Take, for example, LICK IT FOR TEN, which I do believe was one of the first, if not the first, audience competition segments of the show. Here, Jimmy explains the game:
Typical intro to Lick It for Ten
Gotta love that live theme song (supplied by the Legendary Roots Crew)! Anyways, the items normally are ordinary house items, but recently they've been changing it up a bit. Here's a notable example:
Whoa, mama!
Now that I've gathered my senses, let me warn you, they're not always hot or appealing. (A middle aged man and a feather duster comes to mind) Most of the time, it is quite ordinary and awkward, but that's the fun in watching it!
Below are some of my favorites:
Drew Barrymore licks a pink bowling ball
Sarah from Chattanooga
Jennifer and Brian (from "Dirty Jersey") Perform a "Two-Licker"
I don't understand Lick it for Ten. I don't get what's funny or entertaining about it.
ReplyDeleteI know it's the cliched cranky thing to say about Conan's replacement, but I am unimpressed with Jimmy Fallon's take on Late Night.
I haven't watched it since its first week.
However, I am told Fallon is trying to get a Saved by the Bell reunion.
I'll watch that.
It's the novelty and variety of Fallon's segments. Lick It for Ten and Shared Experience are probably the best examples. The fact they are interacting with audiences, sincerely and with just a hint of madness, is the appeal of it. Think the "Zip-line" series of segments from Conan during the writer's strike.
ReplyDeleteThe amateur-ish, often infantile comedy is not as bizarrely brilliant as Conan, but I think a lot of it is tongue-in-cheek in that they know the skits and segments are iffy, but are committing to it regardless. It's not necessarily funny, ha-ha, but, "Ha. Isn't that funny?"
What worried me at first is that Fallon didn't have a voice and he does. It's just slurry and all over the place (literally and figuratively).
I think a lot of the Late Night with Jimmy Fallon comedy appeal to college humorists, hipsters, dorks and nerds.