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Originally posted by Jack Manfred
The winner may not have deserved the derision he received, but it was to be expected. His material falls into two categories (1) not funny, and (2) hack/derivative. Comics hate both with a passion. That's why Dave Mordahl was so well-liked by the other comics (and also why he lost to Dat Phan weeks ago.) Dave's stuff was original and off beat, but it's rare when that stuff gets mainstream success. Margaret Cho should sue Dat Phan for royalties.
Having said that, I still want a co-exec producer credit if any of my sitcom scenarios (Long Duc Dong 2K3 or Toshiro from Revenge of the Nerds 2003) are developed.
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I have said this before, and I will say it again. There are no originial ideas. Just bc there is one famous Asian comic who does her family does not mean that any other Asian cannot be funny and is just a derivative hack. Many many comics do the exact same kind of routines, but they bring themselves into it and that is the difference. And Dat made me laugh out loud quite a bit. You just forget that you ever did bc he did his bit on practically every show. Mordall did former drinker a lot, so do many other comics including this one guy who is just brilliant at it whose name I forget but he took over the fat guy's job on that comedy show that comes on after SNL. Dat was not nearly as brilliant as Ralphie and I am bummed Ralphie didnt win, but Ralphie is also the first obese man comic who focuses on that that I recall (though maybe Sam Kinison did something ont his, but I dont recall that so much).
Hopefully someone gives Ralphie a show. I think that would be pretty progressive given the body obsession and skeleoria going on in Hollywood these days.
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