Hmmm. That said, Kevin, how do you rate Obama's stand-up chops compared to Bushie's last few sets at the W.H.C. Dinner? Who wins on a special presidential edition of "Last Comic Standing"? And I haven't seen evidence of a real firestorm of outrage in the wake of Sykes' routine. Especially to the fuss strirred up by Colbert's sneakily scathing skewering of the Bush Admin and the press when he was the celebrity roaster a few years ago.
On May 11, 8:48 pm, "Kevin M." <[email protected]> wrote: > On Mon, May 11, 2009 at 8:15 PM, Bryan <[email protected]> wrote: > > > PGage - 1 > > Kevin M - 0 > > >> I would give almost the exact opposite review. > > It is possible I'm bringing too much of myself into the review. I just > received a letter in the mail from the IRS, stating I owe them money. > It is just the latest in an ever-increasing string of reasons why I am > becoming anti-government. The rational part of me knows President > Obama isn't entirely to blame for the current state of the country, > but the rational part of me has been away on an extended skiing > holiday, which leaves the emotional part of me. And the emotional part > of me is royally ticked off and looking for a scapegoat. > > Back on point, the president's jokes were not only lame and > predictable, but a little bit sad, as well. For starters, he opened > with a prop gag (his use of the teleprompters)... what... is he Carrot > Top? Then he trotted out essentially the same jokes he used at the Al > Smith dinner (gentle jab at Fox News, casual reference to > Obama-as-messiah). Then there was the joke about Biden with a > punchline he telegraphed so far in advance, Helen Keller saw it > coming. Wanda Sykes made fun of the president's basketball games, > stating that no matter how he is on the court, he's going to get > praised simply because he is the president. Same holds true for his > performance on Saturday. He got laughs; the jokes did not. And though > some may commend the president for his heartfelt concluding comments, > it only brings home the idea that this dinner wasn't for the > corresponents at all. It was a way for the president to give a > soundbite without having to answer tough questions. The president took > advantage of the captive audience, ignored them, and spoke directly > into the cameras... and that's not right. > > I agree with PGage that Sykes' first Limbaugh joke was devoid of a > punchline. She attempted to sell it on attitude... and failed. But she > landed the second Limbaugh joke (about his kidneys). Her last joke > fell flat, but I'm guessing they held her to a strict 15 minutes, so > she couldn't really put a button on the set. Otherwise, she did a > solid amount of comedy in a limited amount of time, and I say this as > someone who is decidely not a fan (and even avoided seeing "Evan > Almighty" because the mere sound of her voice in ads for the film > turned me off to it). > -- > Kevin M. (RPCV) --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ TV or Not TV .... Smart (TV) People on Ice! 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 -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
