That looked to me like take three or four, after the director had said "Fabulous, Mary Lynn, but we really need to squeeze that read into 30 seconds. Can you pick it up a bit?"

So she did, but she was ticked at having to rush, and didn't really take it seriously. Just my interpretation.

It's a combo of a bad read of cards and then trying to compensate by doing her usual goofy thing in responose to the silliness of the task. Keep in mind that she comes from a comedy background. Her 24 role and that the fact that it stuck is pure luck (big money for her).

She was GREAT in Dude Where's My Car!!

:)

Dollars to donuts this woman consumes far more energy than the average American.

So sick of this condescending celebrity preaching. Since when is deprivation some kind of virtue. My energy consumption is a reflection of my productiivty, and I'm not ashamed of it.

Oh man...I remember seeing this live and I just cracked up at the end! Thank goodness for TiVo cuz I replayed that sucker about 5 times in a row! :D

Weird...

UK viewers, almost as weird as Gordon's Brown speech today (see video: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/debate/article-1172398/)

I think it's pretty obvious that Mary Lynn really did not want to be doing the PSA and was forced. So she read it like someone who was being forced and didn't want to do it. Good for her

Her expressions at the end were hilarious though.

She was totally making a joke out of it or playing it in character. Reminded me of when she was on Mr. Show.

Totally disagree with negatives. In character, pitch-perfect.

Haha! That's great. I think if you understood how she is in person, and in her stand-up, you would get it.