Somebody PLEASE explain Jiminy Glick to me.

[KG]

[notadmblnd]

1. he's one of Martin Shorts characters

but I don't know what his point is either:shrug:

[trotsky]

2. I'll second that.

Nearly everything Martin Short has done has been funny to me, but it's like Glick is ANTI-funny.

[Lerkfish]

3. well, ya see....

there's this GUY, ya know, and Oh my, he takes umbrage at celebrities who...well, ya see, its like this...
(sorry was trying to type like jiminy glick)

anywho...martin short is spoofing local tv interviewers who interview celebrities but have no clue about them nor care. If you don't have one of these guys in real life on your local station, consider yourself lucky. I've lived several different places, and seen the equivalent of a Jiminy Glick in about 5 cities. Essentially, they're hacks, whose only qualifications are having a cameraman in tow and the ability to talk inanely.

its a one note impersonation gig. Which makes it a normal Martin Short venue.
He's very talented, but he's not always that savvy on how his talent should be used.

but even after all that, I have laughed at Jiminy Glick a few times, I don't think its that bad.

[underpants]

4. Right it is a parody of celebrity/entertainment reporters

Who very often are much more interested in promoting themselves rather than covering the story.

[Mad_Dem_X]

5. I think he's hilarious

Every time I've caught his show on Comedy Central, I've laughed myself silly. He's just so clueless.

[underpants]

6. Me too

I was "between jobs" when his talk show was on and the first time Jimminy guest hosted I thought I was going to bust a gut.

Too funny.

[supernova]

8. I don't get him, either

It's so clueless, it makes me wince.

[Patiod]

10. Ours is Patrick Stoner on WHYY

Never met a celebrity or a movie he didn't gush over.

[Shell Beau]

7. I'm not really into this character, but

Martin Short is hilarious!! One of my favorite funny movies is "Pure Luck" with Danny Glover and him!

[Orsino]

9. Funny show. I like it.

Short is also great as the old lady in the audience.

[DS1]

12. Oh jesus, I just mentioned her, I had no idea it was M. Short

:applause:

[Orsino]

16. Startling.

It's a great make-up job, and I didn't spot him right away myself.

Can't seem to find a picture of Miss Gathercole anywhere.

[DS1]

11. It's genius

Just brilliant, it's a mix of slapstick, scathing commentary on the world of celebrity interviews, clueless reporters, late night show formulas *go to audience members, band leaders to bounce ideas off and laugh at everything*

Then you got the cranky old woman in the crowd, exactly NOT what a show host should have as his go-to audience member, and Michael McKean with the horrible rub-on tan and a fucking HARP!!!

What's NOT to get? :rofl: :rofl:

Edit to credit the correct actor

[supernova]

13. In all fairness

I've only seen the JG character when he was a "guest" on someone else's show, not the JG show itself.

[Blue-Jay]

17. That's Michael McKean, not Guest.

He's funnier than Martin Short on the Glick show, I think.

[DS1]

19. corrected, thx, and

The cheesiness of it all is just astounding :D

[KG]

18. well, see, this is a copy cat thread.

arwalden (1000+ posts) Fri Jun-17-05 08:08 AM
Original message
Somebody PLEASE explain Jiminy Cricket to me.

[DS1]

20. Apparently

A) I'm not the only who didn't see that

B) A lot of people apparently don't get Glick :shrug:

[Deja Q]

14. When you mix Jiminy Cricket with Stuart Smalley...

[Lerkfish]

15. um..you get Stiminy Crawley???

[UTUSN]

21. To Take the Copycat Thread Question Seriously: It's Merv GRIFFIN

(Yes, I'm unhip enough not to have gotten the copycattering.)

Marty is uneven, but when he's funny he's effing hilarious. While he might ALSO be parodying MANY clueless t.v. personalities, I am pretty sure the MAIN one is Merv GRIFFIN, who has that spacey, airhead, "drifty" (a Navy term) quality. Plus, I think GRIFFIN actually did have an old lady fan who went to every show. That said, I always found the harp guy absolutely hilarious and never knew it was McKEAN. I actually wondered where they would find a throwaway character actor who was really first rate.