randwill wrote:
> "Crash Bandicoot" <NoSpam@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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>> King has already done that entire act on national television already;
>> don't these people have anything new to offer when they do a guest
spot??
>
>
> When acts like Mac King have a television spot they usually perform
> something from their regular show. Something they are very comfortable
with
> and something that plays as well on TV as it does live. Understandably,
> they don't want to 'burn off' too much material from their live shows.
> While it is true that King has done the fish act on television before,
this
> may well have been the network debut of the piece. I'd guess many more
> people who had never seen it before saw it last night.
>
>
>
> There was one moment in the piece that showed how ingrained the patter
> becomes in a performer who does it twice a day for years. At one point
he
> referred to something that belonged to his "grandma, too". The "too"
refers
> to an earlier line in the act (but not used in his appearance here)
where he
> says his suit was made from what used to be his grandma's curtains.
After
> years of repetition it must be hard to get your mouth to say it
differently
> for a TV appearance.
>
>
>
> But at least King says the same lines to a different audience each
showe.
> Dave can't seem to stop himself from repeating the same material to his
> regular viewers. I've lost count of how many times he's repeated the
> business about the primaries moving to Canada, then to Europe, ect.
Last
> night was the premier of this former desk bit in the monologue.
Conversely,
> I guess, the, "He looks like a guy..." schtick will move to the desk.
>
>
>
>
Good observations! I didn't pick up on the "Grandma, too" thing...
but I wasn't paying very close attention once I realized I had already
seen everything he was going to do.
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