Last Comic Standing: The Perfect Storm Of Unfunny Episode 12 Recap by CC McCandless
September 6, 2007
Two weeks from now, one of the lucky comics remaining on NBC's "Last Comic Standing" is going to win a cool quarter of a million bucks. We're left with an eclectic group of four vying for the cash and the not-really-so-coveted title of "Last Comic Standing." Since this show seemingly will never die, perhaps someday soon we'll be subjected to an LCS All-Star competition, and if it ever comes to that, one hot debate would surely be which season had the weakest winner: the inaugural campaign, with the much derided Dat Phan, or this very season, with a mediocre champion probably to be named.
With just three comics left to perform the mandatory time-filling gets worse by the week. Case in point: Harland Williams took to the stage this week. This is what now qualifies as "a very special guest." Bill Bellamy then tells us that when we come back, we'll find out which three comics will perform. I think that Bill Bellamy is lying right to our faces, or at least being less-than-completely honest. We'll see.
Yup, Bill's a big, fat liar. Instead, we are treated to another special guest: last season's winner, Josh Blue, who lets us know how cool it is that he is famous now. Good for him. He then performed to a very positive reception.
After another nearly endless commercial respite, we learn that Gerry Dee is the first comic advancing to perform tonight, and based on last week's affair he deserves it. However, instead of just letting him perform an actual (possibly longer) comedy set, we're instead subjected to a truly horrible idea: showing the comics returning to their former day jobs. In Gerry's case, we see him going back to be a waiter. Watching him pour regular coffee into the decaf carafe is evidently intended to be hilarious. It's not Gerry's fault that this segment idea sucks.
Finally, nearly half an hour into the broadcast, we actually see one of the remaining contestants perform. Gerry begins by contrasting men and women in their approaches to securing designated drivers, as well as highlighting the advantages in using OnStar for drunk driving navigation. The rest of his set followed similar themes and he was decent.
The next comic to advance was Lavell Crawford, coasting on his early performances. He hasn't been funny for a few weeks now. Also not funny is watching Lavell back at his old gig as a crossing guard, complete with the reflective orange vest and a big "SLOW" sign. And wackiness ensues when he eats out of some kids' lunchboxes. Because if you haven't noticed, he's big.
Lavell regaled us with a story about his recent visit to the doctor, including lovely details about the inspection of his anal cavity…and that was the high point of his set.
Would Jon Reep or Amy Schumer see their dream end tonight? They were each trotted out on stage to trump up the drama. Finally, we learned that Amy was done. Of course. Because she is smart, unconventional, and generally even entertaining and funny. Sigh…
Next Jon Reep performed and told some southern jokes with a very thick accent and shook his head a lot. I'm assuming he did, anyway. For a change I've decided to recap his performance before actually watching it. Let's see if I get it right. Honestly, what else would he possibly do? Oh, and he did some goofy stuff back at his old garage in Hickory.
Yup, I was right. So we're down to three, with Gerry Dee the only comic left that I think has any claim to the title, which means he's probably done next week, which would then set up the most painful final performance match up for me to recap in the long history of this often excruciating show. It could be the perfect storm of unfunny. Next week we'll see if that actually happens.
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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