Thursday, August 12, 2004
Are celebrities afraid of The Daily Show?
If you've watched The Daily Show this week, you'll know that Bill Clinton & Tom Cruise were both guests (Monday & Wednesday, respectively). What struck me about their interviews was that they seemed tame!
It was almost as if they were afraid or unsure of what to say ... fear of being ridiculed later maybe? I don't know! Jon was very noticable in trying to urge them to say something, trying to keep the conversation going. It was an performance worthy of an Oscar-winning fell-good movie.
Clinton didn't know what to say. Seemed really subdued - what, was he on tranquilizers or something? Tom Cruise had trouble making eye contact ... answered almost monosylablically!
Wake up people! It's show-biz! And it's late night fringe TV!
It was almost as if they were afraid or unsure of what to say ... fear of being ridiculed later maybe? I don't know! Jon was very noticable in trying to urge them to say something, trying to keep the conversation going. It was an performance worthy of an Oscar-winning fell-good movie.
Clinton didn't know what to say. Seemed really subdued - what, was he on tranquilizers or something? Tom Cruise had trouble making eye contact ... answered almost monosylablically!
Wake up people! It's show-biz! And it's late night fringe TV!
