I've grown accustomed to his job out of necessity. It's really only weird to see him on television in public places (billboards and gyms) when I'm completely anonymous and have a special connection with "that dude" that no one around me realizes.
Last night I remembered how awesome it is that my dad is Brian Williams. I could not be prouder to share genes, a last name, love for SNL, and many other things with him.
The show was a great success. His acting was nuanced, subtle, and wonderful, the lines were delivered naturally (not a surprise), his characters were colorful, he took enough risks and didn't cross any lines, and lastly: HE'S FUNNY! Let the record show that Brian Williams is a man with a mind for journalism and comedy.
His versatility should be commended. He accomplished so much during this week. During our few video chats throughout the course of the process, we were able to catch up about everything that was going on in both of our lives (one of those things, in both cases, was not sleep). He was so psyched about this all week and withheld almost all the information about the show from me so I could be surprised. And I was.
This morning, he woke up and said, "I'll put this on the mantle and look at it every day. This experience is something to be proud of, remember fondly, and leave it where it was. I am excited to go back to work on Monday."
He will. And as always, he'll return poised, refreshed, and live at 6:30 PM EST on Monday night.
I love you dad, and congratulations.
Allison Williams.
"And that's the way I roll."
Earlier: My Dad on SNL
What is wrong with you people who feel the need to trash him or her for it? Good grief, for a liberal, supposedly open-minded site, there's a lot of contempt, or dare I say, even hatred seeping out of threads like this one.
Lighten up, and let the girl have her moment. There are plenty of other posts here where you can open fire on the media, Republicans and pretty much everything else you're upset about.
Enjoy the moment with your dad, Allison.
This is not to say I'm impressed with the MSM, who are a major reason America has become an immoral country that is circling the drain, but credit where credit is due.
Wait a moment: did he come up with the lines that he 'memorized'? No, but he delivered them 'naturally'. Hence - great sense of humor? Sorry, it does not work like that. Or is it taking a joke - well deserved.
What I find fantastic is a daughter praising her dad to heaven and - being 'published' well, in opinions yet...This is by definition an highly unobjective view and both the daughter and publisher should be restraining themselves from eathering it. There is plenty of media and quasi-media abuse, why add to the general lack of self-control and dignity.
Sorry, but this eulogy is directly proportional to every dad's opinion on their 5 year old perfect ballerina or 9 year old world's best pitcher or 13 year old universe delivered supreme poet, etc.
Writing a 'memoire' on it would not be a good idea too although you could probably sell it, could sell anything. It is not that everything is right. What's wrong with America is that she acts as if everything is.
Good job, Brian. But Rush Limbaugh, really dude? WTF?
He actually had the nerve to praise Rush Limbaugh as a great broadcaster.
That wasn't as bad as Katie Couric who featured Rush Limbaugh on her show.
Also, I generally don't like SNL. SNL hasn't been funny for like 20 years.
Sorry to be a wet blanket but I don't think an appearance on the Colbert Report and SNL counts as a mea culpa for his Republican bias.
I look forward to BriWi's early retirement.
Sorry - Allison. Please try to straighten out your Dad on this.