While he may be slower and less silly than
Ray Romano, more cynical and beat down than
Bill Cosby, and less redneck than
Jeff Foxworthy, comedian
Henry Cho still falls somewhere in between the above, making him the rare family-friendly comedian coming up in a time of indie mania,
Mitch Hedberg-influenced character comics, and blue-collar bumpkins. While
Cho's reflections on his Tennessee upbringing might endear him to the
Foxworthy and
Larry the Cable Guy crowd, he's not nearly as obsessed with Southern living. Of course, he's a Korean-American raised in Tennessee, so he's got a completely different angle and the material that doesn't concentrate on this unique situation focuses on everyday, identifiable family life where kids say the darnedest things, the wife just won't let you finish an episode of SportsCenter, and the women of the family speak a strange language ("We're going shopping, but we're not going shopping, shopping"). His father's mispronunciation of "quiche" as "quickie" to a waitress is the dirtiest joke on here, since
Cho's easygoing wit and restrained delivery works just fine without going to the gutter. Being so innocent, approachable, and everyman, it should be no big surprise that ABC television offered him a sitcom deal right before this DVD was released. They're probably betting he's the next
Romano, and there's plenty of evidence on What's That Clickin' Noise they're right. ~ David Jeffries