One of the freshest funny faces I have seen on TV lately is Joe Scarborough of the new MSNBC "Morning Joe" which fills the 6am to 9pm morning time slot formerly held by the fallen Don Imus. I say Joe is almost an Alabamian because he is very proud of graduating from the University of Alabama in 1985. He will frequently and spontaneously erupt with a "Roll Tide" shout during the show.
On the show, the former Florida Congressman, shares the set with two co-hosts who not well known -for now - have a good amount of chemistry with Joe. While Mika Brzezenski and Willie Geist are not widely known,they are definitely breaking out of the shadow of their famous parents - Zbigniew Brzezenski, former National Security Advisor to Jimmy Carter and Bill Geist - regular commentator or CBS Sunday and Sixty Minutes.
Scarborough has another show on MSNBC called "Scarborough Country" which is very political in nature but not nearly as funny as "Morning Joe." While there is a lot of politics discussed on the show, Joe comes across more as a conservative free thinker than a lockstep Bush Republican - even though there is no doubt that he was there once.
Joe frequently appears on the show attired in a uniform someone from Lower Alabama or the Florida Panhandle can identify with - blue oxford shirt without tie and not tucked in, dark trousers and loafers without socks. He gives an easy going image of a party getting ready to happen.
I didn't think anyone could replace Imus for that time slot, but Joe is doing well with it. I think the reason for his success is because he's working at being "Joe" and not "Imus."
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