They want to find the next Jim Carrey. But Mitzi Shore's not the only one with killer instincts when it comes to finding the next big thing. Ahmed and Davis picked and auditioned most of the 45 performers, both regulars and cameos, who would contribute to their burgeoning comedy empire. The guys have a definite idea what kind of comedians they'll let take the stage. Comics we don't like are guys who are like, 'Man, put me up,' Ahmed described.
Comedy is a cutthroat world, it really is.
There's a lot of whispers and back talk, and most comics are mean. They're comfortable in their own skin. That's not hard to tell as the comedians take center stage, bare the personal details in their lives and then laugh at themselves on a weekly basis. Last Thursday, comic Mario Joyner talked quite a bit about his family, including three incarcerated brothers and a father who blames his son for everything. Comic Beaumont Bacon lamented about living in Los Angeles as a woman when the city's obsessed with the Ally McBeal figure.