Using Lorne's audience of trained seals as a gauge as to whether something is funny is like using the crowd at a Trump rally to judge whether a social policy makes sense.
--Dave Sikula On Friday, November 12, 2021 at 8:06:04 PM UTC-8 PGage wrote: > I’m not sure the laugh meter from the studio audience is the best metric, > but yes, I think they do have a full audience, though probably masked, > which may muffle the laugh meter score. I Did not pay any attention to the > audience, but if it was less loud than usual on a Weekend Update segment I > suspect it was because, as I said, it was both funny and heartbreaking. > > On Fri, 12 Nov 2021 at 7:53 PM Kevin M. <[email protected]> wrote: > >> >> >> On Fri, Nov 12, 2021 at 7:24 PM PGage <[email protected]> wrote: >> >>> Yeah, I thought is was extraordinarily heartbreaking and funny at the >>> same time. >>> >> >> Humor is subjective. And I’m predisposed to dislike any of the last 20 >> years of SNL. Can I ask, as a very infrequent viewer, are they allowed a >> full studio audience yet? Because there was a distinct lack of laughter in >> the room during that segment. If it’s an empty room due to Covid >> restrictions, ok. But if 8H is full, then hmmm. >> >> >>> On Fri, 12 Nov 2021 at 5:55 PM Joe Hass <[email protected]> wrote: >>> >>>> If you didn't find "The last thing anyone wants is a bunch of dead >>>> clowns in an alley!" funny, I'm sorry, sir: I'm scoring that as a "you" >>>> problem. >>>> >>>> On Fri, Nov 12, 2021, 16:41 Kevin M. <[email protected]> wrote: >>>> >>>>> It’s an important subject; it’s a subject in desperate need of good >>>>> satire; it’s a personal story; it takes courage to tell it; too bad it >>>>> wasn’t funny >>>>> >>>>> On Thu, Nov 11, 2021 at 4:33 PM Joe Hass <[email protected]> wrote: >>>>> >>>>>> It was intended, and it was Strong's personal story. >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> https://www.usatoday.com/story/entertainment/celebrities/2021/11/09/snl-cecily-strong-clown-abortion-skit/6349668001/ >>>>>> >>>>>> On Tue, Nov 9, 2021, 14:40 PGage <[email protected]> wrote: >>>>>> >>>>>>> That did raise it to a higher level, though I was not sure if it was >>>>>>> an accident or intended. >>>>>>> >>>>>>> On Tue, 9 Nov 2021 at 8:40 AM Joe Hass <[email protected]> wrote: >>>>>>> >>>>>>>> For my money, the "best" part of it was when Jost slipped and >>>>>>>> called her Cecile, subtly tipping the hand. It was uncomfortable, >>>>>>>> weird, >>>>>>>> and one of the best moments on SNL in a while. >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> On Tue, Nov 9, 2021 at 10:08 AM PGage <[email protected]> wrote: >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> Just wanted this in the Record for this group. I have watched it >>>>>>>>> more than a couple of times since it aired and it may be singular in >>>>>>>>> the >>>>>>>>> history of SNL. It gets more heartbreaking and impressive the more >>>>>>>>> often >>>>>>>>> you watch it, IMO. >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> https://twitter.com/nbcsnl/status/1457211684850962434?s=21 >>>>>>>>> -- >>>>>>>>> Sent from Gmail Mobile >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> -- >>>>>>>>> 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/CAKGtkY%2BWnNV%3DWau5JkeAioUU%3DX3YbAWSJs6tk4E%3DFykSRSES-Q%40mail.gmail.com >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/tvornottv/CAKGtkY%2BWnNV%3DWau5JkeAioUU%3DX3YbAWSJs6tk4E%3DFykSRSES-Q%40mail.gmail.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer> >>>>>>>>> . >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> -- >>>>>>>> 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/CABru7%2Bf8yP1QsgiSEJ%2BRZGXb0PGd_%2BOUwDmPiaLd3wHO99jVQg%40mail.gmail.com >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/tvornottv/CABru7%2Bf8yP1QsgiSEJ%2BRZGXb0PGd_%2BOUwDmPiaLd3wHO99jVQg%40mail.gmail.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer> >>>>>>>> . >>>>>>>> >>>>>>> -- >>>>>>> Sent from Gmail Mobile >>>>>>> >>>>>>> -- >>>>>>> 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/CAKGtkYKwYEWOuzna8_%3DxqGEMDpgsJg1Cjd%2B8NhKxXgg%3D8Jvr_w%40mail.gmail.com >>>>>>> >>>>>>> <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/tvornottv/CAKGtkYKwYEWOuzna8_%3DxqGEMDpgsJg1Cjd%2B8NhKxXgg%3D8Jvr_w%40mail.gmail.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer> >>>>>>> . >>>>>>> >>>>>> -- >>>>>> 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/CABru7%2BfQT5%2B0dpYQb0EZOff98AWS%2BPNwW812H%3Dw635MNTrbRng%40mail.gmail.com >>>>>> >>>>>> <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/tvornottv/CABru7%2BfQT5%2B0dpYQb0EZOff98AWS%2BPNwW812H%3Dw635MNTrbRng%40mail.gmail.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer> >>>>>> . >>>>>> >>>>> -- >>>>> Kevin M. 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