1210: Last Comic Standing

[picard102]

Every other month the iPhone is supposed to go to Verizon. Never seems to pan out.

[JSZilla]

Originally Posted by Junkenstein

I used to read the Cringe Humour webpage when it was pretty much the only one that openly promoted dark, edgy, vulgar humour. I dont know what they're doin' now.

At first they were big promoteres of Jim Norton, Patrice O'Neal, Rich Vos, Attell and so on.

Also they had a page copmpletely devoted to HACKS where they attacked personally comedians they found disturbing, sometimes even organizing group heckling at their shows. (That should have ang a bell, but i thought it was edgy)

Afterwards they became super promoters of Dane Cook. When then joke theft came up, they were on his side. And they had a close relationship with Robert Kelly that went way beyond the appreciation of his comedy.

They became some sort of rotten elite of idiotic sellouts.

So, whatever comes from those people is crap.

Myq rules. End of argument.

If I could do a Myq impression making fun of these fine examples of the Lobellenese I would. Along with combining words in a half cheesy or clever manner. I can't, for I am not as Myqtastic as he. I tried for five minutes and Laugh-and-half was the best I came up with.

[orangemachine]

Did anyone notice how Myq Kaplan goes off on a classic "Miss Iraq" from 44:52 to 46:15. "Because of... and things like" for about 10 seconds I thought my iTunes was stuck looping over the same part of the MP3. Kaplan, great story teller EPIC LOLs


[Edit]
Reading the thread; for the record I don't hate Myq

[Junkenstein]

Question (If it has already been answered, i'm an idiot and please redirect me where i can get the answer).

K & C said that "Can you imagine" is available for pre-order in the store.

I went to the store and i read the opening sentence about the preorders but the dvd isnt anywhere to be clicked and bought!

Is it still too early or do i have to write a mail+ paypal donation (for what amount?)

Thanks to anyone that could help

[punk'n]

Love Myq! Gonna have to watch Last Comic Standing online now.

[rodimusprime]

Myq is that dude.

I wonder if he's heard of this one. I totally made it up on my own but I'm scared he'll know a comedian who has used it before.

Floor + orgasm = Floorgasm

Elevator + Floor + Orgasms = Mutliple Floorgasms

[myq]

Originally Posted by Blonde_Amazon

Myq is awesome, and I love it whenever he's on the show. He's consistently hilarious!

Originally Posted by Snarky

Myq Kaplan = Amazing.

Originally Posted by -=AJ=-

Myq Kaplan rules.

Originally Posted by orangemachine

Reading the thread; for the record I don't hate Myq

Originally Posted by punk'n

Love Myq! Gonna have to watch Last Comic Standing online now.

Originally Posted by Junkenstein

Myq rules. End of argument.

Thanks for the nice words, everyone! But wait, there's more!

Originally Posted by serial_x

Myq's humour isn't for everyone, it's not more complicated than that.

I agree that I'm not for everyone. Completely.
And I don't think any comedian is, really. Or should be. I mean, Brian Regan comes close; he's himself, and he's pretty universal, but I've heard stories about venues and crowds that didn't dig even him. So, I'm not coming at this from the point of view that this guy NEEDS to like me, because I entirely understand that there are people that won't.

But for me to be "everything [he] fucking hate[s] in a comedian," and the subsequent elaboration of that being that I'm "alternative, atheist, and vegan"? That doesn't really make sense to me. (Along with his assessments of some of the other comics, that I think are inaccurate and based on judgments he has fabricated basically out of nowhere.)

For example, I personally think it's silly to hate "alternative" comedians, because what does that mean? Does he hate Patton Oswalt? Maybe, I don't know, but I think it's silly to do that, especially because he's just as raw and honest and forthright as a Norton or Burr or CK is.
Additionally, I don't particularly consider myself "alternative." I do comedy. I tell jokes. In comedy clubs, in theaters, in bars, in alternative venues, wherever.
So I think his assessment is just inaccurate, not to mention (or now, TO mention) that I don't really understand the concept of his hating "vegan comedy."

I don't know how much of my standup he's seen, or where, but I don't think it's a fully informed decision. And it doesn't have to be. Anyone can say anything they want! The internet!

Just, even if he would still dislike me if he WAS fully informed, I think he's come to this decision (and many of the others he has made) in a wrong-headed way.

Originally Posted by Jo_Culprit

I bought Myq Kaplan's Vegan Mind Meld album and i have to say it way brilliant.
I hate to have to defend myq's stand up this way but that guy from cringe humor just doesnt get the full cleverness of his material, it really sounds like he's projecting his own experience with pretentious alternative comic onto myq with the way he talks about him.

Thanks for defending even though you didn't have to. I agree with your assessment and couldn't have said it better myself, unless I did. (Let's say it's a tie.)


PS Somewhere on Cringe's site, Danny Lobell has a piece where he defends my comedy and the comedy of other hated folks. He's nice.

PPS And now, to make this post end on as positive a note as it began, I will rerun the nice things I already quoted, to make a serious sandwich on lovely bread of a message:

Originally Posted by Blonde_Amazon

Myq is awesome, and I love it whenever he's on the show. He's consistently hilarious!

Originally Posted by Snarky

Myq Kaplan = Amazing.

Originally Posted by -=AJ=-

Myq Kaplan rules.

Originally Posted by orangemachine

Reading the thread; for the record I don't hate Myq

Originally Posted by punk'n

Love Myq! Gonna have to watch Last Comic Standing online now.

Originally Posted by Junkenstein

Myq rules. End of argument.

For real this time. Thanks again!

[ragingindie]

Two of my favourite guests in a row, Christian and Myq - awesome!

[Bucho]

Originally Posted by ragingindie

Two of my favourite guests in a row, Christian and Myq - awesome!

I think this week's threesome of shows with Pat, then Christian, then Myq has been the best week of shows for a while.

[brianward81]

Originally Posted by Bucho

I think this week's threesome of shows with Pat, then Christian, then Myq has been the best week of shows for a while.

This

Myq's humour makes me feel smart when I laugh which makes me want to listen to his shows with my friends to see who laughs the most. I think I can run MENSA now, thanks Myq! I'll be listening to Vegan Mind Meld on my trip to Spain on Sunday.