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BIG Laugh of the Week!

August 19, 2000

What made Guide Mike Durrett chuckle the most?

The Prankster
Comedian Doug Stanhope keeps the hidden camera concept alive with this Z.com series of pranks aimed at unsuspecting targets.

Admittedly, the first video clip I watched, "Bakery," was disappointing. It falls into a running gag collection titled "Help Wanted." In each episode, Doug plays a goading, belligerent jerk applying for jobs. His attempts to "charm" his way into employment by expressing the worst possible boasts can be hysterically pleasing.

My favorite put-ons are in the "Velvet Rope" series. Posing as a doorman outside public restrooms and a bank ATM machine, he insists all comers sign-in for seating or provide their VIP cards to confirm reservations. It doesn't matter no one else is in line; there could still be "a twenty minute wait."


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