The Press of Atlantic City

By Scott Cronick

Florentine is back with his second installment of the dastardly tricks he plays on telemarketers, and this one’s even funnier that the first.

While most of Florentine’s antics are not rehearsed, the best track here may be the prepared skit when he proceeds to be giving his grandfather a bath with disastrous results as a telemarketer goes through her spiel.

The best spontaneous moment -- and there are many—is when Florentine tries to make arrangements with a long distance provider to talk to Florentine and both his roommates. As the provider keeps trying to set a time, Florentine comes up with reasons – from borrowing his neighbor’s lawnmower to his roommates having to go to court – why they can’t all get together with hilarious results.

Florentine definitely has something here. The response he’s gotten from the first CD and the airings on “The Howard Stern Show” prove that Florentine is the next fad the way of the Jerky Boys. If you like the first CD, you’ll love this one. The sound quality is better, and the tracks are much funnier.

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