Live Blogging: Comedy Central’s Last Laugh ‘07

By Samantha Jones

Last Laugh '07 started off with a pretty tasteless cartoon open that touched on the following subjects....
-Senator Larry Craig
-The iPhone
-Don Imus
-George W. Bush
-George W. Bush wiping his ass with the Bill of Rights
-Dick Cheney
-Osama Bin Laden
-The Soprano's Finale
-David Hasselhoff

The whole open centered around "what's up the president's ass". It was all just one huge gross poop joke. Now, I like poop jokes as much as the next guy, but this was just bad.

Lewis Black did a little opening bit, mostly about the president. He did talk about the disabled veterans not getting their checks, which is were you get the "I can download 13 million vagina's in a minute, but they can't get their checks" joke from the promo.

Cue first commercial break.

The online pole question, "Who is the biggest failure of 2007" was posted by Lewis Black. The choices - Britney Spears, Michael Vick, President Bush, and the Soprano's Finale. My vote? All of the above.

Dave Attell was up next. His subjects of choice were the following:
-Getting older
-Dog the Bounty Hunter saying the N-word
-Michael Vick
-Al Gore receiving the Nobel Prize
-Vanessa Hudgens nude photo

After that, he went into his usual gross stuff, talking about porn and such.

I like Dave Attell. Insomniac used to be one of my favorite shows. He did have a funny moment here and there, but nothing you'll want to quote around the water cooler. This time around, he wasn't really that funny.

Cue second commercial break.

DL Hughley was up next with.....
-How much white people love dogs
-OJ Simpson
-Barry Bonds
-Chinese imports
-the N-word
-Isiah Thomas
-the Presidential race
-Alec Baldwin
-How kids are soft and weak these days
-Teachers having sex with kids
-Star Jones having gastric bypass surgery

Holy crap did he run through a lot of material. It was hard to keep up with how fast he talked. Again...nothing that funny.

Cue third commercial break.

And now, the man I was waiting for...Lewis Black...
-Global warming
-Scooter Libby
-Alberto Gonzales
-Senator Larry Craig
-Michael Vick
-OJ Simpson

They broke up his set with the fourth commercial break.

Aaaaaaand....we're back with more Lewis Black...
-The 2008 Elections, where he said we should vote for Santa
-We need one headline on the front page of the newspaper that makes you "laugh until coffee shoots out of your nose". A headline like "Hippo eats Dwarf".

Lewis Black then dedicated the show to the men and women of the armed forces in an unusual serious moment.

Fifth commercial break...

And the biggest failure was.....George W. Bush. Big surprise.

Back from break, they had podiums set up for a question and answer session. I didn't even bother writing down the questions because most of them were stupid and the answers were not funny.

I'm very disappointed in this year's Last Laugh. Previous years have been really funny, but this year was just awkward. Dave Attell was the drunk perverted guy, D.L. Hughley was the rich black guy who thinks he's still in the hood, and Lewis Black was the angry smart guy. Lewis Black was the the only person that actually made me laugh was Lewis Black. But then again, he could read the phone book and make me laugh.

Overall, the show isn't worth watching.

See you next year!

FDH Lounge Show #20: November 11, 2007

By Rick Morris

The Great American Radio Show on Internet television has turned 20! 20 episodes, that is. The program where nothing is off-topic will bring you another sampling of various intriguing content across the board this Sunday night from 8-11 PM EDT on SportsTalkNetwork.com.

For the first time in our history, we will have a segment airing ahead of the Opening Statements of The FDH Lounge Dignitaries. At 8 PM EDT we will feature a roundtable commemorating the 10th anniversary of the WWE's "Montreal Screwjob" with Russ Cohen of the Wrestleology website and wrestling historians Stephen Laroche and SLAM! Wrestling editor Jon Waldman. After that, we will move on to the Opening Statements and then another presidential race roundtable with the Dignitaries. The contest has taken on many wrinkles since we last convened on the subject (Hillary's debate debacle and the pouncing of her rivals, Romney's growing endorsement list, Brownback's McCain endorsement, Rudy's Robertson endorsement, the Bernie Kerik legal problems, the legal problems of one of Fred Thompson's advisers, etc.).

This segment will proceed into Hour Two for an update on the young hockey season with NHL.com editor John Kreiser. Among other topics, we'll delve into the huge January 1 outdoor game to be contested between Pittsburgh and Buffalo on NBC. After that, we give way to another wonderful FDH Lounge News Nuggets feature. Dog The Bounty Hunter and the Joe Torre migration to L.A. are fair game for the Dignitaries.

In Hour Three, we examine the trend in the niche sports world of recent years involving the addition of playoffs to compete with the NFL and World Series for attention in autumn. NASCAR has held its Chase since 2004 and this year the PGA and NHRA followed suit. What are the pluses and minuses of these developments? We will scrutinize this with new FDH NHRA correspondent Jeff Weber. Then our FDH Lounge Pigskin Report recaps another weekend of college and NFL action.

Join us for all the fun of our 20th show Sunday night! If you want to weigh in and mingle with The Dignitaries, you can call in at 216-881-9600 or toll free nationally and internationally at 866-453-4782 or you can email us at studio@sportstalkcleveland.com . Regardless, tune in and join the fun as The Dignitaries of The FDH Lounge explain your world to you!