My Comedy Show
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Written by Devin Mahoney Written by Rego Marquiis Air Date - February 10, 2009 on  DVD • Blu-ray iTunes • Syndication | |||
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- “Like most hospitals, Sacred Heart makes their interns put on a sketch show roasting the senior staff. It was never any good, but this year it would be.”— J.D.
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[edit] Synopsis
In the classroom, J.D. and Turk inform the interns that they are not funny, but that J.D. and Turk are comic geniuses. They plan the sketch show that had run for at least the past eight years, and J.D. dedicates this performance to Nurse Roberts, who had died two years earlier. (My Long Goodbye) At another meeting, they hand out parts. Nobody wants to partner with Denise, except for Sunny. Later, at the show, several skits perform including Howie as The Todd, an intern as Dr. Kelso, Katie as Dr. Beardface, and an intern as Dr. Wen and Jimmy performing impressions of Owen Wilson, Jack Black, Brad Pitt, and Dane Cook. The final act is Sunny and Denise playing J.D. and Turk, who have not yet rehearsed, due to being occupied by a patient. They make it up as they go, and end up making out, mocking J.D. and Turk's friendship. This makes J.D. and Turk uncomfortable.
The next day, J.D. and Turk are very distant and do not participate in the tradition of "Eagle!". At lunch, J.D. calls their friendship a "bromance", and Turk decides that at the hospital they need to be more professional. However, when Turk learns that an old article of his is getting published, J.D. and him can't help but hug.
Meanwhile, Carla discovers a hair on her chest, and Dr. Kelso and Janitor witness her pluck it. The next day, Janitor attempts to blackmail her, but she pretends that it never happened. She tells the Janitor that he makes a lot of stuff up such as building a giant sand castle (My Five Stages) or hanging J.D. up like a flag. (My Mirror Image) He later is depressed that he doesn't know what is real in his life, and even questions if he was in The Fugitive. (My Friend the Doctor) He apologizes to Carla for accusing her of the chest hair, and she forgives him, admitting to herself that it was easier than she thought it would be to convince him it never happened.
At the same time, Elliot has a problem convincing Denise to take a night off and go drinking with her friends. The two ladies and Sunny have a patient, Brianna Tarasi that is always in the hospital. Denise and Sunny eventually tell her mother Lulu Tarasi off, saying that Brianna needs a life. The mother is upset and tells them that they have no idea what it is like trying to protect her ill daughter, and that Dr. Reid had already given her the same argument. Denise is upset that Elliot tricked her into arguing with Lulu, but Elliot turns the argument around and tells Denise that it is her who needs to go out and have a life. That night, Denise joins Katie, Howie, and some other interns for drinks at a bar.
[edit] Plot Points
- J.D. and Turk organize a comedy show featuring the interns which results in them feeling insecure about their friendship.
- Denise and Sunny try to get Elliot to help a patient's mother let the patient be a normal teenager.
- Carla disillusions the Janitor.
[edit] Recurring Themes
[edit] Flashbacks
- Laverne watches Turk do an impression of her, but gets mad when J.D. comes on stage doing an impression of Jesus.
[edit] Fantasies
- Turk is late for the comedy show and J.D. imagines that he slaps Turk in the face several times because he is so upset that Turk was late for something that is so important to him.
- J.D. and Turk sit on the same side of the table at lunch in the cafeteria and talk about their day.
[edit] Janitor story
The Janitor first sees Carla pluck a hair from her chest. After referring to it the next day, Carla says that she and him never met that day. He spends the whole episode trying to get Carla to admit the incident happened, but comes to a gradual realization that maybe parts of his life were just conjured up by his imagination. Carla later reveals (not to the Janitor) that she really did pluck a hair from her chest.
[edit] Guest Stars
- Eliza Coupe as Denise Mahoney
- Betsy Beutler as Katie Collins
- Todd Bosley as Howie Geller
- Sonal Shah as Sonja "Sunny" Dey
- Julie Pop as Lulu Tarasi
- Amanda Thorp as Brianna Tarasi
- Taran Killam as Jimmy
- Scott Palmason as Intern (Dr. Kelso)
- Geoff Stevenson as Dr. Beardface
- Daniel Saltos as Intern (Dr. Wen)
[edit] Music
| Music from Season: |
- "Torn Blue Foam Couch" by Grand Archives
- "Guy Love" by Zach Braff and Donald Faison (My Musical)
[edit] Quotes
- “I will kill you with a hammer.”— Denise
- “That is one long-ass booby hair.”— Dr. Kelso
- “I have been called the black Wayne Brady.”— Turk
- “He wanted a hug and I damn sure wanted to give him one.”— J.D.
- “Most newborns smell amazing, an unlucky few are Ham Babies”— Elliot
- “OK people, before we begin, you need to accept one simple truth. We are funny, and you are not.”— J.D.
- “Sucks to hear, doesn't it?”— Turk
[edit] Trivia
- John C. McGinley does not appear in this episode.
- Aloma Wright makes her first appearance as Laverne since her character died in My Long Goodbye.
- Continuity: The Sacred Heart logo on the curtain in the flashback - HOSPITAL is written in all capitals - is the one that got introduced in Season Three, but it should be the old logo, since the scene is supposed to be a flashback from the first year.
[edit] Images
 J.D. and Turk act as Laverne and Jesus |
