January Jones SNL Review: Worst Host – Videos
January Jones hosted Saturday Night Live this past weekend. She followed in the footsteps of Taylor Swift who was applauded for her performance (click HERE for a recap on Swift’s SNL debut) and her ‘Monologue Song’ became a viral search on the net.
January failed to impress. The cast was forced to carry 90% of the show and it was clear that live comedy wasn’t her strong suit. She was painfully obvious in her struggle with delivery of simple lines. In her first sketch she was heard whispering “which camera?!?” to someone off stage as the camera caught her ill prepared. (Check out the Today Show Spoof below around the 3:00 minute marker.)
Critics are not being shy in voicing their disappointment in the “Mad Men” starlet.
Entertainment Weekly – “Alas, she soldiered through most of the night just the way Betty Draper would — stiffly, with no sparkling spin in her delivery, breaking character to giggle occasionally.”
Gawker – “Saturday night’s January Jones episode? One word: disaster.”
MSNBC – “This week, despite a timely host, “Mad Men” star January Jones, and crowd-pleasing musical guest Black Eyed Peas, the promise was an empty one.”
New York Magazine – “Jones seemed not only nervous but also unprepared for the occasion, as she was plainly reading from cue cards during the monologue and throughout most of the episode, often times in a manner that made it seem like she was reading these lines for the very first time live on television.”
Wall Street Journal (Speakeasy) – “Jones seemed stiff during the monologue–many of the hosts do–and she didn’t seem to be a natural comic, or even a graceful straight woman, which left her as a spectator during most of her skits even when she was supposed to be the focus.”
Poor girl. You almost feel sorry for her then you remember she has a hit tv show, gobs of cash and is a size 2.
*The rest of January Jones’ SNL Videos are After the Cut. Click “Read More…”
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