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07/09/06, 05:21 pm
Posing as a fake news show, Jon Stewart's nightly talk/comedy program has won numerous emmies and has become the source many liberals and moderates turn to instead of the allegedly "real" news shows.
Even if you prefer to go to bed earlier the first few minutes of the show, which reviews and mocks some of the day's news stories, is worth staying up for. The "on location" satirical skits in the middle can be a bit goofy but the show redeems itself again in the short live guest interview segment.
Jon stewart has to be the single best interviewer on television. Like Conan Obrien, Stewart can skillfuly navigate any guest or topic of conversation into the funny zone, but Stewart earns extra credit for making his point and scoring points on his guests without doing it in a mean and nasty way. Many right-wing guests he's insulted come back for more.
The Colbert Report, hosted by Steve Colbert is a spinoff from The Daily Show that I would have preferred had remained where it was. The 5 minutes of sarcasm Colbert contributed was the right mix for me and The Daily Show was stronger for having him. The 30 minutes of posing as a right-wing pundit on the Colbert Report is an overdose of a good thing. When it works it's brilliant but I get a little tired of making the mental conversion between what he says and he means.
I rate The Daily Show 9 and The Colbert Report 7
Even if you prefer to go to bed earlier the first few minutes of the show, which reviews and mocks some of the day's news stories, is worth staying up for. The "on location" satirical skits in the middle can be a bit goofy but the show redeems itself again in the short live guest interview segment.
Jon stewart has to be the single best interviewer on television. Like Conan Obrien, Stewart can skillfuly navigate any guest or topic of conversation into the funny zone, but Stewart earns extra credit for making his point and scoring points on his guests without doing it in a mean and nasty way. Many right-wing guests he's insulted come back for more.
The Colbert Report, hosted by Steve Colbert is a spinoff from The Daily Show that I would have preferred had remained where it was. The 5 minutes of sarcasm Colbert contributed was the right mix for me and The Daily Show was stronger for having him. The 30 minutes of posing as a right-wing pundit on the Colbert Report is an overdose of a good thing. When it works it's brilliant but I get a little tired of making the mental conversion between what he says and he means.
I rate The Daily Show 9 and The Colbert Report 7