I'm watching Last Comic Standing tonight to see if finalist Amy Schumer, a graduate of Towson University and thus our de facto local contestant (pictured), makes it to the final three.
I don't watch this show often -- I like the comedy segments with the finalists, but shouty host Bill Bellamy exhausts me, and the first featured comedian of this evening was awful. Airport security jokes, talking-in-sleep jokes, wookiee-noise punch lines. Nothing much new or entertaining there.
The next featured comic, though, is Josh Blue, who won last season. In an interview, he says he's been performing about five shows a week and that it's been intense. I bet. He has been in our area at least two times that I can think of off the top of my head. A lot of his act plays off his cerebral palsy, and it's definitely full of lines you haven't heard before. And that's a good thing.
First to find out he's safe is Gerry Dee. He performs, riffing on drunk friends and strip clubs.
Then, Lavell Crawford is told he's safe. Lavell is a big dude, and he jokes about diabetes and the doctor's office.
It's down to Amy and Jon Reep. Bill calls them both super-duper competitors and then reveals that Jon is in the final three, so Amy is out.
She tells the fans thank you and, "Support live comedy, and if a girl takes the stage, give her a chance -- she may surprise you."
Last performer of the evening, then is Jon Reep. He talks about living in L.A. with his huge Southern accent and how people are just waiting for him to say something dumb. (Side note: I was so terrified of that happening to me that I lost my accent within months of moving to Oregon from Texas when I was 14. But he's funnier than me, so it works for him.)
So, someone who did not graduate from Towson will be winning this show. But good show, Amy, and nice exit line, too.
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