Jim Carrey charged up the defibrillator paddles this past Saturday to resuscitate SNL. This season had been lacking in the laughs department and it wasn't clear to me if it was less than stellar writing or uncomfortable show hosts causing the problems. The show just wasn't very funny. A couple of giggles here and there but not really any guffaws or need to have multiple viewings of one clip. Carrey is a veteran of sketch comedy on late night television as he was a cast member of the memorable 90's show, In Living Color.
Carrey seamlessly fit into the SNL cast and completely dove for every character he portrayed. I find it very annoying when I can see the host looking at the cue cards. You have had a whole week to memorize your lines and I can see you reading word for word the entire skit. If Carrey was doing this, I didn't even notice. Especially not in the Black Swan skit but that's probably because he was dancing his heart out.
Tie for favorite skit of the night. "Psychic Medium" and "Taste of New York". Although quote of belongs to "Nobody does a Thicke". Carrey is quite excellent at impressions and according to my father, that's the key to success as a comedian. Apparently, my dad is right.
Here's the link to the Hulu clip of "Psychic Medium for your enjoyment:
http://www.hulu.com/playlist/8737#pli11738
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