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15 | 13.27% |
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91 | 80.53% |
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They can't pull big names because the panels aren't interviews and the subject matter is not given in far enough advance for anybody worthwhile to be booked for it. You don't get to promote your project or pet cause, and you're splitting your time with others. A publicist would probably look at that deal and say no thanks. So instead we get random people who may or may not have any understanding of a given issue trying to make jokes but being kneecapped by the structure of the show.
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Jun 9, 2015 22:09
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What's an example of Trevor Noah being funny outside his few bits on TDS? I saw African American on Netflix, and maybe I wasn't in a good mood or something but it struck me as being pretty 
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Jun 9, 2015 23:03
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sean10mm posted:What's an example of Trevor Noah being funny outside his few bits on TDS? I saw African American on Netflix, and maybe I wasn't in a good mood or something but it struck me as being pretty He's got a 5 other specials out and there's a documentary of him putting together his Daywalker show. I don't know how hard it is to find his other stand up, but the Daywalker documentary was on Netflix a while ago. Youtube has a bunch of clips from his other shows up too and I think the South African Roast he hosted. I don't really find him hilarious, maybe a little funnier than Stewart's stand up. His material does have a theme to it that looks like it would make for good Daily Show style hosting though.
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Jun 9, 2015 23:43
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It's not as though Jon Stewart was exactly some kind of god of comedy before he took over for The Daily Show. He wasn't even that good for the first year or two.
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Jun 9, 2015 23:57
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raditts posted:It's not as though Jon Stewart was exactly some kind of god of comedy before he took over for The Daily Show. He wasn't even that good for the first year or two.
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Jun 10, 2015 00:01
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So why would you expect more from his successor?
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Jun 10, 2015 00:04
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raditts posted:So why would you expect more from his successor?
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Jun 10, 2015 00:13
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Josh Lyman posted:We love Jon Stewart for his political commentary, not his comedy. He didn't do that for the first year or so either. Indecision 2000 really made the show what it is today.
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Jun 10, 2015 00:21
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Josh Lyman posted:I don't. I'm not necessarily aligning myself with the current "Trevor Noah isn't funny" argument, but I don't think he has the political commentary chops either. Neither did Jon "MTV correspondent" Stewart. Noah's standup didn't do anything for me either, but viewing it in the context of him being the next host, he does plenty of impressions pretty good, and that's one thing Stewbeef does well too. If he can pull off the comedic timing and delivery I don't think we have much to worry about there. I have no way to know how much Jon does in the writer's room though. I will also admit that I have to wonder how well a South African can step into hosting arguably (LWT is obviously a contender now) the most important political satire show in the US.
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Jun 10, 2015 00:37
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The worst part of being a world leader, you go to Germany and have to stick to nonalcoholic beer.
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Jun 10, 2015 04:06
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IRQ posted:I will also admit that I have to wonder how well a South African can step into hosting arguably (LWT is obviously a contender now) the most important political satire show in the US. Interesting that you mention LWT, considering the nationality of that host and the likelihood of him taking over TDS if he hadn't left...
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Jun 10, 2015 04:57
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raditts posted:Interesting that you mention LWT, considering the nationality of that host and the likelihood of him taking over TDS if he hadn't left... JazzFlight fucked around with this message at 12:31 on Jun 10, 2015 |
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Jun 10, 2015 12:28
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I think it's kind of weird they're cordoning him off backstage and not really doing anything with him on the show. IIRC the only time he has appeared since the announcement was for a small gag in a Hasan Minhaj segment. I realize he's probably busy as gently caress, but I still hardly know what to expect from him so it'd be cool if they built him up a little.
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Jun 10, 2015 13:25
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How can the Daily Show catch all the Sound of Music references about the G7 but not mention that the Sound of Music takes place in Austria, not Bavaria... which is Germany.
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Jun 10, 2015 21:46
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Because that's not funny in any way?
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Jun 10, 2015 21:53
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Well it's not exactly the center of a joke... but if you're going to go to the effort of just showing how mindless the media is about things, it's probably worth a toss-off remark to punctuate it. You know... like the Daily Show does pretty much every day.
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Jun 10, 2015 22:00
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So nightly show had a kinda edgy sketch last night featuring Dahmer, Idi Amin and Hitler. I could like it if they did more of that stuff.
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Jun 11, 2015 00:43
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And then they talked about escaped convicts' dicks for the entire panel. I know a lot of you gave up on the show a long time ago, so I'll just clarify that I wasn't joking there.
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Jun 11, 2015 02:30
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Al Madrigal's water orgy is hugely entertaining.
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Jun 11, 2015 04:09
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raditts posted:And then they talked about escaped convicts' dicks for the entire panel. Is this good or bad? Honest question.
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Jun 11, 2015 04:11
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I can't imagine something less interesting to me than 'Colin Quinn solves race problems'.
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Jun 11, 2015 04:22
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Quinn's trying to claim he invented the cliche 'you see someone and you describe their clothes but you can't say what color their skin is' joke?
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Jun 11, 2015 04:27
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The very end of that interview was hilarious tho
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Jun 11, 2015 04:29
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RASHIBA WALLACE posted:The very end of that interview was hilarious tho Yea that was a great way to end it at least.
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Jun 11, 2015 04:30
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Soylentbits posted:Is this good or bad? Honest question. Depends on how you feel about dickchat I guess.
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Jun 11, 2015 06:59
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I wonder how long until Stewart does another "This week in Kansas" bit. We need one.
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Jun 11, 2015 17:05
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raditts posted:And then they talked about escaped convicts' dicks for the entire panel. The only way that could possibly be relevant is what, Larry and his idiots were justifying prison rape again or something?
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Jun 11, 2015 19:15
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IRQ posted:The only way that could possibly be relevant is what, Larry and his idiots were justifying prison rape again or something? Two murderers broke out of prison with the help of a female prison staff member, and some news report mentioned how charismatic and well-endowed one or both of them were.
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Jun 11, 2015 19:20
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Tatum Girlparts posted:Quinn's trying to claim he invented the cliche 'you see someone and you describe their clothes but you can't say what color their skin is' joke? The humor comes from the fact that the close are described by their colors which he tells us he can't see.
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Jun 11, 2015 19:21
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raditts posted:Two murderers broke out of prison with the help of a female prison staff member, and some news report mentioned how charismatic and well-endowed one or both of them were. Oh ok so it was misogyny not supporting prison rape. Larry's outrage over racial issues seems to be at the expense of caring at all about every other terrible thing people do.
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Jun 11, 2015 19:28
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The "not a saint" bit was great. Did Nightly get the "Viagra for Women" bit right? Or was it Nightly's occasionally weird politics leaning towards the "it's not about feminism; it's about marketing" angle? Because I haven't stumbled upon a think piece adopting that position.
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Jun 11, 2015 21:01
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I get pissed off just seeing Rumsfeld's loving flesh puppet face as much as I do hearing the bullshit that constantly spews forth from it.
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Jun 12, 2015 04:09
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This latest load of horseshit from Rummy is infuriating. He'll probably never be prosecuted for leading the US into this clusterfuck, but it would be great if people remembered how incompetent he is and why neoconservatives should never be allowed near power again. At least Alcibiades cocked up with a modicum of style.
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Jun 12, 2015 04:10
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Rumsfeld is a master at doing whatever he originally felt like doing and avoiding any and all responsibility. He's the human version of that cat knocking a glass off the table.
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Jun 12, 2015 04:12
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I honestly really loved him saying 'yea we 'trap' guys like this but so the gently caress what that's not how this works', that felt like a very real expression that I hope sticks with people to fight for actual change not just 'ah HA I got you, checkmate!' poo poo.
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Jun 12, 2015 04:29
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It felt to me like a "well we exposed this scumbag, now what? He's gonna keep being a scumbag and nobody will care" which is a feeling I can definitely identify with. That kind of thing might have mattered before journalism died, but now that anything resembling "news" is bought and paid for, guys like him have a cadre of 24-hour news channels sycophants who will fall all over themselves to excuse any vile poo poo he's done. Everything is poo poo. 
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Jun 12, 2015 15:15
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That is probably one of the most pessimistic pieces Jon has done. No wonder Jon's quitting. Eventually the political hateboner stops and you don't get any more satisfaction from laughing at people like Rummy.
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Jun 12, 2015 15:20
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This is the best story of all time.
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Jun 16, 2015 04:37
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The NAACP story is to The Nightly Show what "Donald Trump running for president" is to Jon Stewart. If you had to ask, no... none of the panelists made the comparison with Caitlyn Jenner or transgendered people. Good. They didn't drop the ball when they were handed a goldmine.
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Jun 16, 2015 21:09
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Vinegar strokes all around! e: Ahahaha, Williams faking it.
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Jun 17, 2015 04:10
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