I grew up watching Rowen & Martin's Laugh-in. To this day I still find its humor funny, if dated. The show really did break new ground and introduced comedy routines people today can still relate to.
But in its attempt to (ahem) "honor" this classic show, Hollywood managed only to disgrace the original. Updating some of their more famous skits (such as the Joke Wall, the Party, the Dirty Old Man On the Park Bench) they used a large all-star cast of current celebrities. But to anyone who actually watched the original show it was downright painful! The jokes fell flat and were poorly-delivered...and acted. And updating them to reflect today's politically-correct culture severed any true connection they were meant to have with the '60s version.
And finally, if there was any doubt about this show's leftist agenda you need only stay to near the end (I barely made it there myself), when Bill Maher reenacted the classic Flying Fickle Finger Of Fate Award, presenting it to...wait for it...President Trump. Seriously?? About as subtle as a friggin' hammer through a window!
So if you remember and love the original Laugh-In, skip this fake tribute; you'll be disappointed. And if you've never seen Laugh-In, this won't make any sense to you, anyway.
But in its attempt to (ahem) "honor" this classic show, Hollywood managed only to disgrace the original. Updating some of their more famous skits (such as the Joke Wall, the Party, the Dirty Old Man On the Park Bench) they used a large all-star cast of current celebrities. But to anyone who actually watched the original show it was downright painful! The jokes fell flat and were poorly-delivered...and acted. And updating them to reflect today's politically-correct culture severed any true connection they were meant to have with the '60s version.
And finally, if there was any doubt about this show's leftist agenda you need only stay to near the end (I barely made it there myself), when Bill Maher reenacted the classic Flying Fickle Finger Of Fate Award, presenting it to...wait for it...President Trump. Seriously?? About as subtle as a friggin' hammer through a window!
So if you remember and love the original Laugh-In, skip this fake tribute; you'll be disappointed. And if you've never seen Laugh-In, this won't make any sense to you, anyway.