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Friday, August 8, 2008
8/8: Atlantans get booted from “Last Comic Standing” and “Atlanta’s Got Talent”
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
-Former Atlantan Louis Ramey came in fifth Thursday night in the finale of “Last Comic Standing.” ” ‘Last Comic Standing’ has been a blast,” he said. “I’ve enjoyed every minute of it. I’d pretty much given up on performing on national television and ‘Last Comic Standing” popped up. I got to showcase in front of millions of Americans and that was my goal… I love what I do.”
The winner was Iliza Sclesinger, who was challenged twice and she helped oust four comics. She got more air time than any other comic as a result. She beat who I thought was the favorite, the impressionist Marcus. And Jeff Dye was pretty good too. Jim Tavare was the only foreign dude to make the finale five. Iliza is the first female winner.
This was the lowest rated “Last Comic Standing” in six seasons with about 4.5 million average viewers.
-“America’s Got Talent” update. On Thursday night, the show snipped 60 acts to 40. Among those cut were two acts from the Atlanta area, David Militello (the autistic 9 year old below) and Southern Belles (the cloggers). So was the sword swallower I saw live at the Cobb Energy Centre in March, though one performer injured themselves and he is now a “wild card” for the top 40. With the Olympics starting, we won’t see AGT for more than two weeks until August 26. I’m not actually sure if anybody from Georgia even made the top 40. If you know if any did, please let me know at rho@ajc.com.
