tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17709835.post7085857286308106558..comments2024-01-17T00:20:07.761-08:00Comments on Not For Fun Only: Dan Hoyle's The Real AmericansAxel Feldheimhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12517904558156089265noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17709835.post-84631517437039612082012-03-12T10:58:15.254-07:002012-03-12T10:58:15.254-07:00I've only ever seen parts of Anna Deveare Smit...I've only ever seen parts of Anna Deveare Smith's show on TV,& Dan Hoyle's show is similar, though he's probably funnier & cuter. Both could be accused of caricaturing "the other." I thought Mr. Hoyle's show worked best when he was satirizing his own friends, depicted eating brunches of locally-sourced ingredients & being smugly condescending about Mr. Hoyle's road trip.Axel Feldheimhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12517904558156089265noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17709835.post-38771052160151581232012-03-11T21:17:28.495-07:002012-03-11T21:17:28.495-07:00"Instead of narrating his experience in the 1..."Instead of narrating his experience in the 1st person, he performs a series of cartoony impersonations of the people he meets." So who was the worst at caricaturing other cultures, Anna Deveare Smith or Dan Hoyle? Sounds pretty ghastly.Civic Centerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12362422142667230626noreply@blogger.com