Chapter 1339 1339 Comedy Test
Before the laughter could fall, the applause and cheers of the audience began to sound, and finally joined together, and a rare scene appeared in the entire studio. The recording site of the show, not the filming site of the TV series.
It turned out that Matthew was the first to whistle, and then applauded to show his admiration for Hugo. As a result, this person's behavior caused a chain effect and made everyone applaud.
Jennifer gave Hugo a hug directly, "It seems that you are indeed very suitable for comedy."
Hugo just shrugged and looked noncommittal, which made Jennifer chuckle and laugh again. Although all the audience applauded enthusiastically, Hugo knew that his comedy talent was not enough. The success of today's performance is only because he is relaxed enough and has no burdens, relying more on the excellent script than his personal comedy skills.
Real comedians are honed from the "Saturday Night Live" show, and Hugo doesn't think he has that talent.
In fact, when Hugo first appeared on a TV variety show, he didn't have the so-called idol burden, because he never thought of himself as an idol. Now, Hugo does not have the so-called superstar baggage, because he knows that these popularity support these attention, it does not mean that he is superior, he is still Hugo Lancaster, an ordinary person, just a special career.
Therefore, in fact, the atmosphere of "Friends" is very suitable for Hugo. Hugo is relaxed enough and willing to go out. The image of a child and the attitude of a little girl with no image are simply stunning, which can be called "self-consciousness". Destroy the image", no wonder the audience laughed like this.
After the three episodes were all filmed, Hugo officially walked in front of all the audience. The applause of the audience began to boil again, but Hugo raised his hand to stop everyone, "Thank you for your support for me today, for your support. Makes me feel the sense of accomplishment as an actor, especially as a comedian, even though I know I'm not that good." Hugo's words made the scene whistle and scream again. It made the smile on Hugo's face even brighter, "Don't do this, don't do this, I will become arrogant, this is not good."
Hugo cocked the corner of his mouth and shook his right index finger gently, but his eyes were smug. This simple action made the audience burst into laughter again.
Then Hugo bowed and nodded to express his gratitude. This action also caused the applause of the audience to break the table again. For those two hundred viewers, they may have experienced the most special period of their lives, because no one knows when Hugo's next cameo will be in a TV series, and it will be a sitcom. This moment is actually a historical moment.
Feeling the frenzied upsurge of the audience, the six leading actors of "Friends" also stepped forward, stood side by side with Hugo, held hands and bowed to thank the audience. Today's recording is temporarily to a paragraph.
Although the recording was over, the excitement on the faces of the audience did not dissipate for a long time.
After returning to the lounge, Jennifer came up first and said to Hugo worriedly, "Is it really okay for you to ruin your image like this?" Jennifer was very worried and invited Hugo to guest star in "Friends" , and the result is a disillusionment with Hugo's image of the perfect gentleman, which doesn't seem too good.
Hugo laughed, and asked, "What image?" This made Jennifer stunned for a while, but Hugo laughed even more brilliantly, "The image of a handsome guy? I don't think I look like that when I cry. bad."
This kind of Hugo is really unfamiliar. Jennifer listened to Cameron's description and it was completely different. Hugo actually started to play tricks. The next Hugo seemed so far away, and the usual politeness would make people distant, but now, Hugo looks like part of "Friends".
"Hey, brother, you're not as handsome as you think, okay?" Jennifer rolled her eyes at Hugo and said with a pouted lip. If it was placed before, Jennifer would never dare to "despise" Hugo so much, but today is different.
Hugo was not angry at all, but shrugged his shoulders as a matter of course, "That's right, then what are you worried about my image?"
Jennifer was actually choked by Hugo's rebuttal. She originally wanted to say "superstar image", but after thinking about it, she couldn't say what she said. Perhaps, Hugo has never had a so-called superstar image from beginning to end, and all that is just a halo imposed by the media on Hugo.
"I think, you should leave the crew, right?" This was the first sentence of Matthew who approached him, which made Hugo and Jennifer stunned. Matthew tilted his head and said awkwardly, "You You know, if you stay, we don't know who of the three men will lose their jobs, and I'm a little worried that it will be me..."
Matthew's words made Hugo clapp his hands and burst into laughter, and when others realized that it was Matthew's humor, they all laughed. Matthew is complimenting Hugo's performance today - enough to threaten their regular role.
"I do have a lot of interest in comedy," Hugo said with a smile, "but after trying it today, I know more clearly that this is not an easy task, so I thought, I will not make a fool of myself here. Yes. Before Kevin fires me, it's more appropriate for me to obediently leave the set."
Hugo's answer made Matthew's eyes light up, and he raised his right hand in a strange way, but after raising it, and seeing the surprised eyes of other partners, Matthew knew that he was reckless. In fact, Matthew felt that Hugo could actually understand his humor, and the answer was in the same style as his, which made Matthew feel very happy, and subconsciously wanted to high-five.
Don't want to, Hugo also raised his hand, gave Matthew a high five to celebrate, and then gave Matthew a look, which made Matthew laugh again.
After the work is all over, Hugo will leave the crew early. The other members of "Friends" have worked until a paragraph today, but they still need to receive the script for the next work, and then have a brief meeting to have an understanding of the script, and then they can continue to prepare after returning home.
So, the main staff of "Friends" came out to say goodbye to Hugo.
Kevin, who was standing by the side, once again expressed his gratitude to Hugo solemnly, not only because of Hugo's selfless dedication today, but also because Hugo did not refuse after reading the script, and he also gave such a wonderful performance after coming to the scene. Even more, Kevin was very grateful; even more because of Hugo's generosity and affinity, Hugo's three cameo appearances only received a symbolic $100,000. It's just a drop in the bucket.
"I hope I didn't make trouble for you. If the ratings of these episodes are too bad, please remember not to contact me." Hugo responded to Kevin's thanks, and these words made "Friends" again. All the friends laughed.
In fact, just like the feelings of the audience on the spot, the three episodes of "Friends" were broadcast during the Christmas period, and Hugo's performance regardless of his image won unanimous praise.
The comment written by "TV Guide" said, "Delicate, vivid, easy to use, humorous, Hugo not only captured the hearts of Rachel and Monica, but also won the love of all TV audiences." This TV series is the most popular in the circle. The authoritative magazine raved about the three episodes of "Friends", arguing that Hugo's comedy was completely beyond expectations.
Not just the critics, but the audience as well.
Many viewers said that the original image of Hugo in their minds was "cold, gentleman, and talented", especially Hugo's current momentum in movies and music, and Hugo's superstar posture is even more popular. . However, Hugo's performance of destroying his image in "Friends" made them express that such Hugo is very close, not only has an affinity, but also is very lovable, and his humorous style adds points to Hugo's charm. A lot of them have completely broken the image of Hugo that has been shaped by the media in the past year, which can be called a gratifying harvest.
"Friends" is in this praise, setting a new high in the ratings since its launch. On average, more than 35 million viewers watched the three episodes, of which the highest ratings came from Hugo's cameo. Three episodes, as many as 41 million viewers tuned in to this episode. This result not only easily won the ratings championship of the night, but also the ratings championship of all dramas during the Christmas week - all TV program rankings ranked in the live broadcast of the game of life and death in the last week of the NFL regular season. After that, it was also the best result among all the episodes since the fall of 1995!
More importantly, at the age of 18 to forty-nine, which is the most valued by advertisers, the three episodes of "Friends" received ratings of 6.8, 6.6 and 7.1 respectively! Such a result can become an excellent small screen with an average rating of 3.0, which is almost a sweeping trend.
With these three episodes of Hugo's cameo appearance, "Friends", which only aired in the second season, is officially on a par with "Seinfeld" and "Happy Family", ranking among the most popular sitcoms in the American market today. "Friends" really has the capital to become the favorite series of American audiences.
Although it is said that people are lamenting the power of the "Hugo effect", and now almost anything and Hugo will shine brightly; but relatively speaking, this time people are more lamented at Hugo's comedy talent. It's also Hugo's second comedy challenge since "Sleepless in Seattle," and technically the first real comedy. It would not seem so strange to say that Hugo will be involved in a comedy movie in the future.