Ralphie May…Episode 1, Season III

by Brian McKim & Traci Skene on September 1st, 2004

What was that? Or, as the kids say, (or, as Ralphie May might say) What’s up wid dat?! We’re referring to the announcement that May made shortly before he launched into his set on the first episode of Season III. Something about his father dying the day before (We don’t have TiVo!). Now, don’t get us wrong. (DO NOT GET US WRONG.) We sympathize. We’ve gone on stage, in the clothes we wore to the funeral that day, and done our thing mere hours after putting a loved one in the ground, so we’re not unsympathetic when a comic loses a loved one and is required to perform. But May did his thing on national television, in a contest, where tons of money and notoriety were at stake. And he told old jokes! With tears streaming down his face. We felt bad for him. But we also felt bad for Todd Glass who had to follow him. And we felt bad for Tammy Pescatelli who was up against him, sort of (We think…remember– we don’t have TiVo). Now, everybody has a different way of dealing with a contest. And everybody has a different way of dealing with grief. But, if Mr. May was too distraught to perform his usual set, maybe he should have consulted with the LCS Officials and maybe begged off for this week’s competition. Maybe? Are we being too hard on Mr. May? Perhaps.

Hmmm… We’re watching Episode II and they’ve just read the results. It seems that Team Two won. Perhaps all this is tears under the bridge. We’ll see how it shapes up and see who get exiled, who gets booted. Stay tuned.

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