John Mayer Has A TV Show, and it may be my new favorite thing on TV. In the first episode, he dons a bear suit and goes out into the parking lot before a concert and hassles his own fans with anonymity, constantly calling himself "John Meyers" and ridiculing them for listening to him ("did you know that John Meyers pees sitting down?"). He also interviews Trick Daddy and pays a man a thousand dollars to shave his eyebrows. I find there's something infinitely more entertaining about a cuddly frat-rock king doing this sort of thing as opposed to, say, Steve-O. I don't think there's a single other figure in popular music right now who's as self-aware (and funny about it) or as likable for reasons completely seperate from and not accurately conveyed by their music or image. I mean, nobody has better jokes about "Your Body Is A Wonderland" than he does, and he's probably heard all of yours, too.

Labels: comedy, TV

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