more Obscure Sketches Show Myers At His Most Bizarre, Charming, And Experimental. "lothar Of The Hill People" Challenged Network Censors With Not-so-subtle Allusions To Masturbation And Female Genitalia, While Myers's Penchant For All Things British Is Frequently Indulged, Including Spot-on Send-ups Of Ron Wood And Mick Jagger. His Portrayal Of A Hypoglycemic, Hyperactive 6-year-old--complete With Safety Helmet And Restraining Harness--is Both Outrageously Funny And More Than A Little Dangerous. (it's A Miracle That Guest Host Nicole Kidman Keeps A Straight Face As She Feeds The "kid" A Chocolate Bar, With The Expected Results.) And While Other Sketches Such As "middle Aged Man" Were Not Likely To Follow Wayne And Dieter To Big-screen Success, They Show Myers Doing What He Does Best: Conceiving Original Characters And Pushing Them To Comedic Extremes.
More obscure sketches show Myers at his most bizarre, charming, and experimental. "Lothar of the Hill People" challenged network censors with not-so-subtle allusions to masturbation and female genitalia, while Myers's penchant for all things British is frequently indulged, including spot-on send-ups of Ron Wood and Mick Jagger. His portrayal of a hypoglycemic, hyperactive 6-year-old--complete with safety helmet and restraining harness--is both outrageously funny and more than a little dangerous. (It's a miracle that guest host Nicole Kidman keeps a straight face as she feeds the "kid" a chocolate bar, with the expected results.) And while other sketches such as "Middle Aged Man" were not likely to follow Wayne and Dieter to big-screen success, they show Myers doing what he does best: conceiving original characters and pushing them to comedic extremes. --Jeff Shannon