November 15, 2009
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Why was January Jones so Horrible on SNL?
January Jones, I know you can laugh. But will you laugh at the playback video of your SNL appearance? I'm thinking NO. Photo: januaryjonesfan.com
I was baffled last night for a couple reasons. BAFFLED, I tell you! Fact: January Jones hosted SNL. Fact: She is not a comedic actress. Fact: She is, however, a GOLDEN GLOBE-nominated actress on a hit show. Fact: Just because I earlier typed “Emmy” mistakenly does not the end of the world make. Fact: SNL and January Jones were both trending topics on twitter last night. Fact: A whole hell of a lot of people were asking “Who is January Jones?” which is kind of sad and disturbing. Fact: Even if you don’t watch Mad Men (which you should – it’s great), I’d think you’d know who January Jones was if you paid attention to popular culture.
While SNL tried to give January Jones lots of skits where she didn’t have to be outwardly funny (portraying a reserved Grace Kelly, or the ’straight faced’ person in the skit), she still didn’t do well. In fact, I’d say she’s one of the worst SNL hosts of all time. And I feel so bad saying that (er..typing that) because I think she’s a really nice person as far as I can tell, and she’s a very talented actress. But comedy? No. Please, no.
I think that the SNL cast realized this and they ended the show not with the usual ‘goodbyes’ but by having The Black Eyed Peas (BED) play a third time. Which was just as painful for me as I do not like them and think Fergie is really annoying even if she has enviable legs.
January was flubbing and kind of stuttering her lines from the get-go, visibly nervous and uncomfortable. The acting was forced and she laughed through a lot of parts she wasn’t supposed to. It was difficult to watch. I feel bad for her, really I do. But we can’t ignore the fact that she hosted and she was terrible. It’s my duty to inform you about TV on this TV blog! I’m not sure you could find anyone online saying that they genuinely enjoyed last nights SNL. And that? That’s a shame. Betty Draper would probably start writing apology cards to every single one of us who watched. One can only guess what January will be doing today. Pizza binge? Throwing darts at a picture of Lorne Michaels for letting her do the show? Shrugging and moving on with her life? I’m not a psychic, people.
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November 15th, 2009 at 10:23 am
Given her comedy skills, thank goodness she play comedic parts in movies like American Wedding or Love Actually. Oh wait…
November 15th, 2009 at 4:23 pm
That had to be my least favorite SNL ever, and that’s saying a lot. Besides the absolutely grating musical guest, January Jones did not live up to my expectations. I expected a different kind of humor from her, not the SNL norm, but it just didn’t work at all. She’s at the bottom of my list of SNL hosts, somewhere near Michael Phelps and Paris Hilton.
November 15th, 2009 at 4:24 pm
Fiction: She is an Emmy Award-winning actress.
She has never won an Emmy.
November 15th, 2009 at 5:47 pm
FACT: The writer of this blog is a numbskull who can’t get their “facts” straight.
JANUARY JONES HAS NEVER WON AN EMMY
“It’s my duty to inform you about TV on this TV blog!” – then inform people correctly
November 15th, 2009 at 6:28 pm
Jones was so missable in those movies I laugh when people mention them.
Golden Globe-nominated. It’s still a huge honor. You can debate the details or stop complaining.
Props for using the word “numbskull” but no points awarded for pointing out something that was already pointed out. The award name was mis-typed, it’s not as though we said she was a natural redhead who was married to Brad Pitt in 1999. The facts aren’t THAT off base.
November 15th, 2009 at 6:56 pm
I really wasn’t intending to be as upset as Bob seems to be earlier, but the fact remains that Jessica wrote “Emmy-WINNING” previously, so it doesn’t appear to be just an award name error there…the point here is to always fact check with IMDB or another resource beforehand!
November 15th, 2009 at 7:07 pm
No, I understand. But when trying to create pieces to be timely sometimes mistakes get made. We’re all human. Well, except me.
I’m a robot!
November 16th, 2009 at 12:28 am
I was in pain while watching this. Such a let down after the amazing Taylor Swift. Usually SNL has at least a couple funny scenes but literally the only time I laughed was during the digital short (which she wasn’t in!) Plus I had no clue who she was and out of everyone I talked to, only one person did know who she was.
November 16th, 2009 at 10:07 am
January Jones was awful on SNL. I’d agree that she may have been one of the worst hosts I’ve ever seen on the show. When her monologue was dominated by three of the regular cast members I knew that was a bad sign and an indicator of their lack of faith in her abilities.
The only part I thought she handled well was the pre-recorded 50’s educational video skit which makes me think she’s a terrible live actress but given enough takes and editing she can pass.
@S: It seems that you can only refute an already recognized and corrected error (Emmy vs Golden Globe). I suppose you must agree Jones was terrible.
November 16th, 2009 at 7:43 pm
A person on imdb.com wrote that on Twitter there was some talk about several good sketches being cut, because she had trouble remembering the lines. Looking back on the episode, it would make alot of sense if they have cut a couple of sketches:
Kristen Wiig as the news reporter lasted for an unusual long period of time and the guest band got to play an extra song, which is rare as far as I am aware of.
I don’t think January Jones was prepared – why, I don’t know..
November 16th, 2009 at 9:42 pm
Maybe Jones was nervous, I know I would be.