Oh God. I had never heard of her before a couple weeks ago, when she appeared on the Adam Carolla Podcast. I remember her for one reason; Iliza was a fucking trainwreck, the worst guest they have EVER had on the show. She was about as funny as cancer, and about as genial as herpes. I still remember one of the first things she said to Adam, without a trace of humor or self-irony; "I'm only a 6.5 physically, but since my personality is so awesome, the guy has to be a 10 physically". I wasn't even the only person who felt this way; the comments on the page were hilarious; <a class="postlink" href="http://www.adamcarolla.com/ACPBlog/2011/02/08/iliza-shlesinger-2/" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;">http://www.adamcarolla.com/ACPBlog/2011 ... esinger-2/</a> If I had that much air-brushing done, I would probably look like a 6' 5" cover model, too. Here's what she actually looks like in real life; Spoiler Moderately cute, nothing more. Another woman who bombed on the Adam Carolla podcast, and is only making a living because of her looks. Guess "Last Comic Standing" just sucks that bad. It's funny, but Adam's current news girl, Alison Rosen, is actually miles ahead of both girls in terms of her stand-up; Not saying it's good, but at least that's a respectable stand-up set, instead of something that reminds me of Kathy Griffin crossed with Margaret Cho.
Patrice O'Neal has a new special out on Comedy Central tonight. He's been one of my favorite, relatively unknown and underrated comics for a long time. Just a shame its on the network of shit comedy and censorship.
I saw Patrice O'Neal live, he just sat there and started talking about shit. Fucking hilarious. I doubt he even had an idea of what he was going to do. He just had a drink, sat down and started bullshitting. His only little gaffe was using faggot and gay too much right in front of 3 obvious gay guys in a very small venue. He apologized after, but it kinda threw off the mood. He played the crowd excellently and I laughed my ass off. Fuck, just missed the special.
NYC people, Google 'Sorta Secret Comedy'. They run living room shows out of Astoria and a few Brooklyn venues. I went tonight. Really solid non-famous comics do 15 minutes each, and $10 gets you all the Yuengling you can drink. A much better, cheaper way to see weekend stand-up than dropping $40+ at a Manhattan club. Give it a shot.
I'll agree that Iliza came off as a fucking bitch on the podcast but after watching some youtube videos of her, her stand up seems pretty decent. Nothing amazing, but much more fine tuned than that Rosen clip you posted. Totally agree with your sentiment on Leggero, she was the worst of the try out replacements for Teresa by far. I miss Teresa, she had really good timing with Adam, but Rosen will eventually get it (I actually like how her and Bald Brian snipe at each other like teenagers). Has anyone been to any of Carollas stand up shows? It seems like more of a comedy show than a stand up routine.
Really? I hated Teresa, who was unfunny and made the show worse, but I think Alison is excellent. She is quick-witted, doesn't take the spotlight away from Adam, is frequently funny, and never says anything stupid. Her only defect is that she doesn't have much of a "radio voice"; but overall, she is a massive improvement. Focus- Huge fan of Sean Lock;
I think I'm going to see Adam Carolla as he comes to a venue in Chicago in March. I've been whoring his podcasts recently since I haven't had shit else to do. I wish he'd do one of the live podcast taping shows in Chicago like he did recently but that's rare. Since I don't go to concerts I'm going to whore some serious stand-up, especially since I have an in at our local venue Zanies. Another female comic who isn't very attractive but she killed at one of the roasts is Whitney Cummings. She's sort of like Chelsea Lately, but isn't shit. I haven't heard a lot about Sean Rouse, not sure if anyone mentioned him but I wish he did more stuff. I know he was on the Insomiac Tour and some other things.
I've done open mic night three times since about this time last year and have had all of them recorded. It's just a fun hobby of mine, something that my best friend convinced me to give a shot shortly before he passed away. I sort of do it as a way to make sure I never forget about the dude, as sort of a tribute. I've had a good time and have gotten all sorts of feedback, good and bad. I've posted this in the rant and rave but thought it would be fitting to post here. Let me know what you guys think.
Anyone catch the Wyatt Cenac hour that appear two weekends ago on CC? It was okay. He definitely would not have gotten that if he wasn't on the Daily Show.
I saw DL Hughley perform in Newport, KY a couple weeks ago. His material was hit and miss, and I definitely cringed when he used the "who's going to build the wall between US and Mexico?" joke that Carlos Mencia stole from another comic. However he killed when he started roasting the people who sat close to the stage, much like he did in "Kings of Comedy", even calling a black guy with a short attention span "Radio" for the rest of the night. $20 to get a picture with him after the show. I know he was trying to help out his professional photographer friend, but yeesh.
I'm surprised no one here has mentioned Eugene Mirman. I haven't seen an act of his that I dislike, at least not yet. He recently made headlines by purchasing ads in several NY newspapers explaining his recent issues with Time Warner Cable. Here is a video of him reading the letter: There's also this hilarious video of him destroying two hecklers onstage. For some reason its on Ebaumsworld: <a class="postlink" href="http://www.ebaumsworld.com/video/watch/80530184/" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;">http://www.ebaumsworld.com/video/watch/80530184/</a>
If you listen to/watch enough Anthony Jeselnik to get a handle on his timing, it makes his Twitter activity that much mo betta:
Patrice O'neal was mentioned earlier and how he has a new special out now. This isn't my favourite clip but if you want to watch the special I won't ruin the best bits for you. If you're interested in seeing Jerry Seinfeld, Chris Rock, Louis CK and Ricky Gervais discussing comedy here's a link, it's a show I believe Gervais produced.
I've been a fan of Patrice O'neal for a while, since I used to listen to Opie and Anthony when it was on free radio here in Vegas. However, his hour special was pretty underwhelming and didn't show off his talent as well as even his comedy central half hour from a few years back. Still love the guy, hope he got paid well. On the other hand, Anthony Jeselnik's Shakespeare is great and I recommend anybody download/buy it. Also Hannibal Burress' My Name Is Hannibal and of course anything Louis C.K. does. edit: forgot to mention: Doug Stanhope Oslo- Burning the Bridge to Nowhere
On a board full of Canadians no-one mentions Russell Peters? For shame! Undoubtedly the funniest comic I have ever seen live. You really need to see his shows in their entirety to do him justice, as he does great running jokes. These give you a taste though. Good-natured but fearless racial humour. On the opposite end of the spectrum, Jimmy Carr. Just beautiful, deadpan one-liners. I can't find the best clips while at work, but this should give you a taste: Torrents of Telling Jokes and his other shows are readily available, and I would wager a lot of money that just about every person on this board will laugh out loud repeatedly.
Just watched Christopher Titus's Neverlution. It was fucking awesome. I've been rather cool on him since his show was on and his last stand-up. Neverlution fucking killed it. Too bad he got in trouble for making a joke about killing Palin if she became President on Adam Carolla's podcast.