|
Martha Stewart's Ordeal Surprisingly Unfunny
|
 |
 |
|
|
|
|
|
Monday, 08 March 2004
 Martha Stewart admitted to fans this morning that, if sent to prison, she would not decorate it diligently as so many comedians have hoped she would. Rather, she told reporters, she would “spruce things up” more shrewdly by doing good deeds and “cheering the other inmates up.”
| |
|
|
Above: This colorful diagram of Stewart's state-of-mind from savemartha.com unhilariously suggests President Bush's terrorist alerts | This announcement comes as a shock to talentless funnymen the world over, including Jay Leno, Carrot Top, and Craig Kilborne, who have relied on her extreme decorating persistence for their jokes. In fact, it seems that for the last few months, spoofs of her magazine, show, and personality have saturated the media, with every joke resting entirely on “It’s set in jail! That’s so funny!”
The sobering reality of Stewart’s future doesn’t seem so funny. A business woman who broke gender biases and business practices with her company, Stewart has represented a lot of good to America’s housewives. Now her image is forever ruined, spurring countless fan websites like www.savemartha.com which feature creepy computer reenactments of her public speeches. In a new age of extreme cynicism following the collapse of Enron (which most comedians had difficulty making fun of because the matter was so despicable), it is no wonder that this relatively minor mishap drew so much attention. Poor comedians are desperate.
Martha Stewart told reporters that she simply wouldn't "have the heart in her" to reward comedians' expectations. Instead, she plans several more, unfunny speeches in the weeks to come as she attempts to salvage her name against the public’s desire for comedy.
Only registered users can write comments.
Please login or register. Powered by AkoComment 1.0 beta 2 |
| |
