Seems to be a lot of emotional baggage in this profession.

[hutchlover]

I could go either way on Jerry/Elaine guy and on Greg Warren (eyeliner guy) -- I'll have to see more. I feel like we're only seeing a brief clip of their actual sets, so we don't get the whole picture.

Yeah, I'm hoping there're more to them. 'Cause if I have to look at those teeth and madeup eyes without them being funny, I'll try out myself. I can't do any worse than those two. (I don't like Jerry Seinfeld-like humor anyway) And that stupid "Nick-No-Neck" was racist IMO.

LOVE LOVE LOVE Lavelle. His heavenly wing bit was frickin' hilarious. I liked Kivi over Ryan and the Warren guy.

Now I have too many to root for.

[bneeweenee]

I've watched some of Lavell's stuff on youtube, and when he has a longer amount of time, he really can be quite funny, as he ramps up and up and up.

I was pleasantly surprised that they didn't let any of the women through, as they were less funny than the men and it would have been painfully obvious that they were trying to be politically correct.

[Bemily]

The thing with the Alabama guy was that I did think THAT joke was funny, and when I thought about it later the quality of his jokes were much better than most. The New Hampshire joke was funny, as was the suburban sprawl (naming the development after all the animals you had to kill to build it) was a really good one. I have never heard anything like that before and to me its just "good material". Does that make sense? Its delivery but you need the material as well.

That's why I like Mordal and Alonzo Bodden, they just have good material. Sometimes the delivery or the antics of some of these comics overshadow what you really need. Maybe its just my taste.

[doroshjt]

Man after watching no neck nick guy, man he sucks. How unfunny was that. I think he was the only one I would not have sent through.

[Firthient]

I thought Lavelle was hilarious. They picked five comics in the UK not two. I wonder what happened to the others.

[tsgeisel]

I think we got 5 Tempe comics for a couple of reasons - a) they may have lost a few folks, possibly from overseas. Visa problems, contractual obligations, who knows, but the rumour mill is that 2 comedians who made the semis couldn't do it. The second reason (B) is that this was the "last chance" episode. You probably had a lot of repeats from LA and a lot of invitees who might not have been able to make LA participating.

I actually felt this was a pretty good group.

And, much as I sorta want to like John Carparulo, the moment you start making jokes about how "reading is stupid", you lose me. There are certain lines you can't cross in comedy, and they differ for everyone. For some it might be puns. Others dislike ethnic jokes. Impersonations. Prop comedy. For me? Making fun of smart people. I'm sure there are plenty of stupid people who get offended when comedians make fun of them. That's fine. But if all Carparulo is going to do is play up his dumb LA-redneck schtick, he may as well be Dat Pham doing Vietnamese jokes to me.

[Omar G]

My personal line is making fun of people named "Omar." Fuck that shit.

[Buginarug]

Extra Monkey:
How many times have you heard a comedian talk about, either in a routine or an interview, going back and "showing them" (bullies, old G/F or B/F, teacher, parent)? Seems to be a lot of emotional baggage in this profession.

Heh. Mr. Buginarug has said more than once that if his son turns out ugly, he's gonna teach him to play guitar so the kid will have a shot with the ladies. (It's a joke, people; relax.) Same thing might be at work here... overcompensation, what? Snort!

I wasn't paying close attention at first when Caparulo (more channels/big dog guy) took the stage... but he looks and sounds EXACTLY like an old boyfriend... so much so, that I was riveted to my TV until they showed his name again. Kept thinking, so help me God, if he name-checks our relationship... heh.

Not totally sold on Lavell. "Look how fat I am" is pretty stale IMO.
Chuck Roy's Alabama haircut joke almost made me pee my pants.
Greg Warren who? Meh.

[PMS Babe]

That comic Suli is a friend of Alonzo's. Years ago I saw them onstage riffing together at a late night showcase. I thought they were both quite funny. (I'm a huge Alonzo fan).

I guess the friendship was not enough to get him on the show.

[ketchuplover]

Richard Jeni (may he rest in peace) is still funnier than anybody who has ever been on LCS.

[blessures]

In the montage of semifinalists, I swear they omitted the woman who got through in London. What happened there?

I noticed that too and actually rewinded my TiVo to double check. That's actually why I checked the forums today. My guess is that she had some kind of contractual conflict, but who knows.

One of the UK comedy sites reported that she had to drop out after there was a delay in her visa. (It's on Chortle, but the article contains spoilers.

[alexmarsz]

I did NOT think that Nick no Neck guy was at all funny whatsoever.

Me neither. There's nothing lamer than, "Here's an impression of my 'friend'--who you don't know" routines, IMO. And he kept going. I found it all pretty painful.

The only way that can really work is if they are creating a character for the purposes of making a quick callback joke later. And having seen him before I kind of think he does, but I can't recall.

ITA. How many times have you heard a comedian talk about, either in a routine or an interview, going back and "showing them" (bullies, old G/F or B/F, teacher, parent)? Seems to be a lot of emotional baggage in this profession.

Well it's no secret humor comes up as a defense mechanism. I definitely recognize that trait in myself.