Tourgasm

Tourgasm takes a voyeuristic approach into the world of stand-up, focusing on four comedians on tour in the Unitied States. The show is like the "love-child" of the reality series Big Brother and Road Rules. As the four comedians live together in a crowded bus, they try to escape their boredom between performances by doing competitive activities or arguing. The show is then punctuated by the occasional stand-up highlights from their shows. I enjoy watching Robert Kelly on the show. His comedy is funny and his personality is funnier. It is a documentary, not a Dane Cook stand-up special, which is why Tourgasm accomplishes its mission: To document the 9-part video diary of Robert Kelly, Dane Cook, Jay Davis, and Gary Gulman.

This show is an unfunny ripoff of the hilarious Comedians of Comedy. The comedians (aside from Gary Gulman, who is actually pretty funny) are bland, boring and not funny. Comedians of comedy, a tour featuring Patton Oswalt, Brian Poshen, Maria Bramford and Zach Galefanakis was entirely more funny, more interesting and more entertaining. Even the parts of the show where the comedians weren't on stage doing their acts were funny. On Tourgasm off stage as well as on the comedians are NOT funny. The 'on the bus' antics on CoC were hilarious where as the bus antics on Tourgasm, aside from not being funny were just painful to watch. Poor Unfunny Jay Davis, getting picked on by the Mean and Unfunny Robert Kelly. I know comedians, in general, when offstage aren't always "on" but even when these losers are "on" they are off.

I rented this from the video store I work at expecting a line-up of comedians on a show. I didn't read the box and I'd never heard of the show. I love Dane Cook and I'm just a big fan of stand-up comedy in general.

Well, I was pleasantly surprised. This show is more than just random comedy - it's similar to the documentary from a few years ago starring Jerry Seinfeld called "Comedian." I've only watched the first six episodes (it's on three separate discs, the third being a 'bonus' disc) and I've been really happy with the fact that, as a reality show, it's doing very well at following these four guys around and explaining what it's like for the guys at this stage in their careers.

It's not wall-to-wall comedy at all - but if you're a fan of Dane Cook, you'll be very happy to have this glimpse into his off-stage personality and see that he is really just a nice guy who is really funny. I'd never heard of the other three (Robert 'Bobby' Kelly, Jay Davis, and Gary Gulman), but I've enjoyed their comedy and their presences as well.

Definitely check this out - even if you're not a Dane Cook fan but enjoy stand-up comedy, it's worth checking out.

I like Dane, I liked Gary G on Last Comic Standing, and I thought the premise of this had a great title, along with possibilities to spare. I've watched all the available episodes thus far (won't be watching any more, though), and I have to say that the great title is where it ends, folks.

The thing that's the most annoying is how the four of them keep fighting over the most petty things - that scene in the restaurant, for instance, when Gary was a little late and it was turned into some huge ridiculous power-play ego trip by the other 3. We could've done without that, and there have been other equally pathetic scenes that also should have been left out; the show is shamelessly self indulgent, and not in an endearing or creative way either.

The pacing is off, too - it just doesn't have the edge it should have. Instead it feels tired and tedious, with a gigantic 'so what?' factor, and we're not even rooting for them to kill onstage - at least I wasn't. Back to the drawing board on this one, guys.

The only real comedy you see is in the first episode. I must admit it is pretty funny, and is a great start to the movie, but then it goes downhill from there...the rest of the DVD was them bitching like girls, talking about their feelings, and being gay with each other. It would have been better if it had more comedy! Finally at some point during the DVD they finally show another one of their shows. However they don't even show the whole skit, they show the last line of the joke and show the audience laughing. Meanwhile your sitting on the couch wondering if the movie is going to get better, and are contemplating whether or not to turn it off. I must say, I wish I would have made I sat through which seemed like eternity the two discs, completely bored out of my mind. If you like Dane Cook, rent a vicious circle, it is hilarious, or even Employee of the month, but do not rent and especially do not buy this movie. It will be a complete waste of your money.