Anonymous
04/28/2025 20:47
Subject: Amy Poehler and Tina Fey
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:I want to understand what makes them funny!
I think they are funnier if you share their exact politics AND you give yourself and others grace for being an older GenX-er who finds mean/insulting humor hilarious.
I think the people who don’t enjoy them either don’t share their liberal worldview or, if they do, they don’t like the way they still use biting sarcasm and put-down type humor in a manner that was completely normal in the 90s early 2000s but is not at all “acceptable” as humor now.
Curious to know whether OP feels that my theory nailed that explanation of why their humor doesn’t resonate with her….
I liked Amy on "Parks and Recreation." I've never seen any stand-up of hers. Amy is funnier to me than Tina. I find Tina very one-note with being cutting and snark. I've only seen one episode of 30 Rock. It bothered me when she did that stupid Sarah Palin impression about seeing Russia from her house. That makes no sense given the size of Alaska. Plus, Palin never said that. Yet Fey seemed so smug and satisfied with herself. All she is is smug.
I find Kristen Wiig 100 times funnier than either of these two.
no, Fey didn't plagiarize Palin's words, she did with them what comedians do.
interviewer Charles Gibson asked Palin what insight she had gained from living so close to Russia, and she responded: "They're our next-door neighbors, and you can actually see Russia from land here in Alaska."
Well that certainly clarifies the " hilarity."
You complained “Sarah didn’t even say that!” And when shown the exact paraphrasing you walk it back with “it’s not funny.”
That’s what makes you MAGA.
Anonymous
04/28/2025 20:45
Subject: Amy Poehler and Tina Fey
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:I wish I liked their humor. Everyone my age loves them.
I do not see the appeal.
Flash in the pan. They had their day years ago. Probably considered too extreme by today's standards of sensitivity.
Lord have mercy on zoomers who watch uncensored Red Foxx, Lenny Bruce, Richard Prior, or Eddie Murphy from the old days.
Fey and Poehler, who started at SNL more than 25 years ago and are still close to A-listers now, are the opposite of flashes in the pan. Do words even have meanings anymore?
Anonymous
04/28/2025 20:41
Subject: Amy Poehler and Tina Fey
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:I want to understand what makes them funny!
I think they are funnier if you share their exact politics AND you give yourself and others grace for being an older GenX-er who finds mean/insulting humor hilarious.
I think the people who don’t enjoy them either don’t share their liberal worldview or, if they do, they don’t like the way they still use biting sarcasm and put-down type humor in a manner that was completely normal in the 90s early 2000s but is not at all “acceptable” as humor now.
Curious to know whether OP feels that my theory nailed that explanation of why their humor doesn’t resonate with her….
I liked Amy on "Parks and Recreation." I've never seen any stand-up of hers. Amy is funnier to me than Tina. I find Tina very one-note with being cutting and snark. I've only seen one episode of 30 Rock. It bothered me when she did that stupid Sarah Palin impression about seeing Russia from her house. That makes no sense given the size of Alaska. Plus, Palin never said that. Yet Fey seemed so smug and satisfied with herself. All she is is smug.
I find Kristen Wiig 100 times funnier than either of these two.
no, Fey didn't plagiarize Palin's words, she did with them what comedians do.
interviewer Charles Gibson asked Palin what insight she had gained from living so close to Russia, and she responded: "They're our next-door neighbors, and you can actually see Russia from land here in Alaska."
Well that certainly clarifies the " hilarity."
Surely you’re familiar with sketch comedy? Performers take a kernel of truth and then make it farcical. They exaggerate. The Palin sketch where Fey uttered the line, “And I can see Russia from my house,” was funny because the comment served as the ludicrous counterpoint to Hillary Clinton’s (Amy Poehler’s) studious, policy wonk approach to foreign policy. In real life, Clinton was a former Secretary of State and Palin had no foreign policy training or experience. Palin was out of her depth, so the sketch exaggerated that fact by having her make a ridiculous comment.
Even though that line was memorable for the audience, I actually think Poehler’s Clinton was the more brilliant performance. It was biting humor poking fun at Clinton, and there was also some truth to the zingers aimed at her.
The sketch is worth rewatching.
Anonymous
04/28/2025 20:24
Subject: Amy Poehler and Tina Fey
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:I wish I liked their humor. Everyone my age loves them.
I do not see the appeal.
Flash in the pan. They had their day years ago. Probably considered too extreme by today's standards of sensitivity.
Lord have mercy on zoomers who watch uncensored Red Foxx, Lenny Bruce, Richard Prior, or Eddie Murphy from the old days.
Flash in the pan?
It's an industry term. The expression comes from the days of flintlock firearms though. Means quick bright flash that doesn't last long.
Shooting star is another term, but generally reserved to those who burn bright and fast then fade out or die.
Flash in the pan for celebrities tends to mean quick popularity, then struggle to stay relevant. The Simpson's did an episode on that with the "I didn't do it".
“Flash in the pan” is not an accurate representation of Fey’s and Poehler’s careers. They are each very successful and have been for a long time.
I think it’s just as likely that the pp was questioning the why anyone would use that phrase in reference to them as it is that they were unfamiliar with the term itself. The term may have started out in the industry, but it’s very well known outside the industry.
Anonymous
04/28/2025 20:00
Subject: Amy Poehler and Tina Fey
Anonymous wrote:I'm seeing them at red rocks this week. Not a flash in the pan for me!
On my list to see a concert there. Have fun!
Anonymous
04/28/2025 19:59
Subject: Amy Poehler and Tina Fey
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:I want to understand what makes them funny!
I think they are funnier if you share their exact politics AND you give yourself and others grace for being an older GenX-er who finds mean/insulting humor hilarious.
I think the people who don’t enjoy them either don’t share their liberal worldview or, if they do, they don’t like the way they still use biting sarcasm and put-down type humor in a manner that was completely normal in the 90s early 2000s but is not at all “acceptable” as humor now.
Curious to know whether OP feels that my theory nailed that explanation of why their humor doesn’t resonate with her….
I liked Amy on "Parks and Recreation." I've never seen any stand-up of hers. Amy is funnier to me than Tina. I find Tina very one-note with being cutting and snark. I've only seen one episode of 30 Rock. It bothered me when she did that stupid Sarah Palin impression about seeing Russia from her house. That makes no sense given the size of Alaska. Plus, Palin never said that. Yet Fey seemed so smug and satisfied with herself. All she is is smug.
I find Kristen Wiig 100 times funnier than either of these two.
no, Fey didn't plagiarize Palin's words, she did with them what comedians do.
interviewer Charles Gibson asked Palin what insight she had gained from living so close to Russia, and she responded: "They're our next-door neighbors, and you can actually see Russia from land here in Alaska."
Well that certainly clarifies the " hilarity."
You complained “Sarah didn’t even say that!” And when shown the exact paraphrasing you walk it back with “it’s not funny.”
That’s what makes you MAGA.
Anonymous
04/28/2025 19:55
Subject: Amy Poehler and Tina Fey
Anonymous wrote:I'm seeing them at red rocks this week. Not a flash in the pan for me!
People tend to find a rut to stick with life. Many people stick with comedians and music from their youth, or college era. Some settle more in their experiences in their 20s or 30s. Usually what they consider their "best years" of the past.
Anonymous
04/28/2025 19:52
Subject: Amy Poehler and Tina Fey
I'm seeing them at red rocks this week. Not a flash in the pan for me!
Anonymous
04/28/2025 19:50
Subject: Amy Poehler and Tina Fey
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:I wish I liked their humor. Everyone my age loves them.
I do not see the appeal.
Flash in the pan. They had their day years ago. Probably considered too extreme by today's standards of sensitivity.
Lord have mercy on zoomers who watch uncensored Red Foxx, Lenny Bruce, Richard Prior, or Eddie Murphy from the old days.
Flash in the pan?
It's an industry term. The expression comes from the days of flintlock firearms though. Means quick bright flash that doesn't last long.
Shooting star is another term, but generally reserved to those who burn bright and fast then fade out or die.
Flash in the pan for celebrities tends to mean quick popularity, then struggle to stay relevant. The Simpson's did an episode on that with the "I didn't do it".
Anonymous
04/28/2025 19:48
Subject: Amy Poehler and Tina Fey
Anonymous wrote:Amy Poehler's mega-pregnant Sarah Palin rap with the moose shooting remains one of the best moments on SNL ever.
Yes!
Anonymous
04/28/2025 19:33
Subject: Amy Poehler and Tina Fey
Amy Poehler's mega-pregnant Sarah Palin rap with the moose shooting remains one of the best moments on SNL ever.
Anonymous
04/28/2025 19:30
Subject: Amy Poehler and Tina Fey
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:I wish I liked their humor. Everyone my age loves them.
I do not see the appeal.
Flash in the pan. They had their day years ago. Probably considered too extreme by today's standards of sensitivity.
Lord have mercy on zoomers who watch uncensored Red Foxx, Lenny Bruce, Richard Prior, or Eddie Murphy from the old days.
Flash in the pan?
Anonymous
04/28/2025 19:24
Subject: Amy Poehler and Tina Fey
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:I want to understand what makes them funny!
I think they are funnier if you share their exact politics AND you give yourself and others grace for being an older GenX-er who finds mean/insulting humor hilarious.
I think the people who don’t enjoy them either don’t share their liberal worldview or, if they do, they don’t like the way they still use biting sarcasm and put-down type humor in a manner that was completely normal in the 90s early 2000s but is not at all “acceptable” as humor now.
Curious to know whether OP feels that my theory nailed that explanation of why their humor doesn’t resonate with her….
I liked Amy on "Parks and Recreation." I've never seen any stand-up of hers. Amy is funnier to me than Tina. I find Tina very one-note with being cutting and snark. I've only seen one episode of 30 Rock. It bothered me when she did that stupid Sarah Palin impression about seeing Russia from her house. That makes no sense given the size of Alaska. Plus, Palin never said that. Yet Fey seemed so smug and satisfied with herself. All she is is smug.
I find Kristen Wiig 100 times funnier than either of these two.
MAGA types should go to Gatlinburg or Branson. No doubt you can have a laugh fest there.
So you are a "MAGA type" if you don't enjoy Tina Fey? Hey, Tina!!
No, you're a MAGA type if you're an apologist for Sarah Palin.
Anonymous
04/28/2025 18:56
Subject: Amy Poehler and Tina Fey
Anonymous wrote:I wish I liked their humor. Everyone my age loves them.
I do not see the appeal.
Flash in the pan. They had their day years ago. Probably considered too extreme by today's standards of sensitivity.
Lord have mercy on zoomers who watch uncensored Red Foxx, Lenny Bruce, Richard Prior, or Eddie Murphy from the old days.
Anonymous
04/28/2025 17:44
Subject: Amy Poehler and Tina Fey
Remember that time they did an SNL sketch about their gyno? That was fresh and new and so funny. Vagina and gyno jokes get me rolling.