Disclaimer: I'm not a Jonas Brothers fan. I kind of know about them. I have a few Nick Jonas songs in my spotify liked songs so I don't have a lot of the backstory for them. I watched this because it was there. The only real opinion I've ever had on them is that it was probably really hard for them to be the purity ring band and that probably left some scars and that's pretty much what I felt after watching this.
The mood emanating from pretty much everyone throughout this was "tread lightly", something I probably should have clocked when I saw the notoriously mild Kenan Thompson was hosting. There were no guests that are known for going hard on the roastmasters. No Jeff Ross, no Jane Lynch, no Snoop Dogg, etc. Almost everyone was related to the Jonas Brothers in some way or another. Gabriel Iglesias was mentioned as a featured guest then only showed up in the credits. Pete Davidson was a gentle and kind soul making more fun of himself than anyone on stage. Lilly Singh and Niall Horan were pleasant. The brothers also seemed most at ease with Lilly Singh and Priyanka Chopra's roasting. The two women seem to have mastered making fun of them in a way that feels fun rather than hurtful. John Legend (another super nice guy) popped in to tell them they were not the Beatles (something I don't think they ever were aspiring to be) but they were actually better than the Beatles in one particular way because none of their amazing, wonderful, beautiful, spectacular (as everyone kept saying) wives didn't break up the band. Also, when you put that much emphasis on how much better a person's wife is than them, that kind of goes hand in hand with making fun of how that person looks, but that joke seemed to be off limits as well.
Even so, everybody still seemed tense. I believe Kevin mentioned that Nick's the most sensitive of the three. I definitely got that vibe. He looked very on edge. Kevin also made a joke that he was high and it came across like it was more of a "I'm high so the jokes will hurt my feelings less" than a "Haha. I'm high." comment. Their father had the energy of a parent who was very proud of the accomplishments of his children who had risen above severe bullying but was still to this day angry over said bullying. Which makes sense because that's pretty much what happened here. It was actually Sophie Turner who seemed the most unhappy with the situation. She looked actively ready to fight anyone who said anything she didn't like about her husband. Which was actually nice to see. A woman standing by and defending her man is nice.
Kevin is married to a woman named Danielle. Whenever I see a spouse that is not famous married to a famous spouse I always have the thought of oh that must be hard. A lot of fans and media outlets don't want to hear what you have to say. Very similar to how a pastor's wife often feels at church. So it was then pretty hilarious when she literally didn't speak at the roast. I don't know the backstory there. Maybe she really did lose her voice. Maybe Kevin told her it'd be too hard to hear her say anything mean to him publicly. I don't know. But she had prepared some real zingers... like how big Kevin is. I'm sure every man hates to hear that lol.
The two main intents here seemed to be promotion (Joe's in a band called DNCE) and dispelling some hurtful rumors. Nick has normal sized nipples. They were not completely the lame virgins they presented themselves as during the whole purity ring thing. All the guys are straight (they love their wives and Kevin had playboys).
I think this could have gotten just as many views and maybe even a higher rating if they'd called it "Jonas Brothers Family Appreciation Show" or even "Jonas Brothers Family Reunion". Then the rest of us would have known this was just something to watch, which is what I walked away feeling. This was purely for the fans, and certainly not for the people who had any interest in seeing them roasted. I'm sure the fans had little Easter eggs in there they enjoyed and those little "That's so Sophie!" or "Awww Nick and Priyanka!" moments so I think if you're a fan it will be really enjoyable to you. All that being said, they seem like a wholesome bunch. That doesn't really gel with a roast, but this wasn't a terrible way to spend a Wednesday afternoon.
The mood emanating from pretty much everyone throughout this was "tread lightly", something I probably should have clocked when I saw the notoriously mild Kenan Thompson was hosting. There were no guests that are known for going hard on the roastmasters. No Jeff Ross, no Jane Lynch, no Snoop Dogg, etc. Almost everyone was related to the Jonas Brothers in some way or another. Gabriel Iglesias was mentioned as a featured guest then only showed up in the credits. Pete Davidson was a gentle and kind soul making more fun of himself than anyone on stage. Lilly Singh and Niall Horan were pleasant. The brothers also seemed most at ease with Lilly Singh and Priyanka Chopra's roasting. The two women seem to have mastered making fun of them in a way that feels fun rather than hurtful. John Legend (another super nice guy) popped in to tell them they were not the Beatles (something I don't think they ever were aspiring to be) but they were actually better than the Beatles in one particular way because none of their amazing, wonderful, beautiful, spectacular (as everyone kept saying) wives didn't break up the band. Also, when you put that much emphasis on how much better a person's wife is than them, that kind of goes hand in hand with making fun of how that person looks, but that joke seemed to be off limits as well.
Even so, everybody still seemed tense. I believe Kevin mentioned that Nick's the most sensitive of the three. I definitely got that vibe. He looked very on edge. Kevin also made a joke that he was high and it came across like it was more of a "I'm high so the jokes will hurt my feelings less" than a "Haha. I'm high." comment. Their father had the energy of a parent who was very proud of the accomplishments of his children who had risen above severe bullying but was still to this day angry over said bullying. Which makes sense because that's pretty much what happened here. It was actually Sophie Turner who seemed the most unhappy with the situation. She looked actively ready to fight anyone who said anything she didn't like about her husband. Which was actually nice to see. A woman standing by and defending her man is nice.
Kevin is married to a woman named Danielle. Whenever I see a spouse that is not famous married to a famous spouse I always have the thought of oh that must be hard. A lot of fans and media outlets don't want to hear what you have to say. Very similar to how a pastor's wife often feels at church. So it was then pretty hilarious when she literally didn't speak at the roast. I don't know the backstory there. Maybe she really did lose her voice. Maybe Kevin told her it'd be too hard to hear her say anything mean to him publicly. I don't know. But she had prepared some real zingers... like how big Kevin is. I'm sure every man hates to hear that lol.
The two main intents here seemed to be promotion (Joe's in a band called DNCE) and dispelling some hurtful rumors. Nick has normal sized nipples. They were not completely the lame virgins they presented themselves as during the whole purity ring thing. All the guys are straight (they love their wives and Kevin had playboys).
I think this could have gotten just as many views and maybe even a higher rating if they'd called it "Jonas Brothers Family Appreciation Show" or even "Jonas Brothers Family Reunion". Then the rest of us would have known this was just something to watch, which is what I walked away feeling. This was purely for the fans, and certainly not for the people who had any interest in seeing them roasted. I'm sure the fans had little Easter eggs in there they enjoyed and those little "That's so Sophie!" or "Awww Nick and Priyanka!" moments so I think if you're a fan it will be really enjoyable to you. All that being said, they seem like a wholesome bunch. That doesn't really gel with a roast, but this wasn't a terrible way to spend a Wednesday afternoon.
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