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[The Technomancer]

http://thedailyshow.cc.com/videos/9up6u7/better-call-foul

Goddamn son. He's gone off like this before occasionally, but this is probably the most sustained segment I've seen from him

Here's a better look at the vine, which you can click to pause
https://vine.co/v/O2qFXmwW9uz

 

[Mohonky]

Youtube link or something for non Americans?

 

[Volimar]

I really hope he just tears them a new as whole from now to the end of his show.

 

[gdt]

This shit just will not load on my iPhone.

 

[The Technomancer]

Youtube link or something for non Americans?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vTzmWZ-V9ZM

This, I guess? Its recorded by someone else it looks like

 

[Melon Husk]

You'll be missed. CC really dropped the ball when they let Oliver go, now I'll have to change to HBO to keep watching this comedy-activism.

I mean he's not gone yet, but you get me.

 

[Roland_Gunner]

You'll be missed. CC really dropped the ball when they let Oliver go, now I'll have to change to HBO to keep watching this comedy-activism.

No one knew how long Stewart was going to stay when Oliver went to HBO. Looking back him sliding into the Daily Show would have been the best option but sometimes things just don't work out.

 

[Mr.Swag]

I saw this yesterday

Not really anything new, he constantly shits on them

 

[Trey]

Dunno what was "all in" about this, but it was entertaining. The persecution complex of the right wing is adorably dangerous.

 

[Christopher]

They need to have a conservative comedian - also I can agree with Megan Kelly he got nasty as he went on.

Eh I like Fox News - I watch the Kelly File I think she's pretty spot on.

 

[gdt]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vTzmWZ-V9ZM

This, I guess? Its recorded by someone else it looks like

Thanks a lot.

Yeah this is brutal. Good for him.

 

[Anbokr]

They need to have a conservative comedian

I thought that's what Fox anchors were?

 

[Hale-XF11]

They need to have a conservative comedian

Conservatives don't understand how humor works. They don't even understand irony or satire.

 

[DrForester]

Don't know about all the time, but I know the Daily Show manipulated the hell out of a Denver Story a while ago that Jason Jones did. Certainly made me look at their segments a little more skeptically.

But in the end it's a comedy show, they can make shit up all they like.

 

[massoluk]

They need to have a conservative comedian - also I can agree with Megan Kelly he got nasty as he went on.

Eh I like Fox News - I watch the Kelly File I think she's pretty spot on.

There have been multiple attempts, they all turned out very terrible. You can't have good political snarks when you're so sure your side is right all the time.

 

[Plywood]

ooooo gawdam

 

[farisr]

I'm guessing the guys finding this really special or brutal miss a few shows now and then. He's done this quite a few times before (and I'm not talking about short segments here and there).

of course, it is still brutal, and hits all the points. It's one of the reasons I watch the show. The complete ownage.

 

[Camwi]

They need to have a conservative comedian - also I can agree with Megan Kelly he got nasty as he went on.

Eh I like Fox News - I watch the Kelly File I think she's pretty spot on.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_1/2_Hour_News_Hour

It doesn't usually turn out well.

 

[Sheroking]

Not particularly brutal, but spot on.

Conservative comedian? Dennis Miller. Somehow not as effectual.

 

[Trey]

There have been multiple attempts, they all turned out very terrible. You can't have good political snarks when you're so sure your side is right all the time.

"liberal" satire shows are built and written on the fundamental belief that they're correct. That's why they're so sarcastic and pointed.

 

[Ziltoidia 9]

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_1/2_Hour_News_Hour

It doesn't usually turn out well.

It was horrible because it tried too hard and wasn't satirical towards actual news networks and what they "report".

 

[RSTEIN]

How do you poison a cyanide factory

lol

 

[SnakeSlashRO]

Fox was the same news network that had that lady calling Lady Gaga's music Jigaboo music right? I can't help but feel someone put her up to that... You don't go around using the word Jigaboo without knowing what it means.... I mean its so obscure even as a racial slur.

 

[Ophelion]

Tenure is awesome, I guess.

It's not like they can fire him for it.

 

[Wreck-It Ralph]

Fox news saying that somebody else lies and distorts the facts to suit their agenda? Can you get any more hypocritical than that?

 

[Silexx]

They need to have a conservative comedian - also I can agree with Megan Kelly he got nasty as he went on.

Eh I like Fox News - I watch the Kelly File I think she's pretty spot on.

Megan Kelly is butthurt that Jon rightly called her out on her own hypocrisy regarding maternity leave vs other government benefits.

Shit she was spewing was infuriating to watch.

 

[BeatResetsTheWorld]

They need to have a conservative comedian

Stephen Colbert technically is

 

[DoktorEvil]

They need to have a conservative comedian - also I can agree with Megan Kelly he got nasty as he went on.

Eh I like Fox News - I watch the Kelly File I think she's pretty spot on.

But no one really likes(or knows of) Greg Gutfeld.

 

[Mammoth Jones]

Can't say he's wrong about ideological purity.

 

[LurkerPrime]

Well that was fantastic. I'm really gonna miss Jon Stewart's presence on the Daily Show.

Hopefully this blaze of glory continues, because it is... um... er.. glorious.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vTzmWZ-V9ZM

This, I guess? Its recorded by someone else it looks like

Thanks!

 

[The Technomancer]

They need to have a conservative comedian - also I can agree with Megan Kelly he got nasty as he went on.

Eh I like Fox News - I watch the Kelly File I think she's pretty spot on.

The alignment of the conservative movement around social issues makes that really hard. Being on the dominant side of the culture conflict is a hard place to be subversive from.

 

[speculawyer]

They need to have a conservative comedian - also I can agree with Megan Kelly he got nasty as he went on.

Eh I like Fox News - I watch the Kelly File I think she's pretty spot on.

I'm sure it feels nasty to her. But the problems tend to be with the things she says. If she doesn't want to get mocked then don't say stupid & divisive shit.

 

[ReAxion]

They know they need a conservative comedian. The problem is that they are the joke.

 

[Shig]

"liberal" satire shows are built and written on the fundamental belief that they're correct. That's why they're so sarcastic and pointed.

The difference is that TDS and 'liberal' media in general doesn't shy away from ripping on a Dem when they do or say something stupid.

By and large, the only way in which conservative media ever casts a critical eye to their party is through a third party liberal guest, who they've usually packed the panel against 4 or 5-to-1. Their panel's most salient rebuttals to this guest's points are to say "OH C'MON" and laugh derisively in unison.

 

[jerd]

They need to have a conservative comedian - also I can agree with Megan Kelly he got nasty as he went on.

Eh I like Fox News - I watch the Kelly File I think she's pretty spot on.

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[jack_package_200]

They need to have a conservative comedian - also I can agree with Megan Kelly he got nasty as he went on.

Eh I like Fox News - I watch the Kelly File I think she's pretty spot on.

What would he make fun of?

Those evil feminists?
Those homosexuals?
Dirty poor people?
Young people?
Wrong-doing minorities?

It can't be done without looking hateful and elitist...which sums up modern conservatism

 

[DXB-KNIGHT]

I'll really miss Jon

 

[gutter_trash]

''even the Pope isn't conservative enough''

that sums up the Republicans in a nut shell, especially FOX. It is never enough; only achieving the absolute matters.

 

[kirblar]

The closest you're going to get is a libertarian comedian. The social side is the big issue.

 

[Dreams-Visions]

spot on, as per usual.

 

[Mr.Swag]

Can you be a comedian if you're the punch line to every joke you tell?

 

[Trey]

Nah, false equivalency.

TDS and liberal media in general doesn't shy away from ripping on a Dem when they do or say something stupid.

By and large, the only way in which conservative media ever casts a critical eye to their party is through a third party liberal guest, who they've usually packed the panel against 4 or 5-to-1. Their panel's most salient rebuttals to this guest's points are to say "OH C'MON" and laugh derivitavely in unison.

It's not a false equivalency. The post I responded to said that it's hard to have a political satire show when you're so convinced your side is right all the time, when that's demonstrably untrue given how convinced liberals are of being correct. Shows like TDS and Last Week thrive on having the correct perspective, and chastising and/or making fun of the wrong one.

 

[OnPoint]

I'm sure it feels nasty to her. But the problems tend to be with the things she says. If she doesn't want to get mocked then don't say stupid & divisive shit.

http://s3.amazonaws.com/dk-production/images/61382/large/fox2.jpg?1386874909[/MG][/QUOTE]

Stop being nasty. Even if the truth makes her look stupid. You're being a jerk.

 

[Darksol]

They need to have a conservative comedian - also I can agree with Megan Kelly he got nasty as he went on.

Eh I like Fox News - I watch the Kelly File I think she's pretty spot on.

Humour comes from observation and self depreciation, neither of which they're any good at.

 

[Azih]

The problem with being a right wing comedian is that, other than liberal politicians, their targets would be people who are disadvantaged or minorities, which it's no longer funny to make fun of. Left wing comedians go after rich people and powerful corporations which are fair game.

The "I kill you" guy with the Acccchmed Bin Laden puppet qualifies though. Started watching a Christmas special of his and turned it off pretty quickly.

 

[Angelus Errare]

I mean is Jon wrong tho?

 

[Nabbis]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vTzmWZ-V9ZM

This, I guess? Its recorded by someone else it looks like

After watching those videos, i guess it's not surprising that global political caricatures are largely based on US republicans.

I suppose Japan could qualify as well for the "taking responsibility" mantra, but it's more sad than funny.

 

[KingK]

They need to have a conservative comedian - also I can agree with Megan Kelly he got nasty as he went on.

Eh I like Fox News - I watch the Kelly File I think she's pretty spot on.

It's a lot harder to make fun of minorities and the poor without seeming like a dick than it is wealthy, privileged people. It's why attempts at conservative humor usually come off as mean spirited bullying.

 

[DoktorEvil]

Humour comes from observation and self depreciation, neither of which they're any good at.

That's a rather specific humor POV. Very New York/Seinfeld-ish.

Not all humor has to be that way, nor should it be that way.

 

[Haloid1177]

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They neutered Greg's show a while ago because he wasn't conservative enough now it's pretty awful so...