Two Comics Down

I don't know whether to say two comics, or three. The team called God's Pottery was eliminated last night, along with Esther Ku. Poor Esther was singled out by the majority of the other comics as the one they thought they were funnier than. I think that may have come as a surprise to the always bouyant Ku. Having been voted into the first competition, she had two choose who she would go up against. Even though Ku had said she was funnier than Louis Ramey in her vote, she actually chose to share the stage with God's Pottery and Iliza Shlesinger.

My theory is that Esther didn't think very many people would choose Ramey, so there was no chance that he would be the one chosen for the showdown. Since the loser of the vote selects who to go up against from those who voted for him or her, targetting Ramey was a way of protecting herself. That made no difference, as it turned out.

Iliza Shlesinger won, obviously. And rightfully so. As much as I liked Esther, she stuck to material that focused on her Asian and Korean heritage, rather than taking in broader topics. God's Pottery had a routine that was funny, but it was also very close to reality. I've been to church camps with people like them. Sure, they were over the top with it, but it really didn't seem like stand up to me. Apparently, the audience that saw the show and voted for their favorite felt the same way. More than 60% of the audience found Shlesinger the best.

The rest of the two-hour episode that ended with the elimination was a lot of fun. They did show a little of the comics in their new home. Some didn't take well to bunk beds. Then there was a slight dispute over who got the girlie room. God's Pottery had intended to take it over if they won the challenge and the two girls were sent home.

There was also a calendar shoot where the comics chose their own costumes from just about anything you can imagine. Marcus as Wonder Woman and Jeff Dye were some of the saner costumes. If the episode airs again, watch it! It's a hoot, compete with a smack down in a boxing room where comics were paired against each other to throw out insults. Jim Tavare won that and could not be chosen for elimination. It was nice to see him without the bass violin.