Chapter 1339: Comedy Test
Before the laughter had time to fall, the applause and cheers of the audience began to sound, and finally joined together, and there was a rare scene in the entire studio, and the applause of the mountain and tsunami made people mistakenly think that this was the recording site of a variety show, not the shooting site of a TV series.
It turned out that Matthew was the first to whistle and then applaud to show his admiration for Hugo, and as a result, this person's behavior set off a chain effect that made everyone applaud.
Jennifer even gave Hugo a hug directly, "It seems that you are indeed very suitable for comedy." โ
Hugo just shrugged his shoulders and looked noncommittal, which made Jennifer flutter and laugh again. Although all the audience applauded enthusiastically, Hugo knew that his comedic talent was not enough. The reason why today's performance is successful is that he is relaxed enough and has no baggage, relying more on the excellence of the script than on his personal comedic skills.
Real comedians are honed out of Saturday Night Live, and Hugo doesn't think he has that talent.
In fact, as early as the first time Hugo appeared on a TV variety show, he did not have the so-called idol baggage, because he never considered himself an idol. Now, Hugo does not have the so-called superstar baggage, because he knows that these popularity and support do not mean that he is superior, he is still Hugo Lancaster, an ordinary person, but his profession is a little special.
Therefore, in fact, the atmosphere of "Friends" is very suitable for Hugo, Hugo is relaxed enough, and open-minded, the image of a child and a little girl without an image is simply amazing, this can be called a "self-destructive image", no wonder the audience laughed like this.
After all three episodes were filmed, Hugo officially walked in front of all the spectators, and the applause of the audience began to boil again, but Hugo raised his hand to stop everyone, "Thank you for your support today, your support makes me feel the sense of accomplishment of an actor, especially as a comedian, although I know I am not that good." Hugo's words caused a whistle and scream to ring out again at the scene, which made the smile on Hugo's face even brighter, "Don't do this, don't do this, I'll be arrogant, it's not good." โ
Hugo curled the corners of his mouth and gently shook his right index finger, but his eyes were smug, and this simple action made the audience burst into laughter again.
Then Hugo bent down and nodded his head to express his gratitude, which also made the applause of the audience break the table again. For these two hundred viewers, they may have experienced the most special time of their lives, because no one knows when Hugo's next guest appearance in a TV series will be, and it will be a sitcom. This moment, in fact, is also a historical moment.
Feeling the crazy craze of the audience, the six leading actors of "Friends" also stepped forward and stood side by side with Hugo, holding hands and bowing to express their gratitude to the audience. Today's recording has come to an end for the time being.
Although the recording was over, the excitement on the faces of the audience could not be dissipated for a long time, and the heat drifted in the studio for a long time.
After returning to the lounge, Jennifer was the first to walk up and said to Hugo worriedly, "Is it really okay for you to ruin your image like this?" Jennifer was very worried that she invited Hugo to make a cameo appearance in "Friends", but it turned out to lead to the disillusionment of Hugo's image as a perfect gentleman, which didn't seem very good.
Hugo laughed hehe, and asked rhetorically, "What image?" This made Jennifer stunned, and Hugo immediately smiled even brighter, "Handsome guy image? I don't think my image of crying is so bad. โ
This kind of Hugo really feels strange, Jennifer listened to Cameron's description is not at all, Hugo actually started to play treasure, this is really ...... However, Jennifer likes Hugo like this, because there is no sense of distance, Hugo under the halo of "superstar" looks so far away, and the usual politeness will also make people feel distance, but now, Hugo looks like a part of "Friends".
"Hey, bro, you're not as handsome as you thought you were, okay?" Jennifer gave Hugo a roll of her eyes and pouted. If it had been placed before, Jennifer would never have dared 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 image are you worried about about me?" โ
Jennifer was choked by Hugo's rebuttal, she originally wanted to say "superstar image", but after thinking about it, her words couldn't be spoken. Perhaps, Hugo never had the so-called superstar image from beginning to end, and that qiฤ was just a halo imposed on Hugo by the media.
"I guess you're leaving the crew, right?" The first thing Matthew said was this, which made Hugo and Jennifer stunned, Matthew tilted his head and said awkwardly, "You know, if you stay, we don't know who is going to lose their jobs between the three men, and I'm a little worried that it will be my ......"
Matthew's words made Hugo clap his hands and laugh, and when the others also reacted that it was Matthew's humor, they all laughed too. Matthew was praising Hugo's performance today for being so good that it threatened their status in a fixed role.
"I do have a great 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 don't think I'm going to make a fool of myself here." Before Kevin fired me, it would have been more appropriate for me to leave the crew obediently. โ
Hugo's answer made Matthew's eyes light up, and the ghost almost raised his right hand, but when he raised it, he saw the surprised eyes of the other partners, and Matthew knew that he was reckless. In fact, Matthew felt that Hugo could understand his humor, and his answer was in the same style as him, which made Matthew feel very happy and subconsciously wanted to high-five.
No, Hugo also raised his hand, high-fived Matthew directly in celebration, and then gave Matthew a look, which made Matthew laugh again.
After all the work is over, Hugo will leave the crew early. The rest of the "Friends" have come to the end of their work today, but they still need to receive the script for their next job, and then have a brief meeting to get an idea of the script before they can continue to prepare when they go home.
As a result, the main staff of "Friends" came out to bid farewell to Hugo.
Kevin, who was standing on the side, once again solemnly expressed his gratitude to Hugo, not only because of Hugo's selfless dedication today, Hugo did not refuse after reading the script, but also gave such a wonderful performance after coming to the scene, which made Kevin grateful; Because of Hugo's generosity and affinity, Hugo's cameo in three episodes only symbolically received 100,000 US dollars, which is almost a drop in the bucket compared to Hugo's current super high worth.
"I hope I didn't mess with you, and if the ratings for these episodes are too bad, please remember not to contact me." Hugo responded to Kevin's thanks in this way, which once again made all the "Friends" partners laugh.
In fact, just as the audience felt at the scene, the three episodes of "Friends" were broadcast during the Christmas season, and Hugo's performance regardless of his image won unanimous praise.
"Delicate, vivid, easy, and humorous, Hugo not only captured the hearts of Rachel and Monica, but also won the love of all TV viewers." The most authoritative magazine in the TV drama circle praised the content of the three episodes of "Friends", believing that Hugo's comedic effect completely exceeded expectations.
Not only the critics, but also the audience.
Many viewers said that the image of Hugo in their minds was mostly "cold, gentlemanly, and talented", especially Hugo's current momentum in movies and music, and Hugo's superstar posture is even more deeply rooted in the hearts of the people. However, Hugo's performance in "Friends" that ruined Miรจ's image made them say that Hugo was very close, not only more affinity, but also very likable, and the humorous style added a lot of points to Hugo's charm, completely breaking the image of Hugo created by the media in the past year, which can be called a gratifying harvest.
"Friends" was the most popular film since its inception, with an average of more than 35 million viewers tuning in to the three episodes, with the highest viewer being the third episode of Hugo's cameo, which was watched by 41 million viewers. Not only did it easily win the night's ratings, but it was also the ratings champion of any drama show that week of Christmas - the best show of all the shows in the rankings after the live broadcast of the final week of the NFL regular season, and the best result of any show since the fall of 1995!
What's more, in the eighteen-to-forty-nine-year-old stage, which is most valued by advertisers, these three episodes of "Friends" have received ratings of 6.8, 6.6 and 7.1 respectively! Such a result can be made on the small screen with an average rating of 3.0, which can almost be called a sweep.
With these three episodes of Hugo's cameo, "Friends", which has only been broadcast to the second season, is officially on a par with "Seinfeld" and "Happy Family", ranking among the most popular sitcoms in the American market today, which also makes "Friends" really have the capital to become the favorite drama series of American audiences.
Although people are lamented by the power of the "Hugo effect", almost everything will bloom after being associated with Hugo; But relatively speaking, this time people are more amazed by Hugo's comedic talent, which is also the second time Hugo has challenged comedy after "Sleepless in Seattle", and strictly speaking, the first real comedy. It seems not so surprising that Hugo will be involved in comedy films in the future.