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American Idol is a sham

American Idol is officially fake.

Tonight one of the contestants called himself Christopher Noll, a 28 year old nanny. He loved the two little girls like they were his own. How touching. Well Mr. Noll made himself quite the spectacle, rapping instead of singing, dancing like a mad man, and rhyming things with Moesha for guest judge Brandy. It was pretty awful. Somehow Paula voted to move him on because he was the most original thing they had heard all day. Um, Paula are you on crack? Once he was thankfully voted down by the other three, he left the building swearing up and down at everyone.

For some reason, he looked strangely familiar to me.

Chris Noll is no nanny, and I don't think I would want him around my children. He is also known as Chris Wylde, a comedian and sometime actor. (Here is proof of his name change.) Chris also appeared on an episode of Trading Spaces. Not a good sign when the only acting jobs you can get are on reality television. He did have his own show on Comedy Central that may or may not still come on. I couldn't find it at TiVo.com or TVGuide.com. Though it does still appear on The Comedy Channel, the only television channel devoted to making Australians laugh.

What is reality TV coming to? There's plenty of crappy, idiotic, a**hole people in real life without slipping actors into your shows. I'm sure you could throw a rock out the window and hit someone funnier than Chris Wylde who was willing to whore themselves for their fifteen minutes of fame.

American Idol was the only reality show I watched, eventhough I knew it was at least somewhat scripted. And I knew some people weren't as bad or as clueless as they acted. Now how do I know what people are even real or not. How many of the contestants or actors? Was good old Bill Hung a hoax? Do they know the finalists from the very beginning? Is Clay Aiken really a girl?

Somebody call me when all this crap is off the air.

Update: I totally want credit for pointing this out first, but it looks like I wasn't the only one who noticed. The Jaded Journalist, MSNBC, Reality Blurred, Reailty TV Magazine, and Diner B****. That last b**** may be the only one who beat me to it.

Update 2: Jaded Journalist comments again. Great quote: If Idol really wanted to send a comedian onto the show for guaranteed laughs, don't you think they'd pick an actual funny person who can provide actual laughs? Ouch.

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