On Mon, Apr 13, 2020 at 3:33 PM Marti Lawrence <[email protected]> wrote:
> I guess I am easily amused, because I thought they did a good job. It was > clever to use YouTube personalities and the Zoom meeting as the basis for > parody, because those things are by nature, done from home. I enjoyed the > Weekend Update segment* (was it live?) *and hoped for a ScarJo sighting > behind Colin Jost, but alas... > > I was aware of the deaths from coronavirus associated with the cast *(Che's > grandmother, and Hal Willmer, the music producer)* and I thought the > tributes and mentions of those casualties were handled well. > > As I understand, the next show *(April 18, 2020)* will be a rerun of the > John Mulaney/David Byrne episode, but they are working on new material for > another, "Live from Home" show to be aired at some point in the future. > > Sending good wishes to all of you. May we come out of this stronger and > wiser. > Putting together a show like this is a pretty thankless task. The situation changes so quickly and getting a good reaction to it is nearly impossible, let alone trying to find something funny about it. The one really negative thing I saw is how hollow and lifeless the Trump and Sanders parodies have become. There was never any depth to them as they relied on stunt casting and now they feel stale and out of touch. Doing Weekend Update with people piped in to laugh also failed and I hope they learn that lesson. I will give credit to Lorne and the cast and crew for not being afraid to fail. -- 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]. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/tvornottv/CAJE-FiEWz85rPxvkV7qO3OAmG7nM4XMYs%2BP82KTdgs8L0v8M4w%40mail.gmail.com.
