One thing that should be pointed out is that everyone enjoyed the show. Part of it was the WTF element, but a lot of it was that, in spite of the fact that he didn't do what he was asked to do (which was a dick move on his part, because I know it had been explained clearly, and seriously, how complicated is "get a suggestion and tell some stories"?), the performers didn't hesitate for a second. They took what they'd been given and played hard and well, and they did exactly what he asked them to do and had fun doing it, or at least they looked like they were having fun.
Also, as an audience member, I found Jimmy to be very funny and charming, dick moves aside. He engaged the audience immediately and kept us laughing - both at him and with him - the whole time. That's what we paid for, after all. It was awesome and I had a blast watching.