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It's a shame about SNL... |
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TVMISHA |
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05/09/2005 |
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...who think SNL is in a downward mode. Very little is funny. I disagree about Maya Rudolph being a weak link. She's strong in that over-the-top impersonation stuff. If only they'd write those bits better.
Horatio seems like he has so much potential -- but have you seen a scene where he HASN'T broken character and laughed?
As for guest hosts -- some seem to really thrive in the live-sketch format. Surprisingly so. I was caught off guard by Justin Timberlake and Ashton Kutcher -- two guys whose work I normally wouldn't give a second thought to. Too many other just stink and it's aweful when you see they're actually reading off the cue-cards.
(have to say I really liked the spoof on Extreme Makeover home edition a few weeks ago)
It just doesn't feel like they have the pulse of the nation. |
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I couldn't agree more. Maya Rudolph can be as great as the writers allow her to be. Her middle school character, where she and "Aaron" read school announcements, is perfect.
And you hit it on the head with Horatio Saenz. Why doesn't anyone tell him that breaking character is NOT FUNNY!!!! Especially, the ten thousandth time.
But one guy, who along with Amy Proelher, is funny is the guy who played the deaf comedian on the weekend update. He's going to shine somewhere. I hope SNL/Lorne Michaels realizes his potential.
Finally, why doesn't Darrell whateverhisnameis just leave the show? Not that he's not funny, but he gets four minutes a show.
What's he doing it for, the paycheck?
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