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WHERE WOMEN BRAWL AND MEN CHUNDER

So this week Last Comic’s global search took us to LA and Sydney, Australia (hence the headline – I could also have thrown in “she just smiled and gave me a vegemite sandwich” instead of the brawling and chundering thing). More on Australia later.

So after last weeks blog I braced myself for an onslaught of bitter criticism… and then this was the kind of response you gave us:

“I really do think that the show has done a great job of picking very talented comics.”

Wow what happened to you guys? Mostly people seemed to like the show, particularly Gerry Dee (who made it to the next round) and Richard Ryder (who didn’t). Mel Silverback seems to be a surprisingly polarizing figure. But seriously how can you not appreciate a Borscht Belt primate? I’ve never seen anything like it.

There was also some debate as to whether the comics who moved on were too seasoned. I disagree. Amy Shumer has been doing comedy for 3 years and was picked to move on alongside Arj Barker – a very successful and experienced comic. This show was never set up like American Idol, to give a break to young performers. Last Comic has always been about giving stand up comics, who rarely get to perform on network prime time television, a chance to show America (and now, the world!) what they can do. The fact that someone like Arj Barker would come out to compete just shows how big this opportunity really is.

So Australia: It definitely does not suck to be able to fly to Australia to watch stand up comedy – although there were a few performers who made us all wish we had stayed. One particularly memorable one didn’t make it into the episode, but you can find him online. He rejoices in the stage name “Ballsack”. I’m pretty sure that this not some kind of pun showing his appreciation for the founding father of European realist literature, the prolific French novelist Balzac. In any case, I’ve never seen Alonzo more enraged. It was not exactly funny, but definitely unforgettable.

You may have noticed the hilarious “business” we shot with the kangaroo. Here’s an interesting behind-the scenes fact: We also planned to get a shot of a Dingo carrying a baby doll in its mouth, as an homage to the famous “Cry in the Dark” line made famous by “Seinfeld”. However, the animal wrangler we hired, who had clearly not read our emails very closely, refused to allow it because she found it objectionable “as a mother and a dingo lover”. I have to say that the dingo was very friendly and quite small, and it’s hard to imagine one taking a real baby.

For the record, it rained throughout our stay in Sydney – so much for Bondi Beach. Also, not only did a dingo NOT eat my baby, no one offered me a vegemite sandwich (although if they had I would have refused it, because vegemite is disgusting). Nor did I see any fighting women or vomiting men. Maybe that song was written about somewhere else in Australia.

COMMENTS

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Was that last comment supposed to make sense?

Maybe you should get liposuction of the brain...that last comment was silly.

That is a really smart idea.

I'm hoping to travel soon, any other sites to find good cheap hotels?

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With the cost of gas going down so rapidly latley do you think it is cheaper to drive than fly when traveling?

Greast site guys! And nice post too!

HI I WAMT KNOW

found your blogs and had lots of great laughs so I'm embarrassed to ask the question that made me seek the site out. But hell, when has that ever stopped me?
What has happened with Josh? Is he doing stand up?
BTW I really didn't miss the comics living together. Sometimes you don't really want to know what they are really like. All that matters is can they make me laugh? Like Amy when she turned to the two she thought would be happy that she got immunity and realized they are all out there for themselves.
Also yes this year's host is GREAT, keep him if you can:)
Hope to hear about Josh!

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