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The Lost Comedy Party Ticket TEST
Dedicated to David Hofstede (from whom I’ve plagiarized lots here) and, of course, (the living) Mitch Hedberg
by Oxz (Self-appointed Campaign Manager for Jimmy Kimmel)

I am certain that Jimmy Kimmel will be running for the gubernatorial office in California, 2010. Okay, maybe he’ll only move at an arthritic snail’s pace, but… you get the point about the race, I’m sure. Or you will, if you glance at Send in the Clowns or Send Up the Clowns AND Door-to-Door With and Without Guillermo AND Pacquiao Paradigm after reading this. The Sexual Aspect of the Kimmel Campaign might serve better if you need some fizz in your drink first… but it doesn’t provide an overview like the others.

The question is what ticket he’ll be running (or walking) on. [I imagine Jimmy would prefer to be in the U.K. where he could stand for office, but we have to deal with our reality, yes?]

After proposing KACA (Kimmel Alternative for California) and TOSKA (Taking Over the State with Kimmel for America), I started to have nightmares about choosing the wrong acronym. Acrimonious acronym nightmares! But just when I thought I’d explode, I had a breakthrough. A voice began slowly, “Let… it… be…”, and I cut it off at first: “I can’t let it be, I’m going crazy,” I replied. Then it snapped back, “Let me finish!”. “Let it be The Lost Comedy Party.”

The Lost Comedy Party Ticket, that was it! Anyone who knows Jimmy, knows that’s a keeper.

So — since the ticket is slated to have Jimmy heading a coalition of clowns (and others) — I’m sending this out to a select group of comedians in the L.A. area for the purpose of meeting in March to make this whole shebang fly. I think of it as my very own March Madness*. Ours, if you like. [Seriously, get in touch with me about this ASAP, if interested.]

*Side note for Sal: I can give you the winner (in b-ball) before the Brackets come out!

You’ve already passed our litmus test by virtue of being directed to this announcement. There’s just one additional test you need to pass. It’s in the form of a question about what’s arguably Jimmy’s favorite tv fare, LOST.

Critics have praised LOST for its bold orginality, but back in 1969 there was another series, created by Rod Serling, that was about forty passengers stranded on a South Pacific island after a plane crash. Though the island seemed deserted, there were modern buildings, provisions, and other signs of a departed society.

The show lasted just one season and has never been rerun or released on home video, but it is hard to believe the LOST creators were not aware of a show that appears to provide a template for many of their ideas. What was the title of that intriguing 1969 series?

A. Classified
B. The New People
C. Stranded
D. The Trade Winds

When you contact me at 831-688-8038 in my Hedberg Headquarters, please just give your name, social security number, address and your (letter) answer. In case of a tie, I’ve provided a tie-breaker below, drawing from another one of Jimmy’s television favorites, Dancing with the Stars.

Edyta Sliwinska is the only professional dancer to have appeared on all of the series’ first six seasons. Which of the following celebrities was NOT one of her partners?

A. Jason Taylor
B. Ian Ziering
C. Joey Lawrence
D. Evander Holyfield

Hedberg hugs,
Ricardo
tosca.2010@yahoo.com
P.S. Mmmm… do you think it should be the Lost Comedy Dancing Party Ticket?