Deconstructing Segment Five: Not employing hyperbole, that was easily the best interview segment Jay Leno has ever had. I don't know if it was Leno's idea to use his meeting with Kanye's mother to approach the situation, but it was the best way to get the proper response out of Kanye. You know me and staged apologies, but this was the best way to do more than apologize... it was a way to tell a story. It was a great interview.
Not wild about the song, though. On Tue, Sep 15, 2009 at 10:47 AM, Kevin M. <[email protected]> wrote: > Deconstructing Segment Four: > > This cut up interview gag was better during the Bush administration, > mostly because Bush said so many stupid things, so the comedy was > built right in. Jay could have just said "Gabba gabba gabba?" and then > cut to a Bush quote and received laughs. That said, the Geico > reference was funny. I actually think it would be good if the stack of > money was a recurring character on one of the talk show (most likely > Craig's since he employs puppets). > > On Tue, Sep 15, 2009 at 10:41 AM, Kevin M. <[email protected]> wrote: >> Deconstructing Segment Three: >> >> Reminds me of the last season of "The Larry Sanders Show" when the >> network decided to take away Larry's desk. Larry make a joke about >> viewers demanding to see his lap during the show. >> >> How many doors onto the set did they build? >> >> Seinfeld is a great stand up. Oprah is not. Wow, did she suck the life >> out of the room. Was she unwilling or unable to commit to the joke? >> Why not camp it up a bit, really pour on the ego and make Jay feel >> genuinely uncomfortable instead of the pretend uncomfortableness he >> displayed. Anyone see that movie he did with Pat Morita? Yeah, acting >> is not Jay's thing. >> >> And when Jerry comedically announced his 9pm talk show, how many >> viewers (and NBC executives) pondered the concept? >> >> On Tue, Sep 15, 2009 at 10:20 AM, Kevin M. <[email protected]> wrote: >>> Deconstructing Segment Two: >>> >>> "Dan" was painfully unfunny. I couldn't sit through it. It felt like >>> it would never end. In other words, a typical segment for Jay's show. >>> >>> Why not open strong with a known quantity? He used to get Fred >>> Willard, who couldn't be unfunny if he tried. Even the guy who used to >>> play Mr. Carlin on the old Bob Newhart show did segments for Jay from >>> time to time. Heck, Alexandra Wentworth was a semi-regular. As was >>> Kevin Smith, when he wasn't stoned to the point of total incoherence. >>> Why Dan? Why? >>> -- >>> Kevin M. (RPCV) >>> >> >> >> >> -- >> Kevin M. (RPCV) >> > > > > -- > Kevin M. (RPCV) > -- Kevin M. (RPCV) --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ TV or Not TV .... The Smartest (TV) People! 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 -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
