Lots of funny Thursday night, and some weird. I finally had a chance to watch Comedy Central's "Reality Bites Back". I saw the first episode on the network's web site. Michael Ian Black hosts the show that parodies all sorts of reality shows. The first week, titled ""Extreme Manipulation - House Edition", was a spoof of house shows, like "Big Brother". The most disturbing and amusing parts of the episode involved visiting parents. First, the comics were sent into a dark room to seduce whoever was waiting inside. It turned out to be one of their parents. One contestant was so disturbed by the challenge that he left. The enjoyable part was having parents and comics match answers to some embarrassing questions. The winner chose two other residents of the house to be put up to be sent home.
This week treated viewers to "Shock of Love" which was a take off of "Shot of Love with Tila Tequila". Luenell, who appeared in the Borat movie, played the part of the bi star looking for a hook-up. With her dominatrix style, she gave the housemates several opportunities to win her favor. They ate sushi off her, reminiscent of an Adrianne Curry moment in "The Surreal Life", stuffed bananas into her wooden replicas and seduced her in the dark. Luenell awarded her Backdoor Passes to those who would stay. As the drama heightened, Amy Schumer, Chris Fairbanks and Donnell Rawlings were left.
Amy received her pass, probably because she is so darned cute. I have to admit, she's still my favorite.
Chris made a last ditch effort to curry Luenell's favor by shaving off his mustache.
It worked and Donnell was sent home. He seemed relieved. Some humiliations just aren't worth it, no matter how much money is involved. Next week, "Chubby Weigh-in", a twisted mix of "Celebrity Fit Club" and "Biggest Loser".
On her show, "Kathy Griffin: My Life on the D-List", Kathy faced her own humiliation as she goes to Bora Bora as the celebrity hostess of a gay retreat that is actually about 40% straight. She was on at all times, talking to guests during the day, eating with them, and so on. The first night, when she did her act, she bombed big time. I think the audience probably expected her to do her dishing on celebrities. Instead, she joked about her audience members, revealing things she had learned during the day. She redeemed herself the second night.
Amy received her pass, probably because she is so darned cute. I have to admit, she's still my favorite. Chris made a last ditch effort to curry Luenell's favor by shaving off his mustache. It worked and Donnell was sent home. He seemed relieved. Some humiliations just aren't worth it, no matter how much money is involved. Next week, "Chubby Weigh-in", a twisted mix of "Celebrity Fit Club" and "Biggest Loser".On her show, "Kathy Griffin: My Life on the D-List", Kathy faced her own humiliation as she goes to Bora Bora as the celebrity hostess of a gay retreat that is actually about 40% straight. She was on at all times, talking to guests during the day, eating with them, and so on. The first night, when she did her act, she bombed big time. I think the audience probably expected her to do her dishing on celebrities. Instead, she joked about her audience members, revealing things she had learned during the day. She redeemed herself the second night.
We also saw some touching moments back home as she tried to help her mother adjust to single life by helping her make new friends her own age. Maggie also got a scooter of her own, after her husband's old one was taken away as it was a painful reminder to her.
Now for what I found the best fun of the evening, "Last Comic Standing". It began with a discussion of Iliza. Louis tried to convince the others not to vote against her for the final showdown because she had triumphed in both previous ones, sending home four of the other comics.
Their first activity, which seemed to have no specific purpose, was to serve jokes and food to groups of diners at a Japanese restaurant. The diners were female bodybuilders, "Deal or No Deal" models, frat boys and little people. The remaining eight comedians worked in pairs, some with more success than others.
To vie for immunity the comics told bedtime stories to the "The Girls Next Door" at the Playboy Mansion. Marcus won, so he will go on directly to the final five. The others all competed in the comic showdown. Viewers would then vote and their choices will determine the other four comedians to go on to Las Vegas for the finals. The rest of the eliminations will be decided by the viewers.
The stand up show was great, as we are now down to the best of the best. My vote would probably go to Iliza. I love her spunk and her bold choice to go with material she had just written. Sean turned out to have a great singing voice. His comedy is uneven, though. I think I'd like to see Marcus joined in Vegas by Jeff, Louis, Iliza and Adam. Whoever ends up in the final five, it's going to be tough to pick the one to be the one to be the last comic standing.
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