"I Want to Give the Fans Exactly What they Want": A Follow-Up Interview with Last Comic Standing's ANT

We last talked to ANT, Last Comic Standing 3 was about to begin. At that time, we talked a lot about ANT's past, and what had happened to get him where he is today. This time, we obviously discuss his experience on LCS3, but we focus more on the future.

Shortly after his elimination in episode 5, Mike DeGeorge spoke to ANT on the phone to talk about his LCS friends, where his fans can see him next, and of course, who is the better kisser, Kathleen or Jay?

RNO: Following up from the first interview, I asked if there was anything you said or did you regretted, you said, two things, bashing Bush and we never mentioned the second thing.

ANT: The second thing was I probably never would have made the "n" comment with Corey.

RNO: Oh, on the tour bus.

ANT: Yes, I would have never ever done that. I tried to make a point with Todd, because Todd yelled "faggot" first, and the point I was trying to make was that neither one of those words are acceptable. Why didn't you choose the other? Because it's easier to bash gay people.

RNO: It's almost accepted sometimes. Have you gotten much feedback from the first interview?

ANT: Yeah, I got a ton of emails, and a lot of fans were saying "Why didn't you tell us about this?" that we talked about in the interview. And I said, well, you didn't ask the questions, you just send emails and I respond. I was doing an interview, he asked very specific questions, and when you ask specific questions in an email, I'll be happy to answer them!

RNO: So how good of a kisser is Kathleen?

ANT: Really good. She really is.

RNO: Not quite good enough, though?

ANT: {Sounding shocked} She tried to slip me tongue! And you know, I do a closed-mouth kiss with women, she… I felt the tongue kind of pushing and I thought, "Oh no… she's trying to give me the tongue!" You know, that's where babies come from!

RNO: You think she's trying to "convert" you?

ANT: I don't know! I mean, lot's of women try it, though. Women run up to me and they show me their breasts, thinking, "Oh, there you go, right there, just let me stick it in!"

RNO: Yeah, that'll just snap you out of it.

ANT: God!

RNO: So how was Kathleen in comparison to Jay?

ANT: You know, it's weird, Jay tastes like bacon.

RNO: Funny, he told me that about you.

ANT: No it's him. He tastes like bacon, like a pork by-product. And he wears more makeup than prostitutes on Sunset Blvd. I literally had to kiss through fifteen layers of base and powder to get to his skin. I had the "Shroud of Jay" on my tongue, like an image of him because there was so much makeup.

RNO: Why were you so certain that you were going home?

ANT: I know every week who is getting kicked off before anybody else does.

RNO: Okay, how is that?

ANT: Can't tell you, it's top secret. Jay Mohr was so pissed when I was dangling my keys. He got so mad.

RNO: Because you did know.

ANT: Oh, I did know! I had my keys out! You don't hear me yelling, "Start the car, mom!"

RNO: Some people had the opinion that maybe they told you who was going in dress rehearsal or something.

ANT: They never tell. They like their secrets, but one of us infiltrates every week, they get so mad.

RNO: Do you think you could have done anything differently to save yourself?

ANT: Honestly, I'd gotten tired of it. I had two sets prepared, I thought they were equally as strong, one was more animated and more physical with more act-outs in it. And I chose not to do it. Looking back now, I probably should have done it because even people on the message boards commented that I wasn't my usual up and animated self. And that's just because the material I did was just different.

RNO: You shouldn't read the message boards, those will drive you nuts.

ANT: I actually don't read them, I have my assistant read them and he gives me a synopsis of the basic opinions. They're just such negative people.