Yuks were so few and far between in last nights’ heavily-promoted Comedy Central special “Last Laugh ‘07″ that the network might have considered re-naming it, “Least Laugh.” A rounder Dave Attell didn’t mean his material was well-rounded. He couldn’t complete a sentence without mentioning booze or vaginas–it’s like listening to Charlie Sheen’s inner thoughts, meaning we’re all dumber for hearing it. Some of Lewis Black’s “jokes” didn’t even contain punchlines, they were just shouted facts (bottled water is a sham! We’ve heard Jim Gaffigan’s routine on it, which was short and silly, whereas Black’s was more like a lecture, even including a “when I was growing up…” story). I’m a little concerned about Black, Generation X’s version of Andy Rooney. It wouldn’t come as a surprise if Vegas had on-stage aneurysm odds posted for Black; he might become the first person to ever to have his cause of death listed as “pure political rage.” Black can be great, but he seemed so livid that it was hindering the coherency of his act. He even admitted in the opening that there was far too much fodder-worthy material to cover it all in the time allotted. I didn’t even make it to D.L. Hughley, who does display flashes of Chris Rock-level poignancy at times, but promo clips showing him riffing on O.J. weren’t promising. The show felt slapped together (was this really the best collection of comedians they could assemble?) and was aired way too early (it’s the start of December and it’s not like Comedy Central’s lineup is packed). A major and unexpected letdown.
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