Episode Guide
Did you see those tats on Alonzo Bodden's gorgeous arms when the judges were checking out talent in London? They were hot, right?
That Brit guy Buddy who bombed? Bodden's somber, glassy-eyed stare during his "routine" cracked me up. TV Guide pointed out that Bodden mentioned that he didn't like "silly, wacky comedy." What was there to get about Buddy? He was simply terrible. "Maybe I should have taken this more seriously," he joked... that was a joke, right? No Buddy, you just should have stayed home (instead he inexplicably came back to perform that evening, but the audience found him as bizarrely awful as we did).
Luckily other English aspirants were a lot funnier. I adored that Matt Kirshen kid, although I botched his joke about today's youth being dubbed the worst generation ever when I tried to repeat it to my husband. But I was with Kathleen Madigan when she said, "You had me at trench foot." That's when I fell for him, too. Joshua Howe, the Jewish British stand-up, was OK, although I've seen his kind of shtick before. (I guess we Jews are the same world over, huh.) Spencer Brown was a tad precious for my taste, but his dyslexic joke opener did prompt me to snort. Ava Vidal was amusing and edgy.
I loved the bit about selling her kids to Madonna. And I liked the Asian guy (whose name I didn't catch, how racist of me!) who said, "Sometimes it's hard being Chinese... because I'm Japanese." Kirshen, Brown and Vidal all deservedly moved on and then we were hit with the first terrible joke of the day: Where does a general keep his armies? Answer: In his sleevies. Either I'm tired or old, but I had to read that joke out loud to myself three times before I got it and promptly groaned.
Minneapolis was the judges' next stop. It's amazing to me that folks can be funny in such a freezing cold town. Cigar chomping Bob Zany had old-school charm. And Tracey Ashley was fun, despite reminding me of Ellen Cleghorne. I was a tad surprised to see her move on, though. During the day audition, I pegged the hilarious Tommy Johnagin as the future Capital One Audience Winner. But there were some real stinkers in this town, like that Little Richard-acting idiot who billed himself as "the best-looking man in comedy." As Bodden said, "take out the 'in comedy' part, and maybe that title will work for you." Or how about Tim the Dairy Farmer, who was suffering from "cow-pull tunnel?" Oy.
I was happy to see Doug Benson, but surprised to hear he didn't make it past the initial screening in Los Angeles. Doug Benson? Really? While I know he's not a huge star, he is an up-and-coming name and a ubiquitous small-screen pop-culture pundit. I have no doubt that Bodden, Madigan and that pesky ANT are familiar with him and his work (hell they know many of the aspirants). Plus, he was an online finalist in last year's LCS competition. So it was no wonder that he moved on.
Oh and here's the second joke of the night: What do you call a fish with no eyes? Answer: A fsh. Did they not realize that that punch line only works if you tell the joke verbally? Once you spell out "eye," it no longer makes sense! And the last joke of the night was an cringe-worthy as the worst comics we saw tonight — yes even that Freddy Rodriguez-looking dude who touched his nipples when he was nervous. Where did the cow take his girlfriend on a date? Answer: The moo-vies. On that groan I've got to get some sleep.
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