Romney on a Balcony

Post election, the entire country is waiting the candidate’s reaction to the results. Will their party celebrate and cheer? Or stand in a corner and cry? At the end of this year’s election results, there was a big distinguishment between each of the party’s election aftermath. Obama’s party was singing and dancing at a huge celebration, while Romney’s party stood silent, and waiting solemnly for Romney to give his final election speech.

SNL: Romney on a Balcony

This skit featured on Saturday Night Live mocks the post election jitters that everyone was experiencing that night. Romney stands outside on his balcony, drinking his stress away from a big carton of milk. His wife, Ann, walks out and encourages him to come back to the party. They interpretation of Ann as this stepford wife is hilarious in a sense that it’s partially true. She and Mitt have this wealthy couple relationship that the public can see. After Ann leaves, one of Mitt’s sons comes out and expresses how upset he is. The same gag repeats when another son comes out, and he is played by the same actor. The joke here is that Mitt’s family is all pretty much the same, in terms of character and personality. The skit continues and several more people come out to comfort Mitt. It ends with Mitt and Ann having a touching moment as the embrace each other on the balcony

This form of political entertainment is funny today, but will it be as hilarious 20 years from now? Mostly likely not. Though the parody of Romney’s character and his family might be comedic, the punchlines will not be relevant. A specific example is when Mitt’s son says the line “Come in inside, Donald Trump is doing this thing where he is being a racist.” This punch line is very funny in today’s world since the audience can connect to the events of the past with Trump and the election. However, in 20 years from now, audiences watching this sketch may have to search for the underlying meaning of that joke. Sketches from past elections that I watch today I can only partially understand the humor in them, simply because political entertainment is time sensitive.

Though this video will mostly be relevant post election, it still gives humor to Romney’s situation. Laughing at the downfalls of life, and in this case the election, can help ease the pain. And for Romney supporters, they will need all the humor they can get.