Mae West: Karaoke

Who knew that karaoke is the Mae West of entertainment?
• • In a recent issue of Time Magazine, entertainment reporter James Poniewozik discussed one more TV series that appeals to the idle: "American Idol."
• • On American Idol, calling a performance "bad karaoke" is the worst insult the judges can hurl, wrote Poniewozik. It is also the greatest compliment they can bestow. Idol viewers, after all, have made the caterwauling audition episodes the highest-rated — — except for the finale.
• • Jim Poniewozik added: In their eyes, karaoke is the Mae West of entertainment: when it's bad, it's better. ...
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• • Source: Time Magazine
• • Byline: James Poniewozik [article: "No Talent Required"]
• • Published on: 30 August 2007
• • Come up and see Mae every day online: http://MaeWest.blogspot.com/
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