Strong was weak, illustrating as noted here both that she was an odd choice, and that it is a tough gig (though there have been some stellar performances among the duds).
But it also illustrated how the event is tailor made for the president (any president) who knows how to use it. The expectations are relatively low, and the event can at the least humanize, and at times even drive home certain policy or political points, if done with skill and the right tone. Obama hit a grand slam with the Luther bit; it worked just as being really, really funny, and it allowed him to actually say some things that he probably wanted to say. I thought the end of that bit was particularly masterful - it flipped the script in a way that was not just hack, and enhanced both the humor and the point. Indeed, it may be that presidents are starting to think that it helps to have a weaker comic act just to make themselves look better. On Sat, Apr 25, 2015 at 8:25 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.
