Baggin' Followed By Boxin'!

by Brian McKim & Traci Skene on September 3rd, 2004

Ready for a fresh flip on standup comedy? We didn’t think so.

LOS ANGELES (Hollywood Reporter)- The street art of baggin’– urban slang for targeting sarcastic jokes at someone– is coming to television with a reality show hosted by Ralphie May of Last Comic Standing.

Born on street corners and in barbershops across the country, baggin’ includes the popular “your momma” one-liners, and no topic is off-limits…

…Baggin’, from producer Claude Brooks, features contestants of various backgrounds and ethnicities going through one-on-one rounds of baggin’ until one of them wins.

The contestants perform in front of an audience, which determines the winner, with May, well known for his baggin’ abilities, cranking up the heat during the face-offs.

Wasn’t this called “Snaps” about ten years ago? And before that, wasn’t it called “doin’ the dozens?” And, before that, I think we called it “making fun of people?” (Or, if you prefer, “makin’ fun o’ people.”) The worst part of the story is when Brooks calls his baby, “s a fresh flip on stand-up comedy.” It always amazes us that everyone is always so anxious to do something to standup comedy, rather than merely present professional and competent standup comics doing standup well in a setting that lends itself to the art/craft of standup comedy. We would love to be present at the pitch meeting at one of the major networks when Mr. Brooks says that “no topic is off-limits.” Read the rest here.

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