That sketch always felt like a meta commentary on the insufferably irritating persistence of Chris Katan's characters. Like they said let's just have him make abrasiveness noises and the worst mugging faces right at the camera.
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If we're going for recent favorites, I keep coming back to "Who's On Top?" Alec Baldwin is pitch perfect:
http://www.hulu.com/watch/2…
If we're going for recent favorites, I keep coming back to "Who's On Top?" Alec Baldwin is pitch perfect:
http://www.hulu.com/watch/2…
Greatest 5 minutes of Dana Carvey's career. His energy is so on, you can see him almost getting frustrated with the audience for breaking his stride with their wild applause.
Greatest 5 minutes of Dana Carvey's career. His energy is so on, you can see him almost getting frustrated with the audience for breaking his stride with their wild applause.
At said, "Teve, what about Dob?"
At said, "Teve, what about Dob?"
The most surprising thing about that diner sketch is how totally on board the audience is from the get go. Hard to see that sketch making it out of dress rehearsal today.
The most surprising thing about that diner sketch is how totally on board the audience is from the get go. Hard to see that sketch making it out of dress rehearsal today.
That's some ridiculous slight of hand logic. I like doing things that aren't monetized - hobbies, caring for family, non profit volunteering, activism, but when you're engaging in work that results in profit, you're damn sure entitled to some of it. No one's monetizing things for the sake of it, it was monetized the…
That's some ridiculous slight of hand logic. I like doing things that aren't monetized - hobbies, caring for family, non profit volunteering, activism, but when you're engaging in work that results in profit, you're damn sure entitled to some of it. No one's monetizing things for the sake of it, it was monetized the…
@avclub-7f720bbf75ca938c6adcb570530a0ce4:disqus Sigh, we'll always have Paris…
@avclub-7f720bbf75ca938c6adcb570530a0ce4:disqus Sigh, we'll always have Paris…
It is what it is, but wow this has to go down in history as one of the most clumsily plotted and paced seasons of television ever. About 8 episodes bouncing around with little to no conceivable direction, momentum, or thematic build up; a couple episodes suddenly arriving us at where they seemingly want to end it;…
It is what it is, but wow this has to go down in history as one of the most clumsily plotted and paced seasons of television ever. About 8 episodes bouncing around with little to no conceivable direction, momentum, or thematic build up; a couple episodes suddenly arriving us at where they seemingly want to end it;…
@avclub-7833d176ad6f6dde5efc95848e6f47a8:disqus Yeah, a redemptive arc of regaining power. Nothing in there about ideals.
@avclub-7833d176ad6f6dde5efc95848e6f47a8:disqus Yeah, a redemptive arc of regaining power. Nothing in there about ideals.
@TheMogul:disqus Agreed completely. Especially given who he's based off, I doubt Iannucci's gonna give him that kind of redemptive quality.
@TheMogul:disqus Agreed completely. Especially given who he's based off, I doubt Iannucci's gonna give him that kind of redemptive quality.
It's the latter, it's always the latter.