Merrilin wrote:
For a bad episode of SNL? Puhleez. Ain't the first and surely won't be the last. Can't blame it all on the host. I thought the first thing with Kathie Lee was really stupid. And that was mainly because of the tired Kathie Lee jokes. She did crappy but the show did crappy too. The idea of SNL (I thought) was that the "experts" at Live TV and improv/ad-libbing helped the host who wasn't necessarily as practiced at that? At least that's kind of how I saw the old stuff I used to watch as a youngster. The hosts would flub and bumble but the cast was good enough at ad-libbing and stuff that they could still make it funny.
I blame the staff for most of SNL's problems. The problems are simply amplified by someone who really doesn't know what they're doing in that setting. Someone can be a good actor/actress and not be good at SNL type situations IMO.
It's sad that so many people can't recognize the difference between what the writers contribute to a show and what the actors contribute.
Jan has excellent acting chops. All you have to do is watch that episode of Law & Order in which she played a psychotic murderess to see that. If you haven't seen it, I suggest you look for it in reruns.
I admit she didn't do well on SNL. She may not be talented at comedy. But when it comes to acting, she is an excellent actor.
