ESPN.com finds its Mayne man
If a comedian like Steven Wright is just too intense for your tastes, might I recommend the wry stylings of ESPN anchor Kenny Mayne, who just started his own webisode on ESPN.com, "Mayne Street." To characterize Mayne's deadpan delivery as dry would be like saying the Sahara is warm. Apparently Mayne's one week on "Dancing With the Stars" was enough to get a bite from the showbiz bug, so he's moonlighting once again a faux behind-the-scenes rendering of "Sportscenter." If you've seen the Bristol-based commercials ESPN has been running for years, "Street" operates in the same vein, though 30-second spots are much punchier in comparison. But if you miss ABC's "Sports Night," "Street" will ease some pain. Mayne needs to watch out he isn't too dry though; hot-headed co-anchor Scott Van Pelt steals the show so thoroughly in the premiere episode that "Van Pelt Avenue" could get the greenlight if "Street" proves a dead end.
