Comedian Makes the List

On the most recent "Last Comic Standing," a woman named Andi Smith opened her 3-minute set with a West Virginia joke. Immediately my ears perked up, and I eagerly anticipated hearing our beloved state lampooned. Perhaps she will make fun of the racism we recently displayed in the primary election. Or maybe a delightful incest joke. I always like a new take on that them.

She said that when she played in WV, only eight people showed up, so she responded, "Where's everyone at? Trapped in a mine?"

I cringed, but, ok, not everyone is sensitive to that subject. Even the crowd boo'd her at that point, which made me happy. But I still thought that maybe she was going someplace clever with this. She said that one man in the WV crowd told her that miners face dangerous conditions because there aren't enough safety precautions. She said, "How about this for a safety precaution? Go to college!"

Well, nothing like kicking a hillbilly when he's down. Still I thought, maybe there's a meta-joke here. Maybe her schtick is being super condescending and arrogant, and after a while you see that she is being satirical -- lampooning those who have such views a la Borat. Nope. She just went on to another observational-type joke.

Andi Smith, your name is scawled in large letters at the top of my most recent shit list.