It would seem that Myers and his writers were really aiming for the room (and succeeded), which seems consistent with the Lewis Black quote. The WHCA wants Leno-like, but probably doesn't feel they can get away with using Jay every year.
Really, though, it's kind of sad that pretty easy jokes about The Donald are the comedy equivalent of Paul Ryan being all 'adult' and 'serious' with his budget plan. Kudos to the C-SPAN camera operator who captured the perfect angle of The Donald and the hair. David ________________________________ From: Kevin M. <[email protected]> Subject: Re: [TV orNotTV] Re: Dump on Trump The HuffPo jokes were funny. And I liked the dig about the Obama of 2008, though I think it was based on a logical fallacy -- I don't believe the two Obamas would like each other at all. I don't know Seth Meyers well... does he usually smile and pause during jokes he's proud of, even if they aren't funny? I don't mean to imply that he didn't do alright... he did, because his jokes are so predictable, bland, and Leno-like that they played well with that audience (really, a joke about Trump's hair... they were telling those when I was in high school). I used to love watching the WHCD just for the lengthy, awkward silences between jokes by Don Imus or Bill Maher. Though he was talking about the CCD, I agree with Lewis Black's assessment that for such an occasion, one has to recraft the act to consist entirely of knock-knock jokes. On Sun, May 1, 2011 at 9:20 AM, Bob in Jersey <[email protected]> wrote: > > Or if you'd rather experience Seth and Bam separately: > > Meyers: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7YGITlxfT6s > Obama: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n9mzJhvC-8E > > > > -- > BOB > -- 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
