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Gave the President Show another shot this week, and oof. It's such a mean-spirited show.
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May 10, 2017 04:03
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Duzzy Funlop posted:Why? reunion show with jon,sam bee, john oliver, ed helms, and rob cordray
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May 10, 2017 09:34
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Just watched the Youtube clips and I wonder if they were edited. Helms and Corddry didn't say all that much.
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May 10, 2017 22:52
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The 2005 Daily Show bit was alot of fun.
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May 10, 2017 23:22
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Oh Snapple! posted:Oh please. Obama literally just finished working to install a new DNC chair who would continue with the same corporatist bullshit and to counter a surge of folks who want that bullshit out of the party. He is not "done" with politics, and even if he wasn't still using his influence everyone knows that payment was for services rendered in making sure Wall Street's interests were looked after (and likely the first of many). It's also an insultingly low amount of money to sell out for, unless it's just the first of many. Obama is already a millionaire from his book sales and has a pension, in addition to basically spending 0 of his own money over the last 8 years, does he really need more money?
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Is anyone planning on watching that Jim Jefferies show? I think he's a funny comedian and I loved Legit, but I really think we're reaching the saturation point of "comedian talks about current events" shows, and none of them really bring anything new to the table, so I'll pass.
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get that OUT of my face posted:Is anyone planning on watching that Jim Jefferies show? I think he's a funny comedian and I loved Legit, but I really think we're reaching the saturation point of "comedian talks about current events" shows, and none of them really bring anything new to the table, so I'll pass. It looks better than The President Show, and I already listen to Chapo Trap House, so I'll give it a go. Jim Jeffries is criminally underrated.
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May 31, 2017 06:42
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I also like Jim Jefferies and listen to Chapo, but I don't see how the two are related. When I think of his standup, I sooner think of the story he told about having a sex toy stuck up his rear end than anything political.
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Jun 2, 2017 23:18
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His last special was a lot of talk about American politics and I guess he's continuing with that.
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GutBomb posted:His last special was a lot of talk about American politics and I guess he's continuing with that. It's the opposite of over 10 years ago when Comedy Central leaned in hard on shows like Mind of Mencia, The Jeselnik Offensive, and any number of Daniel Tosh shows because they wanted to get that edgy comedy dollar.
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Jun 3, 2017 21:48
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The minute Trump is removed from office, we'll breathe easier and laugh at more farts. Until then, it feels MANDATORY to pay attention and tear apart everything that piece of poo poo does.
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get that OUT of my face posted:These days, comedians who talk about that subject are a dime a dozen. When is the tipping point gonna happen? Comedy always goes in phases, but it feels like the political/social commentary comedy fad we're in is taking forever. While I don't agree with Norm MacDonald when he says that kind of comedy is never funny, it feels like being funny is secondary to making a point. Hey, I'd argue that Norm McDonald is a fuckin' expert on unfunny things  Steve Vader posted:The minute Trump is removed from office, we'll breathe easier and laugh at more farts. Also, humour is a good way to address things that are too absurd or troubling to want to address head-on. That's one of the functions of humour.
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Steve Vader posted:The minute Trump is removed from office, we'll breathe easier and laugh at more farts.
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If you believe that comedy is a socially-acceptable reinforcement of tribalism, then Trump jokes are going to outlive us all.
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My problem with the oversaturation of these shows isn't that they have an agenda per se, it's that a lot of them aren't good. I thought Last Week Tonight was funny and had a lot of effort put into it in its first year, but by mid-2015 or so, I felt it got less concerned with being funny than it was with being right. That's when I stopped watching, and from what I've read, it's only gotten worse. As funny as Jim Jefferies can be, I don't see him bucking the trend. TV tastemakers, both the people that make these shows and the critics that seem united in the belief about their "importance," are still wedded to the idea that our entertainers should also be social commentators. And yet, I feel like there's more public disenchantment towards that model than ever before. It's at the point where I see a short description of an article about the declining relevance of Jimmy Fallon on late night TV, note that it equates that phenomenon with "late night becoming partisan," and start to feel sorry for him. Pity shouldn't be an emotion one feels towards Fallon. get that OUT of my face fucked around with this message at 06:43 on Jun 5, 2017 |
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Jun 5, 2017 05:28
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Last Week Tonight is still excellent though.
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GreenNight posted:Last Week Tonight is still excellent though. The main story segment has been pretty devoid of anything resembling comedy for awhile now and has become "hey idiot, here's a thing that sucks about america you should probably already should have known about.".
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IRQ posted:The main story segment has been pretty devoid of anything resembling comedy for awhile now and has become "hey idiot, here's a thing that sucks about america you should probably already should have known about.". At the same time, he's at least putting effort into something, which is more than you can say about every other "comedian acts important" show out there.
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get that OUT of my face posted:He hasn't pulled stunts like buying 5 minutes of airtime on Trinidadian TV to talk poo poo about Jack Warner for a couple of years. No, but he's buying catheter ads on Fox News to troll our president.
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So I've been watching The Daily Show since it's Bush-era heyday. Years and years of great bits many of which did a fantastic job of communicating complex political concepts in a quick and very laymen way. I'm sure a lot of it was edited to make their point not every argument was that well made, but I was always impressed with how they were able to make politics accessible and completely drive a point home. My step-dad is not a terrible human being. He took in a black kid that wasn't his and outside of being a little neurotic about cleanliness, has always treated me well, certainly better than some other blood-related members of my family. He's also a Republican. But he's not an rear end in a top hat. He doesn't drive a truck that's modified to shoot out huge plums of coal smoke or jack up the AC on Earth Day. In fact he's quite the opposite, he's a health food nut who's even more rabid about recycling than I am and freaks out when anyone leaves the lights on in an empty room or turns on the heat or ac. So I guess in that regard he's more of a business-wing Republican. Anyway, I can tell that he's not unreachable. His primary problem is that he watches way too much fox news and it poisons his brain with a lot of what you expect; logical fallacies, cherry picking, etc. I would like to use some select Daily Show clips to try and help reach my Republican step-dad. After years of watching The Daily Show it all tends to blend together. Yet I know there are some great bits out there that he would benefit from seeing, because they make their point in a way that makes it clear just how insane and messed up the situation is. I'm looking for clips like the coverage of the Climate Change Committee and John Oliver's series on Gun Control in Australia. Also anything that shows how utterly terrible fox news is, is a plus. What recommendations of really compelling Daily Show clips can you goons make?
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I want these shows to be political, but they need to cool it with analojokes - describing whatever Trump et al said/did, followed by "that's like..." whatever. That's just an analogy, not a real joke. If you have a real zinger then sure, but Colbert, Meyers, Oliver, and Noah are leaning on 'em way too much. I blame Oliver, he was the leader in doing this, everyone saw how many hits his segments got on Youtube, and followed suit. I realize 10 minutes of material a night is a lot but that's what you're paid for. pwn fucked around with this message at 05:04 on Jun 9, 2017 |
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pwn posted:I want these shows to be political, but they need to cool it with analojokes - describing whatever Trump et al said/did, followed by "that's like..." whatever. That's just an analogy, not a real joke. If you have a real zinger then sure, but Colbert, Meyers, Oliver, and Noah are leaning on 'em way too much.
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-Blackadder- posted:What recommendations of really compelling Daily Show clips can you goons make? This might be a bit too far out there since it's fiction, but you made your step-dad sound a bit like the kind of Republican that Big John represents with his melt-down in Alpha House.
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-Blackadder- posted:So I've been watching The Daily Show since it's Bush-era heyday. Years and years of great bits many of which did a fantastic job of communicating complex political concepts in a quick and very laymen way. I'm sure a lot of it was edited to make their point not every argument was that well made, but I was always impressed with how they were able to make politics accessible and completely drive a point home. "Nice guy" + "watches and is easily fooled by Faux News" != "a nice guy" unfortunately. Or at least not an intelligent guy.  Anyways, what you're asking for is kind of a difficult proposition because there's almost 2 decades of material to go through (not the Kilbourne years, though.) I guess you could watch the show on an ongoing basis, or catch the clips posted to FB or YT or wherever and share the ones you like. In general the stuff you're asking for is when the research department finds A/V of Recucklicans contradicting themselves and then Jon/Trevor rips into them for their hypocrisy (e.g. the Recucklicans endorsing Merrick Garland before he was nominated by Obama.) Really though, what you need to do is to get him to stop watching Faux News. The antidote isn't going to help if he keeps drinking the poison.
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Can't you just go through the archives and jean everything tagged with Fox? The 50 lies in 50 seconds type stuff is what I'd start with personally.
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-Blackadder- posted:What recommendations of really compelling Daily Show clips can you goons make? I don't know that something that is going to be mocking him is the best path to enlightening him.
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I think you should leave your dad alone. He's set in his ways and someone that watches Fox News on a regular basis isn't interested in the daily show or what they have to say and will just rebut anything the daily show says with misinformation from a more "reputable" (to them) source. Just don't talk politics and enjoy that relationship with your dad.
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I'm not sure how old your dad is, but at a certain age, most people get stubborn and set in their ways politically. My parents are DNC-style Democrats, my mom is 70 and my dad is approaching that milestone, and I know that no amount of Chapo Trap House and Jacobin will get them to change their minds. My advice to you is to not bother.
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get that OUT of my face posted:These days, comedians who talk about that subject are a dime a dozen. When is the tipping point gonna happen? Comedy always goes in phases, but it feels like the political/social commentary comedy fad we're in is taking forever.
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People certainly get more stubborn and set in their ways as they age, but who knows. Donald Trump has my entire family in political agreement for the first (and probably only) time in my life.
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Gwenyth isn't "far left". She's not a Marxist. She's a privileged fuckwit, a lunatic, and a snake oil salesman. Horseshoe theory is stupid.
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Echo Chamber posted:Gwenyth isn't "far left". She's not a Marxist. She's a privileged fuckwit, a lunatic, and a snake oil salesman. Even if she was it wouldn't stop her from being a horrible human being. People can have layers. Awful awful layers.
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The show came back ((No one noticed)) Roy Wood Jr. continues to be funny.
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I noticed, I just couldn't watch because FiOS crapped out and my recording was only 6 minutes of digital noise.
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The Daily Show with Trevor Noah: Who is this guy?
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Aug 24, 2017 00:22
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Jordan klepper's gettin a show.
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IRQ posted:And it's... the Colbert Report again?
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