Comments on: SNL’s Japanese Office: “It’s Funny, Because It’s Racist” http://www.8asians.com/2008/05/19/saturday-night-live-digital-short-japanese-office/ A blog for Asian Americans Mon, 13 Feb 2012 22:56:19 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: DJKuulA http://www.8asians.com/2008/05/19/saturday-night-live-digital-short-japanese-office/comment-page-1/#comment-71761 DJKuulA Mon, 02 Jun 2008 21:23:29 +0000 http://www.8asians.com/?p=1256#comment-71761 I think the "It's Funny Because It's Racist" may have been added for the benefit of people who aren't familiar with Japanese TV, because I doubt they would have really gotten much of the humor in the skit. I think the “It’s Funny Because It’s Racist” may have been added for the benefit of people who aren’t familiar with Japanese TV, because I doubt they would have really gotten much of the humor in the skit.

]]> By: DJKuulA http://www.8asians.com/2008/05/19/saturday-night-live-digital-short-japanese-office/comment-page-1/#comment-138503 DJKuulA Mon, 02 Jun 2008 21:23:00 +0000 http://www.8asians.com/?p=1256#comment-138503 I think the "It's Funny Because It's Racist" may have been added for the benefit of people who aren't familiar with Japanese TV, because I doubt they would have really gotten much of the humor in the skit. I think the “It’s Funny Because It’s Racist” may have been added for the benefit of people who aren’t familiar with Japanese TV, because I doubt they would have really gotten much of the humor in the skit.

]]> By: John http://www.8asians.com/2008/05/19/saturday-night-live-digital-short-japanese-office/comment-page-1/#comment-67210 John Thu, 22 May 2008 07:27:21 +0000 http://www.8asians.com/?p=1256#comment-67210 Yeah, I thought it was hilarious that the actors were actually speaking Japanese. It's kind of hard to fake speaking a foreign language realistically. I wonder how many takes it took to get this skit done. I really like the fact that the actress playing the Japanese secretary was giggling and her voice was very high pitched... Also, the "commercial" in the middle with Regis Philbin was classic. I remember the first time being in Japan and watching Japanese television and shocked to see TV commercials with so many American stars that never did ads in America. Yeah, I thought it was hilarious that the actors were actually speaking Japanese. It’s kind of hard to fake speaking a foreign language realistically. I wonder how many takes it took to get this skit done. I really like the fact that the actress playing the Japanese secretary was giggling and her voice was very high pitched…

Also, the “commercial” in the middle with Regis Philbin was classic. I remember the first time being in Japan and watching Japanese television and shocked to see TV commercials with so many American stars that never did ads in America.

]]> By: John http://www.8asians.com/2008/05/19/saturday-night-live-digital-short-japanese-office/comment-page-1/#comment-138502 John Thu, 22 May 2008 07:27:00 +0000 http://www.8asians.com/?p=1256#comment-138502 Yeah, I thought it was hilarious that the actors were actually speaking Japanese. It's kind of hard to fake speaking a foreign language realistically. I wonder how many takes it took to get this skit done. I really like the fact that the actress playing the Japanese secretary was giggling and her voice was very high pitched... Also, the "commercial" in the middle with Regis Philbin was classic. I remember the first time being in Japan and watching Japanese television and shocked to see TV commercials with so many American stars that never did ads in America. Yeah, I thought it was hilarious that the actors were actually speaking Japanese. It’s kind of hard to fake speaking a foreign language realistically. I wonder how many takes it took to get this skit done. I really like the fact that the actress playing the Japanese secretary was giggling and her voice was very high pitched…

Also, the “commercial” in the middle with Regis Philbin was classic. I remember the first time being in Japan and watching Japanese television and shocked to see TV commercials with so many American stars that never did ads in America.

]]> By: TheMadHapa http://www.8asians.com/2008/05/19/saturday-night-live-digital-short-japanese-office/comment-page-1/#comment-67205 TheMadHapa Thu, 22 May 2008 05:08:43 +0000 http://www.8asians.com/?p=1256#comment-67205 I was pleasantly surprised that the actors were actually speaking Japanese. That's a lot of work! Okay, their Japanese wasn't perfect, but "Stapler doku deska?" . . . that's classic. I was pleasantly surprised that the actors were actually speaking Japanese. That’s a lot of work! Okay, their Japanese wasn’t perfect, but “Stapler doku deska?” . . . that’s classic.

]]> By: TheMadHapa http://www.8asians.com/2008/05/19/saturday-night-live-digital-short-japanese-office/comment-page-1/#comment-138501 TheMadHapa Thu, 22 May 2008 05:08:00 +0000 http://www.8asians.com/?p=1256#comment-138501 I was pleasantly surprised that the actors were actually speaking Japanese. That's a lot of work! Okay, their Japanese wasn't perfect, but "Stapler doku deska?" . . . that's classic. I was pleasantly surprised that the actors were actually speaking Japanese. That’s a lot of work! Okay, their Japanese wasn’t perfect, but “Stapler doku deska?” . . . that’s classic.

]]> By: Toro http://www.8asians.com/2008/05/19/saturday-night-live-digital-short-japanese-office/comment-page-1/#comment-66947 Toro Wed, 21 May 2008 01:57:37 +0000 http://www.8asians.com/?p=1256#comment-66947 There was nothing remotely racist in the japanese dialogue. I think Gervais just said that to be funny. The cultural differences of a japanese office being played by American actors from the same series were cute and humorous. There was nothing remotely racist in the japanese dialogue. I think Gervais just said that to be funny. The cultural differences of a japanese office being played by American actors from the same series were cute and humorous.

]]> By: Toro http://www.8asians.com/2008/05/19/saturday-night-live-digital-short-japanese-office/comment-page-1/#comment-138500 Toro Wed, 21 May 2008 01:57:00 +0000 http://www.8asians.com/?p=1256#comment-138500 There was nothing remotely racist in the japanese dialogue. I think Gervais just said that to be funny. The cultural differences of a japanese office being played by American actors from the same series were cute and humorous. There was nothing remotely racist in the japanese dialogue. I think Gervais just said that to be funny. The cultural differences of a japanese office being played by American actors from the same series were cute and humorous.

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