COMEDY CENTRAL's STAND-UP SHOWDOWN
originally posted on January 20, 2007
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In another window, I am on the Comedy Central website looking at a list for their Stand-up Showdown, where a hundred stand up comedians battle it up to be number one! I'm not sure if I can vote since it seems that wou can only vote via text.

I'm looking at the list of the stand-up comedians. And I am going to have a heart attack. If my life depended on voting for just one comedian, I think I'd die even before I make a choice and actually get my vote in. Provided that I may vote other than via text.

Included in the Top 20 so far:
Dane Cook (1), Jim Gaffigan (2), Frank Caliendo (5), Mike Birbiglia (10) and Carlos Mencia (14). It's a freaking hard choice, and the only reason I've narrowed the top 20 down to these five is that these are the people I know from the list.

Other comedians in the list (the ones I know, at least...)
Jimmy Carr (British humor isn't exactly my thing), Nick DiPaolo, Greg Fitzsimmons, Zach Galiffianakis (a real shocker for me last year, since I first saw him as the geek coroner in Tru Calling), Jeremy Hotz (his style tends to lean towards whiney-ass complains, which gets boring after a few jokes), Patrice O'Neal, Patton Oswalt (effing funny dude), Dat Phan (effing unfunny dude, but he's got the underdog thing down pat, so he's got my pity vote I guess), Brian Posehn (who once played Just Shoot Me's office oddball), Aries Spears, Wanda Sykes (I just don't understand her accent sometimes), Rich Vos (who told a severely ancient joke during his run with The Last Comic Standing), Dave Attell (whose show The Insomniac I watched religiously), Greg Behrendt (one of my favorite comedians, who was recently in the country and I didn't even know about it), Greg Giraldo, Todd Glass, John Heffron and Harland Williams (who looks like an oddball and tells the jokes in dead tone).

SO with the LOOOONG list of choices of pretty competent comics, who do you side with? Who indeed?

I haven't been posting here as much as I should. Bad blogger, bad! But now I'm trying to make ammends with the blogger in me and start writing more.

Dahil me utang ako sa blog na ito, I'll be posting here some of the posts I have been making with my other blog (salawahan amf).

Sobrang badtrip ako today. Radio Idol had a Wildcard episode last night. Obviously I didn't even make it.

They initially announced four names during the day, four people to fight over the 10th and final slot for Level3. But only two people actually attended the program. So sayang 'yung slot!

And when the two people were talking, dammit it was oh so freakishly boring. I don't think I was that boring, I was at best too uptight and grumpy (also tongue-tied and overly groggy). I mean, I'm probably somewhere in the bottom among to those who didn't make it (including those who didn't get in just because they didn't have enough friends to vote for them), and even I'm aware I could've done better. Hindi ako nagyayabang, it's not in my nature.

The finale? Both got the "NOT WORTHY" stinger.

If they had called me for a second chance, I would be there like 30 mins early, and I would probably do a lot better than my first appearance since my rhinitis is gone now and of course I would no longer be bouyed by two antihistamine pills.

Damnmit.

Swiped this from someone else's blog.

1. Grab the nearest book
2. Open book to page 123.
3. Find the fifth sentence.
4. Post text of sentence on your blog. Please include book and author along with these instructions.
5. No digging about for the "cool" or "intellectual" book in your closet! (I know you were thinking about it!) Just pick up whatever is closest.


The Enchanted World: Spells and Bindings
by The Editorsof Time-Life Books

"He gave the crone his arm and led her past the courtiers, out of the hall and to the bridal chamber."

OK, so I didn't pass on to Level 3 of Radio Idol, but I got free dinner in the process so it's all good.

Yes, I was boring, I could see it, but being so nervous took over and the coward in me had let it. So I wasn't shaking as bad as the guy who passed, or I din't overdo the confidence bit or was obviously not struggling with words as the other guys, but still the panicking, clammy, serious guy in me led to my downfall. It was at the very least a fun experience, a great learning experience at the most.

No biggie.

And besides, there's probably another one next year, I just hope that the humiliation on Public Radio isn't as bad as this year's. So peeps, you haven't heard the last from me!

*insert diabolical super-Villain laugh here*

RADIO IDOL Level 2: The Challenge


I'm scheduled to go up against three other Radio Idol hopefuls this coming Tuesday (Oct 10), 7-8pm at Monster Radio RX 93.1, or live streaming over at http://www.rx931.com

Please do tune in and vote for me to get to Level3 of the competition.

Type in BATCH and send to 29761931-- the BATCH# and DJ letter will be provided at the start of the program.

Thanks!
LUiS Oliveros

Hanging Out With the Boys!

After work last Saturday, I headed for Glorietta to meet up with the boys- well, just four of 'em. Tua, TL, Omar and Tristan showed up and we pretty much spent about 30 mins goofing off, laughing our lung out and being rowdy little high school boys again, before we decided to actually do something.

Right after a quick dinner, we headed over to Park Square for some sisig and booze (and mango juice for Omar). Got tipsy, watched two girls ride on the mechanical bull, laughed ourselves silly over childish and stupid things.

Hopefully, we can make this a monthly, even weekly, event. Because I desparately need friends right now, especially now that it's been months since my bestfriend passed away and insecurities are creeping up from all direction because of my new job. I will never replace my bestfriend, but I can sure use the company.

It's been so lone since we saw each other...in fact, it's been so long since I've seen any of my friends. And it's also been a while since I had any alcohol in my system, and so I was sufficiently buzzed after round three.

Two weeks ago I decided to head for Ortigas to submit my application for RX 93.1's Radio Idol. It had to be one of the hottest days so far during the BER months this year. So there I was walking along Emerald Avenue with my long-time friend JANICE, with my sweaty shirt on.

Personally, I had an epiphany while ambling around Ortigas. I've been an RX listener since high school (although I also listen to the rock station since RX has a terrible reception at home) since then and throughout college I would make demo tapes and submit them for RADIO1. I never got any calls, suffice to say I'm a six-year RADIO1 reject and I was having doubts about joining RADIO IDOL. Doubts about my own abilities.

So to make a long, dragging story short, I went in, passed my resume (sans ID picture/s), recorded 2 minutes of voice and headed home.

Yesterday morning, I heard on the radio the list of names who were gonna be judged and I was so psyched, because I was in it. The doubts were still there but nevertheless I went on my daily routine and waited till 7pm for the RADIO IDOL program to start.

Lo and behold! I passed...I'm moving on to LEVEL2!

But I have to admit, I'm still a little concerned whether I have a good, fighting chance to win, which is why I'm trying not to border on the idea of winning, yet I'm still struggling to keep what little optimism I have. And if you know me well enough, optimism isn't exactly my strong suit.

Next week will usher in the start of LEVEL2 of the radio reality show, and I am crossing my fingers, praying that I pass on to LEVEL3.

BEGINNING TO LIKE: "How To Save A Life" by THE FRAY

BEGINNING TO LIKE AGAIN: The Morning Rush with Chico and Delamar

BEGINNING TO NOTICE: MATISYAHU

BEGINNING TO HATE: Waking up at around 4:00am just to get to work on time

BEGINNING TO GET SICK OF: the monotonous schedule

BEGINNING TO MISS: Asia Agcaoili's kinky radio program

BEGINNING TO OBSESS: about the return of LOST-- I NEED MY LOST!

I took a break from the monotony of the artwork I keep on revising and did this.

And I just realized that all of the personal projects I was doing would have to be put on hold. The comic book script I was writing/drawing, the books I was planning to read, everything. Even the band caricatures I have stacked in my study table would have to wait. I no longer have as much time as I want...heck i don't even have enough time to sleep!