OT: The FOFC Comedy Draft - Page 9

Schmidty · 01-10-2006, 04:36 PM

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Originally Posted by Swaggs

Your team doesn't have a chance. You should start rebuilding.

I hate you so damned much.

Ramzavail · 01-10-2006, 04:36 PM

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Originally Posted by Schmidty

His role (along with Catherine O'Hara) in "Best In Show" is one of my all-time favorites.

They used to call me "Loopy"

Maple Leafs · 01-10-2006, 04:38 PM

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Originally Posted by Swaggs

Your team doesn't have a chance. You should start rebuilding.

Schmidty, how's the World Series ring today. Shiny? Mine is.

Schmidty · 01-10-2006, 04:40 PM

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Originally Posted by Maple Leafs

Schmidty, how's the World Series ring today. Shiny? Mine is.

You just made trade negotiations tougher, pal.

Swaggs · 01-10-2006, 04:54 PM

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Originally Posted by Schmidty

You just made trade negotiations tougher, pal.

I think that was in my direction.

Schmidty · 01-10-2006, 04:56 PM

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Originally Posted by Swaggs

I think that was in my direction.

I am a complete moron at times.

So......yeah!!!! Take that Swaggs!!!!!

Schmidty · 01-10-2006, 04:57 PM

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Originally Posted by Ramzavail

They used to call me "Loopy"

kcchief19 · 01-10-2006, 06:01 PM

Is it just me or is there something wrong with that guy's feet?

Schmidty · 01-10-2006, 06:14 PM

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Originally Posted by kcchief19

Is it just me or is there something wrong with that guy's feet?

If you think that's bad, you should see his penis.

Or so I've heard.

sachmo71 · 01-10-2006, 08:21 PM

Is it my turn?

Maple Leafs · 01-10-2006, 08:22 PM

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Originally Posted by sachmo71

Is it my turn?

Yep.

DeToxRox · 01-10-2006, 08:29 PM

Almost done.

kcchief19 · 01-10-2006, 09:38 PM

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Originally Posted by Schmidty

If you think that's bad, you should see his penis.

Or so I've heard.

Mmmmmedicine Man not go near Dances With Stumpy! Noooo!

sachmo71 · 01-10-2006, 09:50 PM

Because I love my kids...

David Foley, sketch.

DeToxRox · 01-10-2006, 09:53 PM

10.10 (Ms. Irrelvent) Christina Applegate (Actress)

timmynausea · 01-10-2006, 10:01 PM

Pretty good draft. At first glance I would go with sachmo's team as my favorite of the bunch.

There were a lot of people left off, though. I am going to steal JPhillips idea and put together a sweet dream team of "free agents."

ntndeacon · 01-10-2006, 10:07 PM

I have a free agent team as well.

Schmidty · 01-10-2006, 10:20 PM

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Originally Posted by Schmidty

My final pick has been the toughest for me. Not because I can't find anyone, but because I have too many personal favorites to choose from: 3 to be exact. I think I could pick a more famous person (for the judges), but I'm going to have to continue picking my personal favorites:

Eugene Levy - Sketch (SCTV).

The man is hilarious. He doesn't even have to say anything, and I bust out laughing. He just exudes this good-natured humor, no matter what movie/show he's in (even the bad ones). His role (along with Catherine O'Hara) in "Best In Show" is one of my all-time favorites.

FWIW, I was having a hard time choosing between Martin Short, Jonathan Winters, and Eugene Levy.

timmynausea · 01-10-2006, 10:20 PM

Stand-up: David Cross - Known now mainly from Arrested Development, he was awesome on Mr. Show and one of my favorite stand-up comedians.
Stand-up: Dave Attell - One of the only stand up comedians I've seen live. Insomniac was an awesome show. This guy is hilarious.
Stand-up: Patton Oswalt - He has been on some sit-coms, but his stand up is way better than that.
Stand-up: Janeane Garofalo - Known mostly for SNL and dating Ben Stiller in the mid-90's. Her stand up is pretty good.
Sit-com: Larry David - The real mastermind behind Seinfeld. The inspiration for George Costanza. Curb your enthusiasm is good, too.
Movies: Steve Carell Hilarious on the Daily Show for years, he is finally becoming a big star on a sit-com and in movies.
Movies: Bob Odenkirk - This guy should be a bigger star. Mr. Show was the best sketch comedy show. He is directing movies now.
Sketch: Julia Louis-Dreyfus - Elaine. Maybe overshadowed by her co-stars, but she was good. She did a couple years on SNL.
Sketch: Al Franken - Mostly behind the scenes at SNL, he had one popular character in Stuart Smalley. I actually prefer his books.
Host: Stephen Colbert - Another Daily Show guy that is getting more popular. You cowards are on notice for not picking him.

Schmidty · 01-10-2006, 10:22 PM

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Originally Posted by timmynausea

Stand-up: David Cross - Known now mainly from Arrested Development, he was awesome on Mr. Show and one of my favorite stand-up comedians.
Stand-up: Dave Attell - One of the only stand up comedians I've seen live. Insomniac was an awesome show. This guy is hilarious.
Stand-up: Patton Oswalt - He has been on some sit-coms, but his stand up is way better than that.
Stand-up: Janeane Garofalo - Known mostly for SNL and dating Ben Stiller in the mid-90's. Her stand up is pretty good.
Sit-com: Julia Louis-Dreyfus - Elaine. Maybe overshadowed by her co-stars, but she was good.
Sit-com: Larry David - The real mastermind behind Seinfeld. The inspiration for George Costanza. Curb your enthusiasm is good, too.
Movies: Steve Carell Hilarious on the Daily Show for years, he is finally becoming a big star on a sit-com and in movies.
Sketch: Bob Odenkirk - This guy should be a bigger star. Mr. Show was the best sketch comedy show.
Sketch: Al Franken - Mostly behind the scenes at SNL, he had one popular character in Stuart Smalley. I actually prefer his books.
Host: Stephen Colbert - Another Daily Show guy that is getting more popular. You cowards are on notice for not picking him.

I was considering Franken. Also, don't forget you only get ONE sitcom person.

timmynausea · 01-10-2006, 10:24 PM

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Originally Posted by Schmidty

I was considering Franken. Also, don't forget you only get ONE sitcom person.

Oh man. I mixed up movies and sit-coms. I will have to reorganize.

timmynausea · 01-10-2006, 10:33 PM

Fixed it.

ntndeacon · 01-10-2006, 10:40 PM

Stand up: Rita Rudner
Stand up: Moms Mobley
Stand up: Jack Benny
Stand up: Martin Lawrence
Sketch: Harvey Korman
Sketch: Rick Moranis
Movie: Peter Sellers
Movie: Buster Keaton
Sitcom: Jackie Gleason
Variety: Sid Ceasar

Bearcat729 · 01-10-2006, 10:43 PM

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Originally Posted by ntndeacon

Stand up: Rita Rudner
Stand up: Moms Mobley
Stand up: Jack Benny
Stand up: Martin Lawrence
Sketch: Dan Aykroyd
Sketch: Rick Moranis
Movie: Peter Sellers
Movie: Buster Keaton
Sitcom: Jackie Gleason
Variety: Sid Ceasar

Scary you have several people who I would have drafted. Although I would have put Jack Benny at Sketch as that was more of what his show was.

ntndeacon · 01-10-2006, 10:46 PM

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Originally Posted by Bearcat729

Scary you have several people who I would have drafted. Although I would have put Jack Benny at Sketch as that was more of what his show was.

I hadn't thought of that. If i did that I would have picked Robert Klein for the last stand up spot and dropped Moranis. but ilike this team as it is.

JPhillips · 01-10-2006, 10:51 PM

Damn you Maple for taking two of my free agents with your last two picks!

Anyway, here's my free agent team.

Patricia Rutledge- Sitcom (Probably the best female physical comic since Lucille Ball. If you haven't seen the BBC "Keeping Up Appearances" I highly recommend it.)

Sacha Cohen- Variety/Talk (Big suprise that nobody took Ali G.)

Buster Keaton- Movie (Equalled only by Chaplin in his era, but largely forgotten now.)

Graham Chapman- Movie (No Python guys taken???)

John Cleese- Sketch (Maybe not the funniest, but the most memorable of the bunch.)

Phil Hartman- Sketch (Too bad the crazy bitch shot him.)

Rita Rudner- Standup (A far second to my hoped for pick of Phyllis Diller.)

Red Foxx- Standup (Most of his stuff wasn't recorded, but he was the King of Comedy during segregation. Sanford and Son doesn't do him justice.)

Jonathan Winters- Standup (The only guy I've seen go ab-lib for ad-lib with Robin Williams and come out ahead.)

John Leguizamo- Standup (Before he hit it big he did some edgy character routines that were every bit as hard hitting as Chappelle. If you can ever see his Latino posing as Japanese do so.)

timmynausea · 01-10-2006, 10:54 PM

I can't believe I forgot Ali G. I'm pretty sure Cleese, Hartman and Akroyd were drafted.

Schmidty · 01-10-2006, 11:18 PM

I won't win this (no cigarette-smoking underdogs, SNL attention-whores, etc), but I feel damned good about Team Schmidty.

We ain't flashy, but we fucked shit up. Before most of you were born.

ntndeacon · 01-10-2006, 11:19 PM

As was Foxx. I missed Aykroyd. oops.

Rich1033 · 01-10-2006, 11:26 PM

I was curious to see if Kevin Pollak went late, but doesnt look like it. I Thought he was an interesting guy for movies/standup.

ntndeacon · 01-10-2006, 11:34 PM

fixed the Aykroyd pick.

Swaggs · 01-10-2006, 11:48 PM

We should have an all pro team.

albionmoonlight · 01-11-2006, 07:03 AM

So how's voting going to work?

albionmoonlight · 01-11-2006, 07:06 AM

dola:

Best value drafter, IMO? No question that it is Swaggs. Newhart at 3.10? Abbot and Costello in the 7th & 8th rounds? That's amazing.

jeff061 · 01-11-2006, 07:06 AM

I can't believe Cross didn't get picked for Standup, for shame!!

His political rants are a bit much, and I'm on his side of the political spectrum, but the rest is some of the best I've ever heard.

albionmoonlight · 01-11-2006, 07:33 AM

oh--and the guy I could not beleive was not picked? Jason Alexander (sitcom). A lot of people think that Costanza was the funniest character on the funniest show ever.

I guess that's what comes from having only one sitcom slot.

sachmo71 · 01-11-2006, 08:14 AM

And still no one picks Danny Kaye. I almost picked him a number of times. Ah well.

Maple Leafs · 01-11-2006, 09:32 AM

If I was going to sign a practice squad of undrafted free agents, I'd target:

Movie: This was the toughest category for me. If I had to do it over again, I'd probably make movies a one-person category and go with two for sitcoms. Still, there were some solid choices left undrafted. Buster Keaton has been mentioned as the obvious one. What about Peter Sellers?

Sketch: Sure, he annoys people. But David Spade had a great SNL run. Not often you can pick an Oscar winner here -- how about Jamie Foxx? Or really think outside the box, and take Christopher Walken.

Sitcom: In addition to Grammar and James, Drew Carey is still there. And since we were taking guys who didn't have standup backgrounds, why not Michael J. Fox, one of the few actors with two hit sitcom roles? And why not somebody from MASH? As a deep sleeper, we'll try to sign John Larroquette.

Talk show: Nobody took Jack Benny? He was actually #3 on my list, behind Carson and Letterman.

Standup: My favorite category... I could go another ten rounds on standup alone. Jonathan Winters is an obvious oversight, as is Robert Klein. I desperately wanted to find a spot for Emo Phillips. Rudner should have been picked. In fact, with the woman requirement I'm surprised nobody took Joan Rivers. What about Dennis Wolfberg? Or Ron White, or Bill Engvall, or ...

albionmoonlight · 01-11-2006, 10:02 AM

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Originally Posted by Maple Leafs

If I was going to sign a practice squad of undrafted free agents, I'd target:

Movie: This was the toughest category for me. If I had to do it over again, I'd probably make movies a one-person category and go with two for sitcoms. Still, there were some solid choices left undrafted. Buster Keaton has been mentioned as the obvious one. What about Peter Sellers?

Sketch: Sure, he annoys people. But David Spade had a great SNL run. Not often you can pick an Oscar winner here -- how about Jamie Foxx? Or really think outside the box, and take Christopher Walken.

Sitcom: In addition to Grammar and James, Drew Carey is still there. And since we were taking guys who didn't have standup backgrounds, why not Michael J. Fox, one of the few actors with two hit sitcom roles? And why not somebody from MASH? As a deep sleeper, we'll try to sign John Larroquette.

Talk show: Nobody took Jack Benny? He was actually #3 on my list, behind Carson and Letterman.

Standup: My favorite category... I could go another ten rounds on standup alone. Jonathan Winters is an obvious oversight, as is Robert Klein. I desperately wanted to find a spot for Emo Phillips. Rudner should have been picked. In fact, with the woman requirement I'm surprised nobody took Joan Rivers. What about Dennis Wolfberg? Or Ron White, or Bill Engvall, or ...

I was all set to take Wolfberg with my final pick. I remember him as really funny back in 9th grade when I would watch him on Comedy Central's Short Attention Span Theater. In doing my research, however, I found one of his routines on the web--and didn't really like it that much. I don't know if I found a bad routine, or if watching a guy on Window's Media Player while at work is not really the best environment . . . but I just was not laughing. And so I didn't want to take a chance and pick a guy that may have just been funny to me in 9th Grade.

John Larroquette was on my "deep sleeper" list, too.

stevew · 01-11-2006, 10:31 AM

Man, nobody took Rosie O'donnell or Dave Couiler.

kcchief19 · 01-11-2006, 11:44 AM

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Originally Posted by Maple Leafs

Movie: This was the toughest category for me. If I had to do it over again, I'd probably make movies a one-person category and go with two for sitcoms. Still, there were some solid choices left undrafted. Buster Keaton has been mentioned as the obvious one. What about Peter Sellers?

This was a very hard category for me as well, because largely it's a different kind of humor. Sure, you have your Leslie Nielsen, Will Ferrell or Adam Sandler that just go for the yuks, but most of your acclaimed and best comedic actors are at their best when being subtle and the most popular films tend to be "romantic comedies" -- but are Julie Roberts, Meg Ryan or Sandra Bullock hysterically funny? That's why I eventually stretched for Goldie Hawn, because she was at least zany. Peter Sellers would have been a great choice.

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Sketch: Sure, he annoys people. But David Spade had a great SNL run. Not often you can pick an Oscar winner here -- how about Jamie Foxx? Or really think outside the box, and take Christopher Walken.

I couldn't pull the trigger on Spade myself (same for Andy Dick) but I was somewhat surprised somebody else didn't either. Jamie Foxx would have been an interesting choice, but I think there are still a lot of better sketch actors out there. Christopher Walken actually crossed my mind briefly, but the outside the box choice I almost made was going with Candice Bergen here -- she's a member of the SNL five-timer club and she's made a few other sketch comedy appearances over the years. If you want a bit further on the edge -- how about Kermit the Frog or any of your favorite Muppets?

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Originally Posted by Maple Leafs

Sitcom: In addition to Grammar and James, Drew Carey is still there. And since we were taking guys who didn't have standup backgrounds, why not Michael J. Fox, one of the few actors with two hit sitcom roles? And why not somebody from MASH? As a deep sleeper, we'll try to sign John Larroquette.

I think it's amazaing Grammar and Fox didn't go. Carey was another guy I considered, but i'm equallly surprised no one from the Whose Line cast went -- Colin Mochrie and Ryan Stiles are two of the best improv guys around, and Wayne Brady had two shows of his own, albeit they were cancelled. I love John Larroquette, but I think I'm the only one these days -- too many people seem to think he was overrated on Night Court, but I disagree. I also strongly considered squeezing his former castmate Harry Anderson on my team. Alan Alda was on my short list -- another surprise nobody from the show went; well, I guess no one is surprised Jamie Farr went undrafted.

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Talk show: Nobody took Jack Benny? He was actually #3 on my list, behind Carson and Letterman.

On my board, but not as high as that. Talent and entertainment wise, yes, but I think he was a bit too old school. Unlike guys who have been dead for 30 years like Chaplin or Abbot & Costello whose movies still get play, Benny's most loved work is either gone forever or hidden in the vaults somewhere.

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Standup: My favorite category... I could go another ten rounds on standup alone. Jonathan Winters is an obvious oversight, as is Robert Klein. I desperately wanted to find a spot for Emo Phillips. Rudner should have been picked. In fact, with the woman requirement I'm surprised nobody took Joan Rivers. What about Dennis Wolfberg? Or Ron White, or Bill Engvall, or ...

I was afraid people would think I lost my mind if took Emo Phillips. Robert Klein (David Steinberg is here too) fits into a whole group of old school comedians who were hysterical in their day but just never really kept up with the times. I think the one that surprises me the most is Dennis Miller. I think he's a lot less funny now than he was in his SNL days, but he completes the list of people with comedy albums I own (joining Cosby, Wright and Seinfeld).

I would have selected Judy Tenuta and asked if Shari Lewis & Lambchop counted as one pick or two before I chose Joan Rivers.

kcchief19 · 01-11-2006, 11:45 AM

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Originally Posted by stevew

Man, nobody took Rosie O'donnell or Dave Couiler.

Yeah, I think we're all pretty stunned that Uncle Joey is still on the board.

Maple Leafs · 01-11-2006, 12:34 PM

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I would have selected Judy Tenuta ...

I actually like her. Did you know she and Emo Phillips were a couple for quite a while? Imagine if they'd had kids...

On the subject of "out of the box" picks, why not Weird Al in the variety category?

albionmoonlight · 01-11-2006, 12:35 PM

Part of me thought about Pee-Wee Herman for variety show, speaking of "outside the box"

kcchief19 · 01-11-2006, 01:14 PM

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Originally Posted by Maple Leafs

I actually like her. Did you know she and Emo Phillips were a couple for quite a while? Imagine if they'd had kids...

On the subject of "out of the box" picks, why not Weird Al in the variety category?

Yeah, that was unfair to Judy. I should have said Melissa Rivers. Judy and Emo were quite a pair.

Weird Al was another pick. I figured he could have fit in variety or sketch.

oliegirl · 01-11-2006, 01:18 PM

Radii talked me out of taking Judy Tenuta in the 2nd round...seriously. I love her, she is my all time favorite female stand up comedian. She'd be up there for all time stand up comedian too.

Another guy I really really like is Steven Banks. I saw an HBO Special he did a few years ago - he was a guy working at home one night and kept getting distracted, doing all sorts of goofy stuff to avoid working. I only saw it once, but I still remember it and look for it on DVD every now and then, but have never been able to find it. I imdb'd him once, he is writing for Nick. cartoons like Jimmy Neutron now...disappointing that his comedy career didn't take off, but it's a tough business I guess.

Sublime 2 · 01-11-2006, 01:28 PM

I was a little surprised, though not blown away, that Ben Stiller wasn't taken (or maybe i just completely overlooked it). Then again I'm a young buck.

rkmsuf · 01-11-2006, 01:33 PM

Pauly Shore will not take this snub standing down.

sachmo71 · 01-11-2006, 01:42 PM

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Originally Posted by kcchief19

Yeah, that was unfair to Judy. I should have said Melissa Rivers. Judy and Emo were quite a pair.

Weird Al was another pick. I figured he could have fit in variety or sketch.

Almost, baby. Almost.

ntndeacon · 01-11-2006, 01:47 PM

I mentioned earlier that there was someone that I viewed on the same level as Carson in Talk/Vareity . That person was Sid Caesar. His was the variety show for many years. Someone else I thought about for stand up I guess was Red Skelton. I remember watching his seagulls and dying laughing as a child.

01-10-2006, 09:53 PM	#415
DeToxRox Head Coach Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Michigan	10.10 (Ms. Irrelvent) Christina Applegate (Actress) Last edited by DeToxRox : 01-10-2006 at 09:53 PM.

01-10-2006, 10:20 PM	#419
timmynausea College Starter Join Date: Dec 2002	Stand-up: David Cross - Known now mainly from Arrested Development, he was awesome on Mr. Show and one of my favorite stand-up comedians. Stand-up: Dave Attell - One of the only stand up comedians I've seen live. Insomniac was an awesome show. This guy is hilarious. Stand-up: Patton Oswalt - He has been on some sit-coms, but his stand up is way better than that. Stand-up: Janeane Garofalo - Known mostly for SNL and dating Ben Stiller in the mid-90's. Her stand up is pretty good. Sit-com: Larry David - The real mastermind behind Seinfeld. The inspiration for George Costanza. Curb your enthusiasm is good, too. Movies: Steve Carell Hilarious on the Daily Show for years, he is finally becoming a big star on a sit-com and in movies. Movies: Bob Odenkirk - This guy should be a bigger star. Mr. Show was the best sketch comedy show. He is directing movies now. Sketch: Julia Louis-Dreyfus - Elaine. Maybe overshadowed by her co-stars, but she was good. She did a couple years on SNL. Sketch: Al Franken - Mostly behind the scenes at SNL, he had one popular character in Stuart Smalley. I actually prefer his books. Host: Stephen Colbert - Another Daily Show guy that is getting more popular. You cowards are on notice for not picking him. Last edited by timmynausea : 01-10-2006 at 10:32 PM.

01-10-2006, 10:40 PM	#423
ntndeacon Pro Starter Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: Alabama	Stand up: Rita Rudner Stand up: Moms Mobley Stand up: Jack Benny Stand up: Martin Lawrence Sketch: Harvey Korman Sketch: Rick Moranis Movie: Peter Sellers Movie: Buster Keaton Sitcom: Jackie Gleason Variety: Sid Ceasar Last edited by ntndeacon : 01-10-2006 at 11:33 PM. Reason: Sketch guy was already taken.

01-10-2006, 10:51 PM	#426
JPhillips Hall Of Famer Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: Newburgh, NY	Damn you Maple for taking two of my free agents with your last two picks! Anyway, here's my free agent team. Patricia Rutledge- Sitcom (Probably the best female physical comic since Lucille Ball. If you haven't seen the BBC "Keeping Up Appearances" I highly recommend it.) Sacha Cohen- Variety/Talk (Big suprise that nobody took Ali G.) Buster Keaton- Movie (Equalled only by Chaplin in his era, but largely forgotten now.) Graham Chapman- Movie (No Python guys taken???) John Cleese- Sketch (Maybe not the funniest, but the most memorable of the bunch.) Phil Hartman- Sketch (Too bad the crazy bitch shot him.) Rita Rudner- Standup (A far second to my hoped for pick of Phyllis Diller.) Red Foxx- Standup (Most of his stuff wasn't recorded, but he was the King of Comedy during segregation. Sanford and Son doesn't do him justice.) Jonathan Winters- Standup (The only guy I've seen go ab-lib for ad-lib with Robin Williams and come out ahead.) John Leguizamo- Standup (Before he hit it big he did some edgy character routines that were every bit as hard hitting as Chappelle. If you can ever see his Latino posing as Japanese do so.) __________________ To love someone is to strive to accept that person exactly the way he or she is, right here and now.. - Mr. Rogers

01-10-2006, 11:18 PM	#428
Schmidty Coordinator Join Date: Apr 2001 Location: Early, TX	I won't win this (no cigarette-smoking underdogs, SNL attention-whores, etc), but I feel damned good about Team Schmidty. We ain't flashy, but we fucked shit up. Before most of you were born. __________________ Just beat the devil out of it!!! - Bob Ross

01-10-2006, 06:01 PM	#408
kcchief19 Pro Starter Join Date: Oct 2000 Location: Kansas City, MO	Is it just me or is there something wrong with that guy's feet?

01-10-2006, 08:21 PM	#410
sachmo71 The boy who cried Trout Join Date: Oct 2000 Location: TX	Is it my turn?

01-10-2006, 08:29 PM	#412
DeToxRox Head Coach Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Michigan	Almost done.

01-10-2006, 09:50 PM	#414
sachmo71 The boy who cried Trout Join Date: Oct 2000 Location: TX	Because I love my kids... David Foley, sketch.

01-10-2006, 10:01 PM	#416
timmynausea College Starter Join Date: Dec 2002	Pretty good draft. At first glance I would go with sachmo's team as my favorite of the bunch. There were a lot of people left off, though. I am going to steal JPhillips idea and put together a sweet dream team of "free agents."

01-10-2006, 10:07 PM	#417
ntndeacon Pro Starter Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: Alabama	I have a free agent team as well.

01-10-2006, 10:33 PM	#422
timmynausea College Starter Join Date: Dec 2002	Fixed it.

01-10-2006, 10:54 PM	#427
timmynausea College Starter Join Date: Dec 2002	I can't believe I forgot Ali G. I'm pretty sure Cleese, Hartman and Akroyd were drafted.

01-10-2006, 11:19 PM	#429
ntndeacon Pro Starter Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: Alabama	As was Foxx. I missed Aykroyd. oops.

01-10-2006, 11:26 PM	#430
Rich1033 High School Varsity Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Sylvania, Ohio	I was curious to see if Kevin Pollak went late, but doesnt look like it. I Thought he was an interesting guy for movies/standup.

01-10-2006, 11:34 PM	#431
ntndeacon Pro Starter Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: Alabama	fixed the Aykroyd pick.

01-10-2006, 11:48 PM	#432
Swaggs Coordinator Join Date: Oct 2000	We should have an all pro team. __________________ DOWN WITH HATTRICK!!! The RWBL Are you reading In The Bleachers?

01-11-2006, 07:03 AM	#433
albionmoonlight Head Coach Join Date: Oct 2000 Location: North Carolina	So how's voting going to work?

01-11-2006, 07:06 AM	#434
albionmoonlight Head Coach Join Date: Oct 2000 Location: North Carolina	dola: Best value drafter, IMO? No question that it is Swaggs. Newhart at 3.10? Abbot and Costello in the 7th & 8th rounds? That's amazing.

01-11-2006, 07:06 AM	#435
jeff061 Grizzled Veteran Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: MA	I can't believe Cross didn't get picked for Standup, for shame!! His political rants are a bit much, and I'm on his side of the political spectrum, but the rest is some of the best I've ever heard. __________________ Last edited by jeff061 : 01-11-2006 at 07:07 AM.

01-11-2006, 07:33 AM	#436
albionmoonlight Head Coach Join Date: Oct 2000 Location: North Carolina	oh--and the guy I could not beleive was not picked? Jason Alexander (sitcom). A lot of people think that Costanza was the funniest character on the funniest show ever. I guess that's what comes from having only one sitcom slot.

01-11-2006, 08:14 AM	#437
sachmo71 The boy who cried Trout Join Date: Oct 2000 Location: TX	And still no one picks Danny Kaye. I almost picked him a number of times. Ah well.

01-11-2006, 09:32 AM	#438
Maple Leafs Coordinator Join Date: Jan 2002	If I was going to sign a practice squad of undrafted free agents, I'd target: Movie: This was the toughest category for me. If I had to do it over again, I'd probably make movies a one-person category and go with two for sitcoms. Still, there were some solid choices left undrafted. Buster Keaton has been mentioned as the obvious one. What about Peter Sellers? Sketch: Sure, he annoys people. But David Spade had a great SNL run. Not often you can pick an Oscar winner here -- how about Jamie Foxx? Or really think outside the box, and take Christopher Walken. Sitcom: In addition to Grammar and James, Drew Carey is still there. And since we were taking guys who didn't have standup backgrounds, why not Michael J. Fox, one of the few actors with two hit sitcom roles? And why not somebody from MASH? As a deep sleeper, we'll try to sign John Larroquette. Talk show: Nobody took Jack Benny? He was actually #3 on my list, behind Carson and Letterman. Standup: My favorite category... I could go another ten rounds on standup alone. Jonathan Winters is an obvious oversight, as is Robert Klein. I desperately wanted to find a spot for Emo Phillips. Rudner should have been picked. In fact, with the woman requirement I'm surprised nobody took Joan Rivers. What about Dennis Wolfberg? Or Ron White, or Bill Engvall, or ... __________________ Down Goes Brown: Toronto Maple Leafs Humor and Analysis

01-11-2006, 10:31 AM	#440
stevew Hall Of Famer Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: the yo'	Man, nobody took Rosie O'donnell or Dave Couiler.

01-11-2006, 12:35 PM	#444
albionmoonlight Head Coach Join Date: Oct 2000 Location: North Carolina	Part of me thought about Pee-Wee Herman for variety show, speaking of "outside the box"

01-11-2006, 01:28 PM	#447
Sublime 2 College Benchwarmer Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: New Hampshire	I was a little surprised, though not blown away, that Ben Stiller wasn't taken (or maybe i just completely overlooked it). Then again I'm a young buck.

01-11-2006, 01:33 PM	#448
rkmsuf Head Coach Join Date: Dec 2001	Pauly Shore will not take this snub standing down. __________________ "Don't you have homes?" -- Judge Smales

01-11-2006, 01:47 PM	#450
ntndeacon Pro Starter Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: Alabama	I mentioned earlier that there was someone that I viewed on the same level as Carson in Talk/Vareity . That person was Sid Caesar. His was the variety show for many years. Someone else I thought about for stand up I guess was Red Skelton. I remember watching his seagulls and dying laughing as a child.

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