http://www.nytimes.com/2009/01/04/arts/television/04ryzi.html?_r=1&partner=rss&emc=rss
Unlike some people here, I really am not a militant Wiig-hater; she can make me smile and even laugh at times (I happen to like the A-holes). But I am continually surprised by the media drumbeat pumping her as a comedy hall-of-famer. In this NYT piece she comes across as nice enough, so I am going to give her the benefit of the doubt and assume this PR blitz is not her doing and more the work of NBC and evil comedy master Lorne Michaels. Again we get the comparisons to Radner and Tomlin (and the implication that Wiig is just as funny as Fey or Poheler). Those looking for straight lines will like this: "... Ms. Wiig, who describes herself as shy and never thought of herself as funny — still doesn't, in some ways. "My personality, people don't — they're surprised when I tell them that I do comedy" I am a huge Laker fan. At best Wiig reminds me of Lamar Odom, who is a talented player who shows flashes of brilliance but just doesn't have the stuff to be the best, or even second best, guy on the team. As the third best guy on the team he is great. At her best, Wiig seems to be fitted as the third best member of the SNL cast, somebody who would show flashes of real funny, but would not have to anchor the show. If the propaganda blitz we have seen the last 6 weeks means that SNL really is relying on Wiig to carry the show post-Palin, post-Poehler (and I thought Poehler was somehwat over-hyped) then I think that show is in for some real trouble. And please, can the next article about funny SNL women at least mention Jan Hooks? She was funnier than any woman not named Gilda and prettier than any women not named Tina, and yet she seems to have become the invisible woman these days. --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ Like TV only smarter. You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "TV or Not TV" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/tvornottv?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
