I generally have the same reaction to the gags at these things that pay off
with the amateur use of Photoshop.
I don't know how much this influenced things, but Strong's dad was an AP bureau
chief in Illinois back in the day.
David
From: Melissa P <[email protected]>
To: "[email protected]" <[email protected]>
Sent: Sunday, April 26, 2015 12:43 PM
Subject: Re: [TV orNotTV] President brings his anger translator to WHCD
Oddly enough I found the President highly entertaining, then stopped laughing
completely when "Luther" took the stage.
Sent from my iPad
On Apr 26, 2015, at 11:27 AM, PGage <[email protected]> wrote:
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
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