Myers\u2019 first major acting role in nearly a decade would be unbelievable if 2017 weren\u2019t already so ridiculous.
\nA gorilla is riding a unicycle while playing a bagpipe that shoots fire, and he\u2019s far from the most absurd performer on stage. Because just a few feet away from the grown man in the gorilla costume is Mike Myers in a game show host costume, performing the character of Tommy Maitland, the new host of ABC\u2019s \u201cThe Gong Show.\u201d This is Myers\u2019 first major acting role since the 2008 movie \u201cThe Love Guru.\u201d \u201cCheeky monkeys!\u201d is Maitland\u2019s catchphrase, even when there isn\u2019t a gorilla onstage with him. In between introducing the oddball performers competing for a $2,000.17 check and golden gong trophy, Maitland makes penis jokes. So many penis jokes. He occasionally swears and refers to being high. \u201cThe Gong Show\u201d isn\u2019t quite the clean Disney fun for the whole network-cable-watching family that could have been expected. If you\u2019re confused, well, that might be the point. Myers as Maitland begins the premiere episode with a thesis statement of sorts: \u201cTurn off your brain. We\u2019re just here for funsies.\u201d Safety in pure nonsense may be a winning formula in these \u201cdark times\u201d, a term that is referenced throughout the premiere, as when one judge jokingly remarked that certain performances are an antidote to this era. The Donald Trump presidency isn\u2019t explicitly mentioned, but it inherently causes a show so clearly escapist and nonsensical to make more sense.<\/p>\n
\u201cSaturday Night Live\u201d struggled to be funnier than the real news they tried to parody last season. On an inspired wavelength, \u201cThe Gong Show\u201d is going for true, 100 percent absurdism. In a way, if you squint, it\u2019s 2017\u2032s Dadaist (protest against policies) masterpiece. Confusion, total and pure confusion is an admirable trait for a show to aim for, especially a network show meant for a large audience. Mike Myers mysteriously left his lucrative Hollywood career for nearly a decade. He has now returned to host a revival of a gong-based game show while playing a character that looks nothing like him. When HuffPost emailed an ABC representative to inquire whether Myers would be doing any press, the reply kept up the charade. The response: \u201cThe Host is Tommy Maitland, and he\u2019s currently unavailable.\u201d A less generous take could be that \u201cThe Gong Show\u201d has no idea what it wants to be. Zach Galifianakis is a guest judge in the pilot, which seems to be a nod to his satirical talk show, \u201cBetween Two Ferns.\u201d But \u201cThe Gong Show\u201d isn\u2019t purely a satire of gameshows, it\u2019s just, well, ZANY! Yet, the insanity is endearing and makes sense in the totality. Everyone involved just went for it, which makes the whole thing hard to look away from. There\u2019s an underlying message to this chaos, ABC IS SO CRAZY! Maybe in 2017, that\u2019s the kind of programming ethos we need. In the words of Myers as Maitland while introducing guest judge Ken Jeong, \u201cHow many gongs would a Ken Jeong gong if Ken Jeong could gong gongs?\u201d Or in other words, \u201cTurn off your brain. We\u2019re just here for funsies.\u201d \u201cThe Gong Show\u201d airs on Thursdays at 10 p.m. on ABC.<\/p>\n
Leave It Once Again To Mike Myers To Make The Ridiculous Fun To Watch Without Feeling Insane! <\/b><\/p>\nSusan Z\u2019s Conclusion:<\/h2>\n
There has been much speculation about Mike Myers disappearance from movies for the last 10 years but I believe he put it quite clearly in an interview stating he just wanted to do what he wanted to do without the pressure. He has done a few cameos and some small projects here and there but coming back to TV immersed in his kind of humor might just have been the right mix of temptation to return.<\/p>\n
Ace of Cups: <\/b>
\nThis is a card of gaining one\u2019s heart\u2019s desire. I feel this card says it all. Myers was ready to come back and do what he loves to do\u2026ridiculous humor!<\/p>\n
King of Swords: <\/b>
\nThis is a about contracts, advice and sometimes a cruel person. This may represent Myers addictive and obsessive control over his projects and could represent an offer made to him he couldn\u2019t refuse.<\/p>\n
Ten of Wands: <\/b> Inverted (Upside Down)
\nThis is a burden card. Since pulled inverted, I feel Myers has finally come to the decision that doing what he loves is worth all the burden of stardom and also rejection that comes with it.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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