The Viral Video King

I've said this many times, and I will continue to say it: Tosh.0 has some of the best moments on television ever! This is the best Talk Soup wannabe on cable right now. We all love to watch YouTube videos, and we all make comments about those Internet viral videos (most not okay to be said in public), but Daniel Tosh says whatever he wants on his show. He says things, terrible things, ranging from racist to ridiculously sexist comments. I know this all sounds like something that shouldn't be on television, but come on, we are all a little racist, it's funny stuff. To get a little background, Daniel Tosh began his career as a stand-up comic in 2001, doing his first live show on the Late Show with David Letterman. From here, he went on to perform for Jay Leno, Jimmy Kimmel, and on Comedy Central's Premium Blend. In 2003, he had his own 30-minute special on Comedy Central Presents, and then in 2007 they gave him his own hour special called Daniel Tosh: Completely Serious (which was made into an album for your buying pleasure). All these performances did him well since he became more loved by the Comedy Central audience and was offered his own show. In June of this year, Tosh.0 premiered with only a 10-episode deal, but when the show became so popular, the season was extended to 16 episodes. Now another season is in the works. The first season proved to be a huge hit, averaging over a million viewers per episode, making it the second-most-watched cable show for 18 to 34-year-old males. Since I am in that age range, I have been pulled in by the advertisement ploy (which was mostly people throwing up, hurting themselves, and doing dumb things), and have been hooked on this show since the first episode. These clip shows are all the rage these days, from the more popular Joel McHale's The Soup to the lesser-known show, The Dish, with Danielle Fishel (better knows as Topanga from Boy Meets World). Even with the large number of knock-offs, I still believe Daniel Tosh has the best one. Throughout the show, he makes fun of every possible video you can find on YouTube, and even takes it further when he gives these sad people a chance to win their dignity back. He has had many "famous" people trying to regain their self-respect like Afro-Ninja, the Nintendo 64 kid, crying Giants fan, and even Scarlet from the hilarious "Scarlet Takes a Tumble" video. These people get a second chance to clean up their names, but they only seem to get made fun of more… it was bound to happen. So if you are the type of person who spends their nights searching for the funniest video possible, trying to one-up your roommate on who can locate the most pathetic Internet personality, then Tosh.0 is the show for you. Daniel will show you videos you have and haven't found, and has the balls to say out loud all the terrible things that you are too scared to say. And trust me, some of the jokes will have you wide mouthed, wondering how something like that can actually be aired on television. I'm sorry if you're getting all excited for this show, the first season just ended, but a second season is in progress already, and you can find all the episodes on the Comedy Central Web site. And come on, it's Comedy Central, so you should expect repeats of the whole season every week. So get your laptop ready, watch the first season, and then sit tight for a more racist, more sexist, and more hilarious season to come.