Well, another season of Last Comic Standing, another season of scratching your head over the choices as to who moves on to compete...

This will be my third year watching this show, and it is one of the few exceptions I make to my general "rather be ingesting hemlock than watching reality TV" rule. Probably because of the lure of comedy in the title.

Last year my wife and I rode it out to what should have been the end, but then the network gave it the hook before the finale, forcing viewers to Google the answer - for who eventually took home the prize. I was surprised to see that they would bring it back this season. They may be having problems finding new repulsive living things to consume on Fear Factor...

This year they have also misplaced original host Jay Mohr, with that guy from Yes, Dear. If your only frame of reference for him is the sitcom series he stars in, you may already be questioning how far this year's edition will get before the plug is yanked.

However, I happened to catch Anthony Clark on a Just For Laughs episode, the broadcast version of the huge Montreal comedy festival, and I have to say, he was hilarious. There may yet be hope.

Of course, I have to admit to a bit of bias with the choices for the comics that moved on after this week's episode. The one that looked like the crowd and judge's favorite was a young lady with a lisp, and duct tape. How can you lose with that combination?? Plus she's a Canadian comic...which may be why she had my vote....

Chow for now!!