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Matthew Perry Did Sarcasm So Well SNL Hired Him To Teach It
By ETHAN ANDERTON
Matthew Perry hosted “Saturday Night Live” in 1997, and while every episode of the sketch comedy show has its highs and lows, one skit highlighted the actor’s mastery of sarcasm.
It’s this trait that made Perry so good as Chandler Bing on “Friends” and would also make for a perfect sketch to let those sarcastic skills shine as the teacher of Sarcasm 101.
The sketch begins abruptly by throwing viewers in the middle of a college classroom, as if the skit was already in progress. The audience gradually learns what’s being taught.
Perry plays a professor who is sarcastic all the time, except when he compliments his students on their achievements in sarcasm — essentially, a more mean version of Chandler.
While it’s easy to play a jerk character, it’s tough to pull off the lovable jerk. However, Perry could imbue even the snarkiest jabs with an undeniable charm.