I was watching some clips of the American version of Kath and Kim on Youtube and was horrified by what I saw. I mean, the original could get a bit much sometimes with the cringe-humour, but it was always full of some good chortles, you know? It was a merciless pisstake of our most common culture, but there was a loving streak in there, a bit of heart. The American version seems to totally miss the mark. What's the point of Kimmy if she's svelt like Selma Blair? The g-string and the low-ride pants are nothing without the obscene muffin-top! Selma seems to utter the lines with ambivalence, where as Gina would spit them out with venom and fire, knowing just how fucking hilarious she is. Selma isn't a comedienne and she didn't create this character. She's going at it as an actress and TOTALLY missing the mark. The only one that's even trying to fill out the role is the guy playing Kath's new husband (I forget the name). He has the right spirit.
Anyway, it all reminded me of how funny things used to be on TV in the 80s. D-Generation, Fast Forward, Full Frontal, Big Girl's Blouse, Something Stupid. (They were our Saturday Night Lives, In Living Colour, etc). There were a few clankers in there but when they got it, when they were funny, oh, it was pure bliss.
Chenille was always very funny. Magda rarely got a character wrong. In fact, most of the comedians were pretty awesome to watch, especially when they started losing their shit during a sketch.
Fuck it, I'm embedding that sketch, that's hilarious:
Makes me fucking lose it every time. LOL!
