Reinforced Truths

I watched the season premiere of Last Comic Standing (LCS) last night. Just as American Idol (AI) reinforces the truth that most people can't sing, LCS reinforces the truth that most people aren't funny. Both shows reinforce the larger truth that people who can't do something are usually the last to know. Incompetence is cruel like that.

Unlike AI, which lollygags through several episodes and highlights all of the talent they didn't find during their coast-to-coast auditions, LCS sprints through six cities in two hours and showcases an even mix of potential comics and hopeless cases. I'm not saying lollygagging isn't entertaining and fun. I'm just saying sprinting is a nice change of pace. I'm also saying that six to eight hours of bad comedy routines would be painful to watch.

With the regular season finished, I would typically spend these first few weeks channel surfing, sulking and moaning about how there's nothing on television. For the sake of tradition, I might still do that, but I'll probably stop for an hour tonight to watch the Fox show that reinforces the truth that most people can't dance.