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Leslie Jones Says ‘SNL’ Made Her A Caricature Of Herself:
Deadline ^ | 23 Sep 2023 | Greg Evans

Posted on 09/23/2023 6:35:53 PM PDT by Rummyfan

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To: Rummyfan
"They wring it because that’s the machine. So whatever it is that I’m giving that they’re so happy about, they feel like it’s got to be that all the time or something like that...."

Gee. That sounds like a job. The horror.

21 posted on 09/23/2023 8:15:32 PM PDT by FLNittany (Autotune is jealous of Karen Carpenter)
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and she ain’t funny.....


22 posted on 09/23/2023 8:32:53 PM PDT by Steven Tyler
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Most of the SNL alumni have said they were always pitching ideas to the writers, trying to get more stage time.


23 posted on 09/23/2023 9:49:04 PM PDT by Do_Tar (All my comments are creative or artistic expression.)
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“Does my man think she cute?”

No woman ever asked herself that question when Leslie Jones walked out on stage.

She is whining about Ghostbusters movie flop, and says it is because of racism, of course.

No, it is because no one wants to watch unattractive, loud, screeching women and with Leslie Jones, that is all she knows how to do. Everyone knows she is not acting, merely being her obnoxious self, in keeping with the obnoxious title to her “memoir.”


24 posted on 09/24/2023 2:55:05 AM PDT by odawg
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There aren’t any funny comedians these days.


25 posted on 09/24/2023 2:58:17 AM PDT by dfwgator (Endut! Hoch Hech!)
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None of them can hold a candle to Moms Mabley!


26 posted on 09/24/2023 5:37:59 AM PDT by equaviator (If 60 is the new 40 then 35 must be the new 15.)
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To: Rummyfan

SNL (a mere shadow of its former self, I admit) is a LAUNCHING PAD. It is not an end in and of itself.
Just off the top of my head, here are some people who have gone on to bigger and better things:

John Belushi(RIP)
Dan Akroid
Chevy Chase
Jane Curtain
Lorraine Newman
Chris Rock
Bill Murray
Mike Myers
Billy Crystal
Will Ferrell
Adam Sandler
Eddie Murphy
Tina Fey
Robert Downey Jr
Jimmy Fallon
Chris Farley
Ben Stiller
David Spade
Martin Short
Phil Hartman
Dana Carvey
Gilda Radner(RIP)
Tracey Morgan
Jon Lovitz
Norm MacDonald(RIP)
Rob Schneider
Damon Wayans
Keven Nealon
Jim Belushi
Dennis Miller
Garrett Morris
Randy Quaid
Al Franken (ick)
Jeanine Garafolo (again, ick)

My point is not to extol the virtues of the above list but to make a point that the list contains Male and Female, Black and White, Left and Right, Fat and Skinny, Gay and Straight, and other differences. The only thing they have in common is that they moved onward and upward fcrom SNL.

So what’s this whining all about? Go forth and do better for yourself.


27 posted on 09/24/2023 6:25:29 AM PDT by left that other site (Peacemakers who sow in peace reap a harvest of righteousness.)
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They take that “one thing” Uh no. Not if you have range.

Belushi did the bee way more than he wanted but the audience wanted it. But Belushi had a dozen other characters and some imitations His cocker and brando were killer.

Murphy wore out Gumby and Mr Robinson but he also had many others. He was a master of impressions. His stevie wonder still sticks in my mind. James Brown and so forth. And he had a large fan base for stand up and movies.

Your movie sucked. An all female Ghostbuster after the icons nailed it in the original cast. Not gonna happen or way too soon.

Your trope of the angry black female got old and stale. How many skits was the punchline, you intimidating someone. You have no range.

Get a writer to partner with Get stand-up act with o without heels don’t blame others. And hit the road. David Spade McDonald Miller and a few others made a living doing it. But caution they were funny.

Victimology is not funny, not anymore. And maybe you aren’t How about a few commercials where you smile and be nice to kids.

Go to school and get another career and stop whining.


28 posted on 09/24/2023 8:17:59 AM PDT by coalminersson
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