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Posted by NYC XYZ on 02/28/06 01:33
helenuhm wrote:
> You're probably right. I can't think of a reason that would drive me
> into bulimia nervosa unless Howard Stern called me a cow, but she does
> say the pressure of the show certainly contributed toward it.
I dunno...when I'm down, I turn to food, too. Certainly folks turn to
drink...why not food as well?
> I personally don't think she had enough material to handle a full
> season of any sitcom, and bunch of Jewish guys probably sat around a
> table and wrote the scripts for her, and it just wasn't funny (no
> knocks against Jewish men or anything).
Hey, what's with the disclaimer? The truth of the matter is that her
appeal was the Asian-American angle, and instead of exploring that (as
opposed to merely exploiting that, a la her immigrant mother routine),
it was a bunch of Jewish guys writing what they think Anglo-Saxons in
Wonder Bread Country want to see in an Asian-American who spoke good
English.
Come to think of it...that's pretty hilarious!
> I have certain respect for
> stand up comedians though, and I give them a pass before anyone because
> they tend to be highly disfunctional individuals.
And I wonder if it takes one to know one -- 'cause I just don't find
dysfunctional humor funny! Richard Pryor going nuts about giving
someone a blowjob for heroin??? The hell is that???? Eddie Murphy
screaming his head off, making bug-eyes???
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