I have long held a theory about good looking women in Hollywood. The gist of which is that almost anyone can look good with enough time spent in the make up chair and hair salon. Not the shocking revelation of the century, I know, but you'd be surprised how many people don't share this theory, and fall into in the 'they're all natural beauties' camp. I'm not saying that there aren't any natural beauties in the bunch, and that any girl with a lazy eye and a horse face can come off the street and be as hot as Jessica Alba (I mean, obviously Sarah Jessica Parker has already proven that to be untrue) but more so that not every beautiful Hollywood starlet is as hot as you think they are.
The example of this that always jumps to my mind is Nicole Scherzinger. Try doing a quick Google Image Search… I'll wait. Done? Ok, so, and maybe it's just me, but when I click through those pics, I tend to jump from both ends of the spectrum. In some pictures she appears to be the hottest thing to have ever graced the planet, and in others she looks kind of… manly.
So is it all because of the make up and hair? I don't know. Is she actually kind of manly? Hard to say. But in contrast, I've never seen a bad picture of Jessica Alba. Bad acting, sure. But never a bad picture. So my theory is Jessica Alba must be naturally good looking, whereas Nicole Scherzinger is ok looking, but is often elevated by a good make up artist and some skilled photoshopping. Plus, i mean, the hours she spends in the gym certainly doesn't hurt in drawing attention away from her face…
So what does any of this have to do with the Man Crush list? Well, for one, talking about a chick or two every now and then couldn't hurt in keeping my wafer-thin reputation as a heterosexual male intact. But also there's a direct correlation here to my thoughts on comedy. You see, much like hollywood starlets, I feel that a person's perceived level of hilarity can be just as easily manipulated. In theory, a moderately funny person can easily be elevated beyond their limitations by a good script, or a strongly honed stand up act.
This isn't to say that they're not funny, or that they didn't come up with the material themselves. Just that it's one thing to work on your performance for weeks, or come up with your jokes and massage them to perfection over the course of years at comedy clubs than it is to come up with something that's truly funny just off the cuff. And to do it consistently.
Enter Adam Carolla.
If Jeff Foxworthy is the Nicole Scherzinger of comedy (that's not an insult - he'll make you laugh several times during his set, which is nothing to sneeze at… but he is known to buy his jokes from other comedians) then Adam Carolla is definitely Jessica Alba. Maybe even Helen of Troy. Lady Godiva …with a unibrow.
Not only is he quick on his feet, but he's just... funny. Straight up funny. He can take any topic, anything, and not only put an interesting spin on it, but make it genuinely hilarious at the same time. Sure, his style may not appeal to every one. He likes to rant, and certainly doesn't mind making a off-colour sexual joke, and lace it with a ton of profanity, which is pretty much the Webster's definition of 'not for everybody'.
But 'not for everybody' can just as easily be worded as 'great for some'. And I definitely fall under the 'some' umbrella. So for me, on my Man Crush list, he easily belongs here in the Top 10.
Proof of Awesomeness:
"...talking about a chick or two every now and then couldn't hurt in keeping my wafer-thin reputation as a heterosexual male intact."
ReplyDeleteBest line of the blog thus far.