Watch as Hal Sparks unleashes his “Charmageddon” on Showtime, then DVD
If you look at your TV listings for tonight, then you'll see that Hal Sparks has a new stand-up special debuting at 10 p.m. (Eastern/Pacific) on Showtime called "Charmageddon." But the description of it, at least on Time Warner Cable, is somewhat unrevealing: "The comic discusses differences between men and women, country folks and non-smokers." When, really, the title of Sparks' special is odd for an entirely different reason: Sparks spends the bulk of the first half of his hour telling us, "Don't make up words!" Charmageddon may be OK in his book, but he's definitely not a fan of people talking about unsweetened ice tea, non-smokers, date-rape, as well as describing a weak person as a pussy. Since, as he claims, there is nothing weak about female genitalia. Roll the fairly NSFW clip! As you can see, Sparks has short hair again. He acknowledges the haircut at the top of his special, recorded at the OC Pavilion in Santa Ana, Calif., saying he had grown it out for movie roles, then cutting it for Locks of Love. He jokes about how everyone becomes your mother when you grow your hair long, then rebuts it with references to Jesus and God, and a counterpoint about bald people. All I remember about Sparks having long hair recently was that it coincided with his Criss Angel rock magician attitude he was...
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