Tournament of Laughs

Kudos to the writers and the producers who are trying to create something during the Covid-19 crisis. Most of the TV show writers and producers are sitting around doing zip! But if the best thing American comedy can produce is the snarky dog and Margaret Cho, then we are in trouble. Seriously. Is that the best these people can do?Well, at least it's not the Australian horror "LOL" that was painful to watch. This show is merely tragic. Lenny Bruce, Joan Rivers, and George Carlin must be horrified if this is the state of American comedy today.

Is the goal to get as few laughs as possible? If so, they are succeeding. Some of these comedians are very funny when they are doing stand up. These skits are all pretty much horrendous. And Jim Norton just isn't funny ever. When the only skit that is the least bit funny is Triumph skewering Dr. Phil, you know you're in trouble.

But this is just terrible! It's absolutely painful to watch. I'm watching this a couple of years after it aired; did anyone actually vote? The only redeeming feature is Sudeikis in a suit.

No laughs from me whatsoever. I could barely sit through one skit without getting annoyed or cringing.

Stand up comedy is a specialized art form, and sketch comedy is a very different beast. I've seen several of SNL's best SUCK at stand up, but they were brilliant at sketch. These stand up comics are swerving way out of their lane. Only Jason Sudekis shines, and, no surprise, he's a great sketch comic.