The current season of “Last Comic Standing” is winding down like the blur that is our summer. Last night was the second elimination as voted by America, and Michelle Balan went home. But first, host Unfunny Clark had the privelege to introduce two guest comics.
The first was Jay London, an LCS alum who is best known for his witty one-liners that are sometimes so witty that the audience doesn’t quite get them right away. Hence, his style of repeating the jokes and making fun of the crowd for their lack of intelligence. Somehow, this dude is funny. He is a hunched over caricature of himself, and that’s part of his act. But even if not everyone gets him, he definitely has something that no one else has.
The second guest was Caroline Rhea, who most people know as the host of NBC’s “The Biggest Loser.” I didn’t even know Caroline was a comedian, but holy shit…..she was hilarious. It makes you wonder how NBC chose Unfunny Clark over Caroline to host this show. Maybe they should think about that for next season.
Then came the elimination, and after Mr. Unfunny let Josh Blue and Ty Barnett know that they were safe, it came down to Michelle and Chris Porter. Michelle’s journey ended, and so then Josh, Ty and Chris got to perform.
Now, I thought the last two weeks that Ty Barnett was going to be eliminated, but he really made me laugh last night and I think he has an outside chance here to win it all. Hell, he has more than an outside chance. Chris may have taken things a bit too far with his religious humor both last week and this week, especially while there are so many Americans out there to offend. And truthfully, he really hasn’t been as funny lately.
Josh was Josh…he’s been the most consistent performer throughout the competition. The man is quietly making a gargantuan statement for disabled Americans, and that’s because you don’t even remember that he has a disability when he’s performing. The dude is just funny as hell.
At this point, I’m going to give a slight edge to Josh Blue as the leader of the pack, with Ty Barnett in second and Chris Porter on the chopping block. Chris, you’re going to have a nice career but you really have disappointed us the last few weeks.
So with this season of LCS barreling toward a conclusion, fall TV can’t be far behind. Thankfully there are shows like this to help us couch potatoes make it through the summer.
I’m off to turn up my air conditioner. Till next week, Vandalay is OUT.
