Modified On June 23, 2004
Bonnie says, “Todd is trying to have a good time and Ant is trying to win a contest.” No truer words were ever spoken. Now, we know that these reality shows are edited for maximum effect. (We’ve stomached a Real World here and there and then watched the Real World Retrospective or whatever it was called.) But Bonnie pretty much knows what’s going on in The House. Except that we might add that Todd is also trying to win a contest… and, failing that, he’s trying to make a huge impact while he’s got the cameras within reach. USAToday called him this show’s Puck. Can anyone name any of the other people on any of the Real World‘s? Chew on that for a while.
Ant is the classic yenta, which is why they train the camera on him so often. (I just realized I learned most of my Yiddish from reading Mad Magazine! Do they still pepper their content with Yiddish?)
Where’s the immunity thing this year? We figured that Corey Holcombe would be immune to any challenge after having won a trip to Aspen to perform at the Fest (after doing so well in the laudromat gig), but somebody challenged him (was it Bonnie?) in the photo booth.
“I can beat Ant, that’s not even a challenge,” says Bonnie, then she picks Heffron! It seems that this year’s contestants have learned a little strategy between last year and this year! Predictions: Traci says Bonnie wins. Brian says Bonnie wins. (It’s 9:37 PM as we type this…you’ll have to trust us!) Sure, we’re biased since Bonnie writes for SHECKYmagazine, but consider this: Heffron and SHECKYmagzine Editor Brian McKim share a birthday (“And pretty blue eyes,” says Traci!), so there’s equal bias in either direction! DISCLAIMER: None of our predictions are based on who we might think is funnier… It’s all based on the fuzzy rules of Reality Television.
Has there been a change in the challenge rules this year? This year, it seems that if you are the person who is most challenged, you can, in turn, only challenge somebody who called you out. Correct us if we’re wrong, but this is different from last year. This changes the strategy somewhat… but, if you have half a brain, you can make the adjustment.
Stategy? Let’s address that. If you have any confidence in your ability to just go up and smoke the crowd for a few minutes, should you really be worried about anything? Then again, comedy is comedy. So many variables. Avoiding having to smoke a room is preferable, we suppose. There are no guarantees in life. And standup is real life.
It’s official: Bonnie loses to Heffron. The house will less interesting now that Bonnie is gone.
Tonight’s humiliation rating: 3 out of 5, for having them perform in a hell gig (with apologies to Christy–see below)!