I'm pretty sure Jacob has talked about singing in church, and he has made a few "praise God"-type references. Like when Steven made a comment like "I don't know where it comes from…" in reference to Jacob's voice or inspiration or whatever, and Jacob began pointing to the heavens. Unless he was just pointing to a…

Wait a minute, WHAT?
I missed most of the show last night. Are you telling me Jacob the gospel singing church guy picked R Fucking Kelly as his idol? How did they justify that one in the interview?

Predictions?
I think Casey, Jacob and James are safe. Jovany, Jordan and Brett don't have much of a chance. That leaves 3 spots for the following 6 guys:

So to summarize… Large breasts: Yes! Large belly: We just don't think you have what it takes right now.

I was really surprised they picked Brett out of the last three guys. I just don't think he's that great, but maybe I haven't heard enough of him. I thought there was no chance anyone but Colton was coming out of that group. He has a "look" and I thought people would eat up his sensitive piano guy persona.

Great point about forgetting the lyrics. The judges (Randy this year) always make a HUGE deal before Hollywood week about not forgetting the lyrics, but it seems to have absolutely NO bearing on who actually makes it through. I think they are just trying to make the contestants even more nervous to see who can hold…

It seems like Randy is the most willing to be negative at this point, but maybe the other two will grow into it. I'm not really sure the show needs a bad cop though. In past years when someone did poorly, the other judges let them know, to the point where it seemed like Simon was just piling on when he saved the…

Contestants who sing original songs have a death wish, because the majority of people who watch and vote on Idol do not want to be bothered with songs they haven't heard before. That would take effort.

Oprah/Uma
Looking back on that Letterman clip, it's hard to believe that joke is still talked about 16 years later. It's not very funny, but it's not like it's offensive or ridiculously UNfunny. Just a sort of lame joke that probably shouldn't have been the first joke of the whole damn show. The subjects of the…

It reminded me of the clever editing at the end of one of the audition shows when his voiceover said something like "we've heard some big voices" right as they showed an overweight girl leaving the audition. The way Ryan emphasized the word "packing" really made it sound like he was implying something. I'm going to…

Gutierrez brothers
Did anybody else giggle near the end of the show when they showed the extremely homosexual Gutierrez brothers packing the departing brother's luggage, while Ryan's voice over stated that some contestants were getting ready for tomorrow, while others were packing it in, with emphasis on the word…

Cowboy
Did anyone catch if the cowboy guy made it through? Not the young deep voiced country singer, but the guy they showed actually wrasslin' cattle during his audition? I thought he was good, so I'm assuming he made it through but I don't think they showed him. I saw one quick clip of a guy in a cowboy hat…

Yes, she pointed out during her first audition that her name does indeed rhyme.

I couldn't decide if I liked him or not. Pretty good singer and obviously has personality, but the glasses and some of his mannerisms were pushing the boundary of "trying too hard". But ultimately that will help him stand out in the crowd in Hollywood week - as soon as you see him on camera, you'll remember who he…

Brody
AV Club seems like a good place to get an answer to this… what the hell did Adrian Brody do to fall from "Oscar winning actor" to "star of a lame and confusing Super Bowl ad" in what, 5 years? Was his Oscar a complete fluke? Has he done other respected work that has flown under my radar, and this ad was just a…

Colon Blow was great. Hartman at his best. The nervous look he gets on his face when he's sitting on the already large and unstable pyramid of cereal bowls and the voice-over announcer ups the ante by mentioning that there is also a Super Colon Blow is priceless. "Super Colon Blow?"

This reminds me, what happened to the guy who usually posts on here to let everyone know that instead of watching AI, he watched [insert name of an obscure movie no one, including the writer of the post, has watched in 20 years]? Doesn't he realize the new season has started?

I've seen him sing/play songs from his banjo albums on both SNL and Letterman and it is funny to hear the audience reaction. Some of them are aware he's being serious, but many clearly are NOT aware, so they sort of start laughing nervously at the start, waiting for the funny lines to come, then they don't come. …

Totally agree, BNB. In fact, I was about to post something to the effect of "I can't believe no one has mentioned Glee" until I got to your comment. I assume the fact that it's missing from this list means all of the AV Club writers watch it. Because for people like us who kept hearing about it, gave it a chance…

Will Forte was not funny
Of course, whoever they replace him with won't be either.