"The first time was 15 years ago, so you know I made a hell of an impression." "I'm not an actor, I'm a [former child] star [turned comic straight man and director/producer]!" In my relative youth, I used to go see the free weekly ASSSSCAT show at the Upright Citizens Brigade Theater in New York, where various comedians and writers (usually including some SNL cast members) would perform long-form improv comedy based on monologues from a guest. At some point early in the Arrested Development run, I saw Jason Bateman pull monologue duty for the evening; befitting the ephemeral nature of those performances, I don't remember the exact content of his monologues, beyond that they involved his checkered child-star past, but his ease with delivering an extemporaneous story stuck with me. He was funny without losing the deadpan, reactive style that worked so well on Arrested . Featured Videos Showrunner Bisha K. Ali talks “Ms. Marvel” 00:52 Now playing Yes, Sam Waterston will return to “Law & Order” 2 hours ago 01:41 Now playing 5 Great Episodes from season 3 of “What We Do In The Shadows” Yesterday 6:26PM Bateman brought that style into his second-ever monologue as Saturday Night… Read full this story
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