Why Sanjaya Lost

He lost his mojo:

The libido...
The essence...
The right stuff...as Doctor Evil so eloquently stated.

What made Sanjaya thoroughly entertaining was the over-the-top spectacle which turned sanjaya malakar into SAN-JAYA. We loved the ponyhawk.


The homage to Saturday Night Fever:


The besame mucho mustache and goatee...


So, what happened?

According to Robert McKee, a comedic character's value is rooted in the dissonance of character perception: How a character believes himself to be perceived as opposed to how people actually perceive him. The best comedic characters have no clue how buffoonish they actually are.


Inspector Clouseau believes that he is the world's best detective, not a bungling idiot.



Archie Bunker didn't perceive himself to be a malicious bigot.



David Brent thought he was the coolest boss ever.



We love their cluelessness.

When David Brent begged for his job in the last season of The Office and admitted he was a loser, he wasn't funny anymore.

The similar thing happened with Sanjaya.

He picked "Something To Talk About" and we all knew he was talking about himself.

And it was boring.

Where was the cheesiness?

What happened to the misguided attempt to romance J.Lo?

And the stupid outfit?


boring.

He lost the naivete which endeared us.

He lost the fire.

He lost the SAN-JAYA-ness.

And now he's gone.

I hope KFC still has their offer open.
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Is this the last we have seen of Mr. Malakar? Why do you think he lost?