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Herc Declares
The New GONG SHOW Dreadful – And Implores America To Watch It Tonight For Triumph The Insult-Comic Dog!!

Worse than the actual show. by The Guy Who Slept Through Everything.	Jul 17th, 2008 01:10:07 AM
I can believe that, I also remember seeing a bearded Andy Dick in the promos, not good...
Yay for the dick beard then? by Ladonite	Jul 17th, 2008 01:20:15 AM
Yeah, remakes aren't as good as they used to be. You know, before they were remade.
They should by Series7	Jul 17th, 2008 01:22:50 AM
Bring back insomniac, with a new comedian or something. That show was great. Hopefully Herc is wrong, I mean he doesn't enjoy family guy, so he doesn't enjoy things that are funny. But comedy central has had only three good shows in the last ten years. South Park/Reno 911/Sarah Silverman and the ass pennies sketch from Upright Citizens (the rest sucked), and about 10-15 sketches on Chapelle show. And I guess if you can't wait for SNL then they have those (2) shows to tide you over, but those aren't funny.
Oh by Series7	Jul 17th, 2008 01:27:35 AM
And the Ain't It Cool News TV show was great as well. Did anyone see that? Thats crazy.
Isn't American Idol The New Gong Show? by LaserPants	Jul 17th, 2008 01:33:32 AM
?
andy dick showed his dick already by BadMrWonka	Jul 17th, 2008 01:40:23 AM
and I'm actually not joking. evidently video leaked of Andy Dick waving his penis around on the new gong show leaked. the footage leaked, I mean. ba dum bum! http://tinyurl.com/6jgusf
where is your god now? by Dijjot	Jul 17th, 2008 01:52:27 AM
dave attell returned from the abyss to herald the end times
Herc declares "this sucks, watch it." by Napoleon Park	Jul 17th, 2008 03:40:56 AM
Abd that's different than any other Hercules article how? Just joking, smiley faced emticon. I kid Herc because of, you know, his deplorable taste.
Hoo hoo by mascan42	Jul 17th, 2008 05:18:00 AM
More rip-offs, Robin. Even a remake of a show that aired while I was in high school rips me off.
Will the Unknown Comic make an appearance? by mrfan	Jul 17th, 2008 05:24:40 AM

Herc seems to be bitter this morning... by tonagan	Jul 17th, 2008 05:43:51 AM
Hopefully all that TV watching and internet exposure hasn't soured the poor kid.
Emmy nominations coming up in by Pennsy	Jul 17th, 2008 07:34:19 AM
Will try to have a running PBP of them as best I can.
Dave Attell + Andy Dick by ciroslive	Jul 17th, 2008 07:43:33 AM
equals me watching the pilot episode at least. I love Attell's stand up so hopefully he carries over some of that 'tude to the show. As for A. Dick, its business as usual. He can do whatever he wants: the universe owes him for cancelling his MTV show...
Comedy Series by Pennsy	Jul 17th, 2008 07:45:14 AM
Curb, Entourage, Office, 30 Rock, 2.5 Men
Trust me, folks, it gets worse re; Emmys by Pennsy	Jul 17th, 2008 07:48:29 AM
Larry David...he must have more incriminating photos of Emmy voters than David E. Kelley for his POS show to keep getting circle-jerked by the Academy.
Actor, Comedy... by Pennsy	Jul 17th, 2008 07:52:59 AM
Tony Shalhoub, Monk; Steve Carell, The Office, Lee Pace, Pushing Daisies; Alec Baldwin, 30 Rock; Charlie Sheen, 2.5 Men
Actor, Drama... by Pennsy	Jul 17th, 2008 07:54:19 AM
James Spader, Boston Legal; Bryan Cranston, Breaking Bad; Michael C. Hall, Dexter; Hugh Laurie, House; Gabriel Byrne, in Treatment; Jon Hamm, Mad Men
Actress, Comedy by Pennsy	Jul 17th, 2008 07:55:49 AM
Julia Louis-Dreyfus, New Adventures of Old Christine; Christina Applegate, Samantha Who? Tina Fey, 30 Rock; America Ferrara, Ugly Betty; Mary-Louise Parker, Weeds
BSG got in for Best Writing, at least. by Pennsy	Jul 17th, 2008 07:59:02 AM
For Six of One, that is.
Isn't saying that this show sucks... by FSJGuy	Jul 17th, 2008 08:05:08 AM
kinda like saying the sun rises every morning? seems pretty much like a certainty.
Best thing about the original Gong Show by Crimson Dynamo	Jul 17th, 2008 08:31:18 AM
was watching Barris's gradual disintegration. The first few episodes, he was pretty straight-laced and stiff and wore a tux. By the last season, he was completley out of control, his tuxedo disheveled, wearing a wierd hat down over his eyes.
Did Herc hate the original by jmyoung666	Jul 17th, 2008 08:39:54 AM
I loved the original and this show appears to have nothing to do with the Howard Stern show (which I love by the way).
Curb kicked ass this last season by INWOsuxRED	Jul 17th, 2008 08:55:29 AM
How could you complain about that, and then not even blink at Entourage being nominated?
I have fond memories of the original... by Wungolioth	Jul 17th, 2008 08:57:27 AM
...so if Herc hated that, then I expect to at least want to check them all out. Herc, upon watching a segement from America's Got Talent on YouTube a few weeks ago, I actually think you got it reversed, AGT stole the concept from The Gong Show a tweaked it a little.
I agree with bacci40 by TVguy4566	Jul 17th, 2008 09:02:17 AM
I agree with the sentiments that Chuck Barris was anything, but stiff and unenganging. Barris knew what he had was grade A kitsch and played it to the hilt. It was part of the original's charm. Dave Atell is a great comedian, but totally wrong for the role as host of the Gong Show. Could you see Atell dancing around on stage with Gene Gene the Dancing Machine? http://www.youtube.com/watch?v =ACpNVD5GMUw
Or by TVguy4566	Jul 17th, 2008 09:03:08 AM
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v =9R28b8XXoXs&feature=related
Triumph for President!!! by HoboCode	Jul 17th, 2008 09:09:13 AM
Fucking hilarious.
All this reality/faux reality crap by skimn	Jul 17th, 2008 09:20:23 AM
make me miss the absurdity of Stella more than usual.
I read a good review of reality bites back. by gregniz	Jul 17th, 2008 09:22:22 AM
Michael Ian Black is the shit!!!!
what do i know amy from? by postalpez	Jul 17th, 2008 09:45:36 AM
any help?
It was my life long dream to be on the gong show. by BrandonGK	Jul 17th, 2008 09:48:03 AM
And I did back in 1977. I got more gongs than the break-dancing robot that caught on fire.
just bring back viva variety. by postalpez	Jul 17th, 2008 09:52:40 AM
at least it had Ween
Foxworthy Country by Ebolarama	Jul 17th, 2008 10:04:57 AM
Wow, that's hilarious. Hmm? What's that? This isn't 1994? Oh, shit... well, nevermind then.
Nominations by network.. by Pennsy	Jul 17th, 2008 10:22:19 AM
HBO 85; ABC 76; CBS 51; NBC 50; PBS 33; Fox 28; AMC 20; Sci-Fi 15; Bravo, FX 11; TNT 10; A&E 9; Comedy Central 8; Disney, Discovery 6; USA Network, History 4; Cartoon Network 3; The CW, Nickelodeon 2; Starz, ESPN, TLC, Animal Planet, Biography, Lifetime, MTV 1 I think it's in the Emmys' contract that HBO needs to get the most circle-jerking every year. rolls eyes
Chuck Barris on TV = big hit. by ArcadianDS	Jul 17th, 2008 10:29:29 AM
The guy just had a good TV presence. He always smiled and had a twinkle in his eye that an old 1970s Electrolux TV could still pick up. As for his 'degrading into hats', his 'nook' on stage left ALWAYS had a hat rack full of goodball hats, and he would go all Charlie Chaplan in them if a taping was going bad and needed some extra goodball. I suspect that much of the time, he was on something. The guy just totally seemed to be stoned. Gene Gene the Dancing Machine was just an amazing staple of the show, and the Unknown Comic - its just not the Gong Show without him. What really made the show work was the combination of Barris and the celeb judges. I think that bald tall freaky guy (dont know his name but he shows up in commercials CONSTANTLY doing his 'creepy nerd guy' gimmick. He's perfect for the show. Attel? He has that same Chuck Barris persona going on, and I think he can pull this off. But Adam Carolla? Andy Dick? Looks like Attell is just handing out paychecks to his rat pack instead of taking the job seriously. You just KNOW that he and Adam are telling each other "what the hell man, its good for at least four paychecks, am I right?" during each taping.
typos because this domain is amateur by ArcadianDS	Jul 17th, 2008 10:30:38 AM
goodball = goofball. Teaches me to dabble in keyboard remapping and then hitting up some talkbacks before Im done. Why is this site so cheap and amateur after all this time?
Should've gone meta by skimn	Jul 17th, 2008 10:44:58 AM
and hired Sam Rockwell to do his Chuck Barris as host.
You KNOW the Gong Show is going to rule by Blok Narpin	Jul 17th, 2008 11:16:25 AM
It's the fuckin' GONG SHOW and it's hosted by the funniest stand up comic working today, DAVE ATTELL. This show will be hilarious.
AAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHH........ by thelordofhell	Jul 17th, 2008 03:46:50 PM
Drunken losers, dwarves with limps/ Flo's and ho's and one-eyed pimps/ Down the alleyway they creep/ They're all your friends when you can't sleep-------Come with me and you will see/ A late-night freakshow...JUBILEE/ Kick the sandman in his sac/ Stay up late...INSOMNIAC!! HaHa
Amy Schumer by Hercules	Jul 17th, 2008 04:43:10 PM
was one of the 10 finalists on "Last Comic Standing" last year. Theo was on LCS as well, but didn't pass the regional tryouts.
They rescheduled? by mbeemer	Jul 18th, 2008 02:55:11 PM
The episode with Triumph will apparently be shown on the 24th.
What is it with Comedy Central? by INWOsuxRED	Jul 20th, 2008 01:44:35 PM
They probably could have made a halfway decent new Gong Show, but they seem to have a crew of people who keep making the same type of show. The show where they throw a bunch of comedians in there, have a needlessly loud and constantly screaming collection of retards in a live audience that the talent is forced to pander to at the expense of the viewing audience, a hideously IN YOUR FACE set, and horrible generic rock constantly blaring. When did royalty free rock become a standard for identifying funny? Didn't they already do this show with Colin Quinn and with Lewis Black and a half dozen other times with people we've already forgotten? All of these shows seem to be at least a decade out of touch with our culture on virtually every level of style and substance, and they all seem to be designed by the same uncreative people who brought you the last comedy central failure. Hey, lets find a handful of comics at the last minute and explain to them that they're going to be thrown into the least funny environment in the world with no warning as some sort of test of their talent. I watched the entire show and the only thing I found funny was when Attell did the "ready, set, cancelled" joke after Andy Dick stick his cock through a hole in his card. Humor usually comes from truth.

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