Manilow ’08 – 13 Days
Just over twelve days, until we are grooving to the retro sounds of “Copacabana”, and “It’s A Miracle”. We are wishing Mr. Manilow much rest, and good health – in the meantime. It might not hurt if he were to carry a clove of garlic in his pocket, for that matter…
Just over twelve days, until we are grooving to the retro sounds of “Copacabana”, and “It’s A Miracle”. We are wishing Mr. Manilow much rest, and good health – in the meantime. It might not hurt if he were to carry a clove of garlic in his pocket, for that matter…
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Once again, we find ourselves taking the precarious journey of annual televised comedy that is Last Comic Standing. Setting aside our general distaste for reality/talent competition shows, we have supported this show each and every year – even the year that NBC decided to pull the pin, and the winners had to then be announced in a Target store somewhere outside Los Angeles.
Unlike American Idol, or the Canadian cousin similarly named– Last Comic doesn’t exactly produce household names, after a winner is crowned. Frankly, I couldn’t tell you the names of any of the winners, except maybe the guy that won a couple of years ago – Garbonzo something… OK, maybe even not that one…
The hoot of this show is watching professional comics pretend to be contenders for this lofty title. One of the (or is he the only) Canadian finalists is anything BUT a wildcard. Sean Cullen has been a star on Canadian TV for years, appeared in the first few seasons of Mad TV (Corky & The Juice Pigs), AND was the lead in Canada’s run of Mel Brooks’ The Producers. That’s not even scraping the tip of the iceberg lettuce!! So, as a “talent search” for new talent, we can only hope they will eventually recognize other unknown amateurs like Jay Leno, and Jerry Seinfeld…
That’s my pearls for the day, today.
Chow for now!!
Once again, we find ourselves taking the precarious journey of annual televised comedy that is Last Comic Standing. Setting aside our general distaste for reality/talent competition shows, we have supported this show each and every year – even the year that NBC decided to pull the pin, and the winners had to then be announced in a Target store somewhere outside Los Angeles.
Unlike American Idol, or the Canadian cousin similarly named– Last Comic doesn’t exactly produce household names, after a winner is crowned. Frankly, I couldn’t tell you the names of any of the winners, except maybe the guy that won a couple of years ago – Garbonzo something… OK, maybe even not that one…
The hoot of this show is watching professional comics pretend to be contenders for this lofty title. One of the (or is he the only) Canadian finalists is anything BUT a wildcard. Sean Cullen has been a star on Canadian TV for years, appeared in the first few seasons of Mad TV (Corky & The Juice Pigs), AND was the lead in Canada’s run of Mel Brooks’ The Producers. That’s not even scraping the tip of the iceberg lettuce!! So, as a “talent search” for new talent, we can only hope they will eventually recognize other unknown amateurs like Jay Leno, and Jerry Seinfeld…
That’s my pearls for the day, today.
Chow for now!!
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