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Date Posted: 08:21:08 04/03/04 Sat
Author: Jim Bevan
Subject: Rich Reviews (get it? Donald Trump? Rich? ahh, forget it)
In reply to: Patrick Lonergan 's message, "REVIEWS: Donald Trump 04/03/04" on 02:07:02 04/03/04 Sat

Thanks for putting my intro skit in. Here are my reviews, sans the CO:

Monologue: Quite good Mark, you used Hammond's parody portrayal of Trump quite well, as well as your own effective Trump parody. The two singing "Imagine" at the end was a nice touch. Sadly, Hammond's impersonations lack something when they're only text and not spoken words or actions. Oh well.

CFI Care: Very clever commerical parody, the best since Fuchen Foods. I really loved the customer testimonials, and the name of the golf course.

Employee Evaluation: Very very good. Mr. Baxter's stupidity was played wonderfully, and the ending line was superb.

Dinner With the Watsons: This was moderate. It had a good concept with some funny lines, but for some reason it didn't do it for me. The naievete of the parents could have been amplified a little, like after their son leaves, they could have asked "He seems a little off lately, do you think he's on Ecstacy?" just to show their inability to comprehend. Also, there could have been a foolish response by his mother after James says he'll watch Queer as Folk and experiment with eyeliner.

Paper Bag: This would be a lot better if it could be seen, due to all the physical action that occurs. IT's a very good concept with a lot of good twists. It also shows the dangers of not choosing your words correctly when drunk.

Man + Dingo: Lame, lame, lame. The small penis jokes were tired cliches, the use of a dingo in place of his genitals was just wierd with no real rational explanation, then playing with the dingo and the girl with a cougar where her genitals should be was just too dumb. Sorry J.P., this wasn't one of your best.

WU: So so, a few good jokes mixed with lame ones. I'm surprised Hillary's Condoleeza Rice joke wasn't included, that was the best of hers. The Pope John Paul commentary wasn't very inspired, but John Kerry made up for it in spades. I did enjoy the ending with Ghidora breaking into the news room.

The Marionettes: This actually hit home for me, since my college roommate is trying to join a fraternity now. The use of some "less than distinguished" alumni and Jim's ease to pass over their discresions was a nice touch. Again, there was a clever ending which I just loved. Kind of makes me wonder, do you think Saddam was a member of the Marionettes? He kind of fills the mass murder-dictator criteria, and he doesn't really care for the Jews, so he'd probably fit in with them.

It had to be Snakes: Blah, horrible. Being eaten by a snake doesn't really make for a humorous scenario, plus Bob's obsession towards the snake borders somewhat on beastiality.

A Meeting with Bob: Bad. Sexual harassment skits where the boss is a pervert have been done to boot, every repetition of the same gag is just less and less funny, and this proves it.

Dracula Brand Tampons: OMG, gross and hilarious! J.P., you more than made up for the dingo skit.

Road to the White House: Once again, Mark does a clever Bush satire. However, I found his parodies of Kerry a little sub-par. This is just me Mark, but if you want to satirize John Kerry effectively, I think you need to show him constantly flip-flopping and changing his mind, even on small, insignificant issues. Just a suggestion, though.

The Casino: Urg, this was not a good way to end the show. Horrible, the man in the ape suit made no sense, there were numerous nonsensical actions, and the Trump parody was somewhat lacking.

That's all from me. Can't wait for Janet Jackson.

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Reviews...first five sketches -- JPIII, 13:15:01 04/03/04 Sat