Last Comic Standing: Train Wrecks Get More Laughs Episode 13 Recap by CC McCandless
September 13, 2007
This season of NBC's Last Comic Standing has transitioned from thoroughly entertaining to tragic and pathetic faster than Britney Spears's career, and without any of the such-a-train-wreck-it's-interesting mystique.
Recapping tonight's final performance showdown currently feels about as appealing as an average trip to the dentist, so in lieu of my usual format, tonight you'll be getting a running diary in real time, from what will certainly be the over-hyped start to what will most likely be a very welcome end. Let's do it.
00:00: Gerry Dee takes to the stage looking like a high school kid borrowing his dad's tuxedo jacket. This image probably sets the tone for the night as well as anything could-it's trying to be cool, hip, or classy without actually managing any of them. Meanwhile, Jon Reep looks very confident and Lavell Crawford either appears to be thinking about murdering someone or perhaps just auditioning his "bad ass" face in case 50 Cent needs some new beef for his entourage.
00:01: Bill Bellamy takes to the stage. He hasn't been horrible this year, and this gig is probably nothing more than a paycheck to anyone that takes it. But it feels weird for me to say "I miss Jay Mohr."
00:03: Bellamy hypes the prizes and tonight's special guests…including Gilbert Gottfried. Wow. Shocking that he was available.
00:03: There is some sort of 90 second one-liner challenge taking place that I have never heard of.
00:04: During this contest Jon Reep gives us tonight's first Michael Vick joke.
00:05: That was the longest 90 seconds of my life. The audience is voting for "The King of the One Liners." Meanwhile, Don Rickles just rolled over in his grave and I think he's not even dead yet.
00:06: Lavell wins what I'm pretty sure is actually a bowling trophy. I'm not kidding.
00:06: They are counting down the all-time worst auditions in LCS history. This will probably be funnier than anything else tonight.
00:07: We have our first commercial break, which prompts this question: How many consecutive films is Jodie Foster going to make in the "lady in peril" thriller genre? Mix it up!
00:09: We're back to the "worst" countdown. And it's just bad so far, not William Hung, so-bad-it's-funny bad.
00:10: Gilbert Gottfried is backstage with the three finalists, explaining that one of them will get sent home. Congrats to Gilbert for highlighting his complete lack of interest in this process by pointing out that he has each comic's name written on tape at their feet so he can identify them.
00:12: Welcome Kathleen Madigan to the stage. That's fine. But once again, not exactly a shockingly special appearance, is it?
00:13: Kathleen suggests addressing the issue of illegal immigration by making it a reality show in which people are voted in and out. This goes over very well with the packed audience in California. Speaking of which, how are they selling this show out week after week? Do they have people handing out sandwiches and twenty dollar bills to recruit bums and hookers like on that episode of "Studio 60?" Side rant: Last Comic Standing has been renewed four times and counting by NBC. Studio 60? One and done. Clearly I need a job in network broadcast programming.
00:16: Bellamy returns for his Seacrest duties, right down to telling us that we'll have the results…right after the break.
00:21: Best of the Worst #5: Dude in lederhosen and a Hitler mustache. And honestly, the outfit and the accent alone make him kind of humorous.
00:22: The first comic advancing and performing tonight is Jon Reep.
00:23: Our next guest is "an international headliner" in the form of Greg Proops. He also did the voices for the two-headed pod race announcer in Star Wars: Episode I: The Phantom Menace. Yes, I'm a geek.
00:27: Proops is fine but it's hard not to notice that his set tonight is longer than that of any of the people actually competing in this show all season.
00:30: Best of the Worst #4: Combat Dancing Guy.....
C.C. McCandless is an independent filmmaker and freelance writer. He has a Bachelor’s degree in broadcasting from the Walter Cronkite School of Journalism and Mass Communication at Arizona State University.
You can contact C.C. here: cc.mccandless@gmail.com
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