I don't hate Moynihan; I just don't think he's funny. Of course, in this cast, that doesn't really distinguish him ...
As far as his Rob Ford goes, yes, it was good, but (as I mentioned on FB) the problem with doing a parody of a lunatic is that you can't take it far enough to make it implausible. There's almost literally nothing he could have done that would have been so absurd that Ford himself couldn't have done it. The only approach that might have worked (IMO) is to have played him sane and straight and come up with illogically logical reasons for his actions. But that would have taken skilled comedy writers, a resource SNL usually lacks. --Dave Sikula On Wednesday, November 20, 2013 10:27:11 AM UTC-8, M-D November wrote: > > I'm not sure I get the hate for Moynihan. His Rob Ford was spot-on this > week, his Chris Christie is very good (go back and watch the post-Sandy > press conference sketch if you don't remember it), and he's one of the few > cast members that seems to fully commit to a character, regardless of how > much of a throwaway it is (see: Kirby the "I miss my kittycat" guy). > Granted, he doesn't always get the best material to work with (again, see > Kirby). > > On Wednesday, November 20, 2013 12:32:30 AM UTC-5, Dave Sikula wrote: >> >> As long as you're asking ... >> >> I didn't consider it worthy even of comment, even by the new bottoms of >> the barrel SNL keeps finding. (Any show that relies on the comic chops of >> Bobby Moynihan and Cecily Strong is in deep, deep trouble; makes me pine >> for the glory days of Wiig ....) She was game, but having sketches that >> preemptively said "I'm not original" and "My career is doomed to obscurity" >> doesn't mitigate her lack of originality or imminent sell-by date. >> >> To tell the truth, my favorite part of the show was the billboard >> plugging next week's host, whom (even after looking him up) I still have no >> idea he is. >> >> --Dave Sikula >> >> On Tuesday, November 19, 2013 6:57:38 PM UTC-8, eastick wrote: >>> >>> what? no comments from the group yet on her appearance? >>> >>> My wife and I watched it (and she RARELY watches SNL) because of the Rob >>> Ford cold-open. >>> There was a lot of the Gaga stuff that we found chuckle-funny. She is >>> more of an "actor" than I had expected from a musical guest. >>> And the very last skit was much funnier than most of the 12:55am skits >>> that air in that slot. >>> >>> >>> >> On Tuesday, November 19, 2013 6:57:38 PM UTC-8, eastick wrote: >>> >>> what? no comments from the group yet on her appearance? >>> >>> My wife and I watched it (and she RARELY watches SNL) because of the Rob >>> Ford cold-open. >>> There was a lot of the Gaga stuff that we found chuckle-funny. She is >>> more of an "actor" than I had expected from a musical guest. >>> And the very last skit was much funnier than most of the 12:55am skits >>> that air in that slot. >>> >>> >>> On Wednesday, November 20, 2013 10:27:11 AM UTC-8, M-D November wrote: > > I'm not sure I get the hate for Moynihan. His Rob Ford was spot-on this > week, his Chris Christie is very good (go back and watch the post-Sandy > press conference sketch if you don't remember it), and he's one of the few > cast members that seems to fully commit to a character, regardless of how > much of a throwaway it is (see: Kirby the "I miss my kittycat" guy). > Granted, he doesn't always get the best material to work with (again, see > Kirby). > > On Wednesday, November 20, 2013 12:32:30 AM UTC-5, Dave Sikula wrote: >> >> As long as you're asking ... >> >> I didn't consider it worthy even of comment, even by the new bottoms of >> the barrel SNL keeps finding. (Any show that relies on the comic chops of >> Bobby Moynihan and Cecily Strong is in deep, deep trouble; makes me pine >> for the glory days of Wiig ....) She was game, but having sketches that >> preemptively said "I'm not original" and "My career is doomed to obscurity" >> doesn't mitigate her lack of originality or imminent sell-by date. >> >> To tell the truth, my favorite part of the show was the billboard >> plugging next week's host, whom (even after looking him up) I still have no >> idea he is. >> >> --Dave Sikula >> >> On Tuesday, November 19, 2013 6:57:38 PM UTC-8, eastick wrote: >>> >>> what? no comments from the group yet on her appearance? >>> >>> My wife and I watched it (and she RARELY watches SNL) because of the Rob >>> Ford cold-open. >>> There was a lot of the Gaga stuff that we found chuckle-funny. She is >>> more of an "actor" than I had expected from a musical guest. >>> And the very last skit was much funnier than most of the 12:55am skits >>> that air in that slot. >>> >>> >>> >> On Tuesday, November 19, 2013 6:57:38 PM UTC-8, eastick wrote: >>> >>> what? no comments from the group yet on her appearance? >>> >>> My wife and I watched it (and she RARELY watches SNL) because of the Rob >>> Ford cold-open. >>> There was a lot of the Gaga stuff that we found chuckle-funny. She is >>> more of an "actor" than I had expected from a musical guest. >>> And the very last skit was much funnier than most of the 12:55am skits >>> that air in that slot. >>> >>> >>> -- -- 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. 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