There’s a difference between someone who’s an actor and someone who’s distinctly a theater kid, just like there’s a difference between someone who’s a musician and someone who’s distinctly a band kid, and the theater kids seem to be taking over our media institutions lately. Nobody on the current snl cast seems like a normal person with a good sense of humor - they all feel deeply sheltered and siphoned through private schools and theater camps. It’s more about taste than theater in particular too - I can’t judge people for caring about drama as an art form, but too many new celebrities and comedians seem like they can recite songs from wicked and hamilton from memory.
yeah now youve made me think of joss whedon who is the avatar of shitty theater kids and he's dominated pop culture for a couple of decades at this point
He's like a third generation screenwriter as well so no one could be normal growing up like that
Good point I was thinking of a couple of cartoon dudes but Whedon is a perfect example.