So Doug Benson has a show called the Doug Benson Interruption. The premise is simple enough, his comedian friends (3 an episode) do their comedy bit as Doug sits to the side and watches. He then interrupts between jokes to comment on what they're saying or just make fun of them some how. I like the show a lot, but it bothers me that they chose that name and premise. The first 2 minutes of the stand-up starts off like Doug is just a heckler with a microphone and it seems like that's what the comedians expect when they come out since most are on the defensive to whatever Doug is saying. 3 to 4 min minutes into the stand-up it just turns into two comedians that are asking each other questions and riffing off of each other. It is like a Chelsea Lately conversation cut down to two comedians and it works well. It's much more enjoyable than the forced bickering at the start of the show. Each comedian ends their set with a Tweet Off where Doug and they read off some of their own past Tweets; also great.
My main point in all of this boils down to the name of the show. Calling it the Interruption only makes the act of Interrupting seem so much more forced. Forced not to just the audience but to the host and guests as well. Although I think they had to figure some sort of premise or the show could never be on the air. Aqua Teen Hunger Force's main pitch was that they were three food items that lived together and got into mischief. No one would go for it so they made them a detective team that solved crimes so they could have an actual story line. Well that idea fizzled off and everyone ended up watching three food items get into mischief like originally intended and it was a hit. I think when stoney baloney Doug Benson walked into the board room and says,"Yeah, it's a show where I have my comedian friend come on and we just talk about funny stuff."
"Like a talk show?"
"No, like a comedy show."
"Ok.... and then what?"
"I don't know, we read our Tweets?"
It sounds like a disaster on paper/in words, so I'm sure the execs just said "Make some point to it and we'll put it on!" Thusly the Interruption was born.
It's a good show, lots of good comedians on there, but get that Interrupting crap out of there and it's flawless.
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