On Sun, Nov 14, 2010 at 9:53 PM, Steve Timko <[email protected]> wrote:
> Just wanted to give John Slattery a shout out for his excellent work > on "30 Rock." > Slattery is probably best known for playing Roger Sterling on "Mad > Men." Maybe not. He played a character for a season on "Desperate > Housewives," which I don't watch. > This last week on "30 Rock" he played a Tea Party kind of candidate > backed by Jack because he's challenging a congresswoman who opposes > the merger of NBC and Kabletown. > There's nothing original about the character. He seems to be > channeling Johnny Carson's Floyd R. Turbo. But after reading a book > about Second City improv, I can say he totally commits to the > character. He played it with such zest. And the lines were great. I'm > guessing it will be a "30 Rock" entry for an Emmy. > John Hamm showed his comedy chops on "30 Rock" and now Slattery does > too. "Mad Men" creator Matt Weiner said he tried to get people with > comedic backgrounds for "Mad Men." You wonder who else can do comedy > on the show. > I really agree with you Steve. Slattery was interviewed on the Kevin Pollak Chatshow earlier this Fall, and he was hilarious and very interesting, so his performance on 30 Rock was not surprising, but still very satisfying. -- 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
