The writing was better than I expected (given SNL's track record). Sent from my iPad
> On Apr 26, 2015, at 10:38 AM, Steve Timko <[email protected]> wrote: > > I listened to Cecily Strong's bit on YouTube and I fell asleep. It seemed > more like her Weekend Update delivery. > It wasn't a flop but it wasn't memorable. > > Sent from Type Mail > >> On Apr 26, 2015, at 5:05 AM, Jon Delfin <[email protected]> wrote: >> Agreed that Strong's stuff wasn't, um, strong. Some good lines, but they got >> lost in the terrible (lack of) rhythm she established. Setup, joke, repeat. >> No modulation, no structure, no personality (which was my main concern going >> in: she's a comic actress, but not a comic, so who the hell is she as a >> stand-up?). Almost none of the material was unique to her, and could have >> been read from the cards by anyone. >> >> On another front, I accidentally DVR'd the CNN feed instead of C-SPAN, and >> so had to FF through three hours of "red carpet pre-show" nonsense. They >> managed to get out of the way when the president and Strong were speaking, >> but nobody else. Way to demonstrate the worst of the situation, CNN. >> >> On Sat, Apr 25, 2015 at 11:25 PM, 'David Bruggeman' via TVorNotTV >> <[email protected]> wrote: >>> Keegan-Michael Key came out for a few minutes of the President's remarks as >>> Luther, the President's anger translator, that Key plays on Key and Peele. >>> >>> As for Ms. Strong, she wasn't shy about taking shots at the press and >>> politicians, but they seemed to land with larger-than-normal thuds on the >>> audience. But that's just my impression, I could be wrong. >>> >>> The job remains as thankless as ever. I think even more than Oscar host. >>> >>> David >>> -- >>> -- >>> 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 >>> --- >>> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >>> "TVorNotTV" group. >>> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an >>> email to [email protected]. >>> For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. >> > > -- > -- > 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 > --- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "TVorNotTV" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to [email protected]. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. -- -- 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 --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "TVorNotTV" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
