New show needs woman's touch
By Tom Harshbarger
Daily Forty-Niner
If anything ever qualified as truly packaged,
"The Man Show," is it.
Its humor is like comedian Tim Allen's
now defunct show "Home Improvement" on steroids: unabashedly for and about
guys.
Hosted by Adam Corolla of MTV's "Love Line"
and "Win Ben Stein's Money" game show co-host, Jimmy Kimmel, this Comedy
Central offering takes a humorous look at what men are about with scantily
clad women, beer and masturbation jokes.
One of the funnier bits, a skit to be aired
on an upcoming episode called "Household Tips from Porn Stars" features
Jenna Jameson removing tarnish from silver candlesticks for a cheap sexual
innuendo.
Another feature of the show is an old man
called "the Fox." He plays the piano, dresses in an old-fashioned train
conductor's uniform, and guzzles beer at an alarming pace.
He does this so proficiently that it leads
me to believe that they aren't drinking real beer -- at least not the Fox,
anyway.
Another segment, called "Man-oventions,"
features gizmos designed to make life as a man a little easier.
The featured "Man-ovention" is part urinal
and part carnival attraction.
The object of the contraption is to blow
up a balloon until it pops by aiming a stream of urine at a target.
Yes, it's rude and crude, at least to the
extent that a cable station can be.
"The Man Show" has its moments, but it
needs more refinement before it really becomes worth watching.
"The Man Show" airs on Comedy Central Wednesday
nights with new episodes starting Nov. 3. |
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