One of the best elements of live comedy for me is the composure required by performers to deliver the humor without succumbing to it. The seasoned comedy watcher can spot a quivering lip, a coy hand to the face to mask a chuckle, but best Improv troupes, the likes of UCB Theater, and the cast on live TV such as SNL, have got it down. But you wouldn’t know that by watching this SNL clip of Debbie Downer. Not at all.
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Ah, clever word play and crude humor, is there anything better? It’s a simple formula for chuckles and one SNL has used effectively to great ends. The joke builds slowly, the audience finally catches on, and then the pun is driven into the ground for as many laughs as can be had.
This first clip features Chris Parnell, Rachel Dratch, and host Jason Lee in a spoof HGTV segment:
This second clip again features Parnell and Dratch, along with Amy Poehler and host Christoper Walken:
