Wiig was one of the only things I liked about "Knocked Up." Not that I want to 
inflame the Apatowians, but holy cow, was I disappointed by that movie.

jd


At 11:47 PM 12/23/2008, you wrote:

>I'm not a list-makin' guy, despite having to grudgingly vote on end-of-
>year "bests" as a member of a critics' circle. So I'll recuse myself
>from floating a list of the 5 funniest women in the history of TV.
>It's premature to even think of Wiig in historical terms - good or
>bad. My point was that I don't get the disdain for her. I think she's
>talented and often funny, despite the tedium of some sketches. I very
>much liked the A-Holes, Penelope the one-upper, and Aunt Linda the
>first couple of times I saw her do those very different characters. Of
>course, even the show's supporters will admit that they go to the well
>way too often on SNL And finally, dare I say that I find her sexy?
>O.K. There! I said it.
>
>On Dec 23, 7:10 pm, PGage <[email protected]> wrote:
>> On Tue, Dec 23, 2008 at 6:39 PM, Brad Beam <[email protected]> wrote:
>> > ----- Original Message -----
>> > From: "Michael" <[email protected]>
>>
>> >> In the case of Ms. Wiig, my smileage (heh) varies from Ed's and that of
>> >> other deriders. I generally find her funny - and even tolerate the Target
>> >> Lady sketches.
>>
>> > I must admit, any time an ATM/credit card transaction of mine goes through,
>> > I do a little Wiigy dance as I think, "Approved!"
>>
>> > It's not Bob & Ray, but it is infectious.
>>
>> Yes, I can be convinced that Wiig does not suck all the time. But can
>> the case really be made that she is one of the 5 funniest women in the
>> history of television (a case that can be made for both Rader and
>> Tomlin)?
>

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