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The Daily Show Is Not Having A Crisis Of Comedy

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Dave J.
11/11/08

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When it comes to the unintentional comedy,

Bush > Obama

BUT

Media covering Obama > Media covering Bush.

So, really, it's a wash. There will be no shortage of idiotic people doing idiotic things for the next four years, it's just that most of them won't be the people actually making decisions in our government. Yay for that.
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JinxyMcDeath
11/11/08

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I'm going to "The Daily Show" this week and I'm hoping with all my might that Mr. Obama himself is the guest (and not via satellite).

Christ, I can't go one fucking sentence without using "hope" and "Obama" in the same sentence.
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rosaluxembourgeoise
11/11/08

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"Dumb" would be if you had predicted the "End of History".
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WackoJacko
11/11/08

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Argh. Look, there's no crisis of comedy. Just don't make "black jokes." That's why this sketch is basically okay with me, but I hope they can move like, further into the comedy future--at like, WARP SPEED. Maybe if they had comedy scientists working on this instead of spending $150,000.00 on wardrobe, they'd be in better shape. Mm-hm. Sho nuff. Oh yes I di-d. YouknowhatI'msayn?
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MissNormaDesmond
11/11/08

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Larry Wilmore's actually been on the show for some time. Not that he may not be moving up in the organization now, so to speak.
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nanashi
11/11/08

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"(You see, George Bush is a Whopper and Barack Obama is a Big Mac and I'll show myself to the euthenasia clinic.)"

Because we need a strong Commander-in-Beef? (i'm already waiting for my injection, haters.)
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Larry Fine
11/11/08

@nanashi: Bubba is the only Big Mac in my life.
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downlow
11/11/08

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I watched this last night with a friend of mine who, during the election, honestly thought Palin was "cool". Thank God most of these idiots aren't registered to vote. I also just realized this friend of mine has absolutely no understanding of the issue of gay marriage, other than she's against it.

Anyway, my friend didn't get the humor of this bit. I mean, she didn't understand the entire concept of the show. The Daily Show also did a bit where they showed a clip of people celebrating after Obama's win. They had edited movie clips, etc. into it. My friend said "That is fake!"

Sigh....
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bringmemyTofu
11/11/08

@downlow: Your friends seems to be easily manipulated.

Can I have her number?
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misslinda
11/11/08

@downlow: my redneck brother in law visited us in NYC a few months back. At 11pm I said "lets watch the news" and of course put on the Daily Show. He didn't find any of it funny. Then the Colbert Report came on and he got happy. He said "now this guy I like!" and I realized that he was so stupid that he didn't get that Colbert's routine is satire. I also realized my brother in law may be unable to read.
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Larry Fine
11/11/08

@misslinda: So when somebody asks you to out on the news you tune in Comedy Central and it's your brother-in-law who has the problem?
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Schm
11/11/08

@downlow: I had a boyfriend, back in 2004, who was from a Bush-worshipping evangelical family. He really tried to be open-minded and I ended up successfully convincing him to oppose the Iraq war, but sometimes it was the most painful experience ever to sit together and watch the Daily Show, with me being the only one laughing. Some people just aren't capable of seeing this kind of humor at a fundamental level... it is heartbreaking.
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DennyCrane
11/11/08

@downlow: I must confess, when "Third Moon, Endor" popped up, me and my friend were rolling with laughter.
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MissNormaDesmond
11/11/08

@pareenesterrine: Well, except that it was misslinda who said "Let's put on the news," and her brother-in-law who didn't figure out that it wasn't news, so yes, that does appear to me to be a problem on his part.
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Larry Fine
11/11/08

@MissNormaDesmond: Ahh! I will shut the fuck up then.
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downlow
11/11/08

@schmalerie: Yea! I actually got this girl to at least understand that the geighs are NOT picketing for the right to eff each other in the butt. I swear, I think a lot of people think that is the issue. Once I explained how it's about equal rights and gave her some examples she was more willing to accept it. BTW, in Texas, I believe it is still illegal for anyone to eff anyone in the butt, but do you think my boyfriend accepts that old excuse? Of course not!
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sarrible
11/11/08

@downlow: Lawrence v. Texas, 2003. Effing in the butt is legal EVERYWHERE. In the U.S.
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Vivien Smith-Smythe-Smith
11/12/08

@sarrible: What has always amused me is imagining how on earth these laws would ever be enforced...
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