Day: June 9, 2010

This just in the mailbag: Comedy Central has announced that David Hasselhoff will be the network's 2010 roast of honor, as comedians will trot out their best Baywatch, drunken cheeseburger, Knight Rider and German singing jokes this summer. The special will air on Sunday, Aug. 15, 2010. Manufactured quotes? Sure thing! Cut, paste, presto… ‚ÄúI‚Äôm honored that Comedy Central is going to get ‚ÄòHoff‚Äô on me,‚Äù said David Hasselhoff. ‚ÄúI have always been a major fan of Roasts, dating back to the days of the ‚ÄòDean Martin Celebrity Roasts.‚Äô Laughter is the best medicine. Bring it on! I‚Äôm ready to take the heat.‚Äù ‚ÄúDavid Hasselhoff is a worldwide celebrity who has and continues to entertain audiences around the globe," said Elizabeth Porter, senior vice president, specials and talent for Comedy Central. "By the end of this year's Roast, this pop culture icon will surely see that no slow motion run or life preserver can save...

Doogie Horner may not be featured on NBC's Last Comic Standing this summer, but overnight, he became a TV sensation on the same network — at least if Howie Mandel and the producers of America's Got Talent have anything to say about it. Horner (who made my November 2009 list of funniest comedians working in Philadelphia) performed on Tuesday night's episode of the NYC auditions, and the Philadelphia stand-up comedian met with a hostile crowd. How hostile? They started booing him Apollo-style immediately after his first one-liner. Of course, it didn't help (at least as the show was edited) that, as host Nick Cannon said, forty other supposed stand-up comedians had taken the stage and bombed. But Horner, perhaps remembering what Bill Burr had done when he met with a barbaric audience in Philly four years ago, decided to lash right back into the crowd. Mandel loved it. So did Sharon Osbourne, and Horner got passed through to Vegas over the objections of Piers Morgan. This clip doesn't show what happened next, as producers played the theme from "Rocky" — a great touch since Horner is from Philly — then had cameras follow him outside the theater to interact with the audience some more. When I get that clip, I'll share it. Here's what they have for us for now. Roll it! On a side note, I don't know...