Last Comic Standing, Season 6, Episode 11: Live blog
8:19
OK, here’s my impression of Marcus “The Voice of America”: Terrific mimic, average comic. Is there a joke in his routine–somewhere, anywhere? If so, you need the tracking skills of a bloodhound to find one.
8:32
Ron G. sounds like he’s standing in front of a mirror and practicing premises–good premises–but the jokes sound like they’re still under construction. America seems to agree: He’s the first finalist to be eliminated.
8:51
After his amusing Hendrix bit with his partner, the double bass, Jim Tavare ought to rename himself Jimi Tavare. The Brit With Wit survives with an impressive and versatile set that includes American pop culture references that the Greatest Generation and prepubescent YouTubers can both understand and appreciate. Now that’s a degree of difficulty only Olympic divers usually attempt.
9:09
Louis Ramey starts off so promisingly with a string of jokes about the next great threat to America: Amish gangs. But then he detours into Jeff Foxworthy Redneck Territory, and for the remaining four minutes or so of his set, he sounds more like a Republican candidate than a professional comedian. He remains in the running for the title, but I am baffled: A veteran comic of his stature must have a closetful of jokes he can unpack for the occasion, agreed?
9:21
Adam Hunter comes out gunning for the title with a shotgun approach. He scatters the audience with the equivalent of comic buckshot–with jokes from almost every comic category: drugs, old girlfriends, politics. But apparently he forgets to don his ballotproof vest and leaves the stage for good but with potential. His career forecast: energetic and mostly funny!
9:35
Jeff Dye (a.k.a. Jim’s stunt double from The Office, or he should be) ignites the local crowd with his opening joke about Las Vegas’ double standard, but then for some reason his comic routine lapses into a drawn-out civics lesson. Huh? His act slows to a jog, but he remains in the running nevertheless.
9:45
Alas, I fear Sean Cullen may be too smart for the room, a comic genius in a class by himself because no one else can keep up with him. I sense he realizes he will not graduate to the finale, but the final grades have not been submitted quite yet…
9:59
After watching Iliza Shlesinger, I need oxygen. Give her this: the half comic, half social commentator puts in a full day’s work in eight minutes. She never stops moving or talking. Iliza earns a spot in the Final 5, and because she works the crowd with the ease of a professional politician, I suspect she will win America’s vote and the title of (everybody!) Last Comic Standing.
