‘The Gong Show with Dave Attell’ Strives for Wild
But Does It Get Close?
Has everyone been checking out Comedy Central’s revival of The Gong Show? The updated version, called The Gong Show with Dave Attell, features a more or less identical setup and array of mind-boggling acts as the original. But with no Chuck Barris in the house, can it achieve the same level of lunacy as its predecessor?
Well, I’m actually not the right person to ask since I haven’t watched the new series yet. But judging from the following clips, it seems Comedy Central’s take on the so-bad-it’s-still-not-good talent competition should be doing a fairly good job of making viewers regularly think “WTF?!”
The show has the 10pm EST time slot in Comedy Central’s Thursday-night lineup, and tonight’s judges are Dave Navarro, Greg Giraldo, and Andy Dick. If you’re not tuning in already and need some motivation, take a look at the following clips. They’re what The Gong Show is all about.
The Gong Show with Dave Attell image courtesy of Comedy Central
