Tuesday, September 8, 2015
Comments on Jimmy Fallon
I have to state at the beginning that I did not know who is Jimmy Fallon until I read Mary's blog and I just did some basic research on this person and wrote down how I interpret his humor in my point of view.
According to some main materials, Jimmy Fallon is said to be one of the most popular television hosts in America. He won a number of awards like Grammy Award for Best Comedy Album and it is reported that he achieves quite decent ratings hosting the late night show The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon. However, there are some negative comments on Jimmy Fallon, for example, an audience states nine things that she hates Jimmy. After watching a few of his talk show, I have to say that he is very talented in mocking people in a way that could mostly be accepted by people. His imitation of celebrity in the past as well as celebrity at present and revise lyrics do attract people's attention. I could not say how much I like or hate Jimmy Fallon so far but I appreciate what he did in order to pursue his dream when he was young. I was quite impressed when I knew that Jimmy and his sister reenact famous shows and he persistently put effort into those television shows.
Another thing interests me is that there is a connection between Jimmy Fallon and another Chinese comedian ZuLan Wang, which both of them imitate celebrity and revise the lyrics of their famous songs.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K80OU3gCBSk
The video below is Zulan imitating a well-known Chinese singer G.E.M. and people laugh a lot when seeing it. Nowadays, people are exposed to more and more celebrities with perfect appearance. They are no longer interested or obsessed with how perfect they are; instead, audiences are eager to see that those celebrities are actually at the same level with them, which means, they are just 'human beings'.
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That's a very funny clip. I think it might actually be a little more critical of celebrities than Jimmy Fallon's version of comedy--what do you think? It seems like this clip points out how formulaic and mechanical some aspects of celebrity are, while Fallon's imitations can sometimes show the "little flaws" that make the celebrity human, thus making them seem less flawed paradoxically.
ReplyDeleteIt's quite helpful when I read your comments each time as they clarify my point and even sublime to a higher level of understanding. It is exactly what I wanted to say and I believe I would gradually improve my writing from your comments.
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