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Really? I've never really been a Colbert fan; he's good as an occasional correspondent, but the end-of-show crossovers are pretty hit and miss IMO.
Oh, and more Aasif Mandvi should be mandatory.
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Really? I've never really been a Colbert fan
I'm not either -- Colbert works, or not, to the extent you're familiar with the O'Reilly/Sean Innanity school of right-wing screaming skull talkback television he's parodying. Suspect that gets lost in translation, while Stewart's meta-parody is of the content-free news show.
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Oh, and more Aasif Mandvi should be mandatory.
Stephen Jones in Wasilla Alaska last night was great. He interviewed the current town mayor ("yes, being Mayor of this town prepares you for being VP of the USA"). He then asked her what she actually did. She listed all the things she didn't control (fire department, education etc), and came up with two things that she did do - a Tuesday staff meeting, and signing all the town's cheques on Thursday.
Comedy so good, you'd be very happy if it wasn't running rampant all over the elections of a major world player.
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Really? I've never really been a Colbert fan
I'm not either -- Colbert works, or not, to the extent you're familiar with the O'Reilly/Sean Innanity school of right-wing screaming skull talkback television he's parodying.
Oh, I'm very depressed by this assessment. I actually think Colbert's 'thing' is so, so much harder to pull off - he *interviews people in character* yet still manages to satirise - that I'm stunned that his show has continued to be a comedic success. I think it really shows how truly, deeply talented he is.
Note: I'm also not sure I agree with your idea about how Colbert works, Craig. I have the 'Best of the Colbert Report' DVD and gave it to a friend who has never watched a right-wing Fox-esque pundit in his life. He thought the whole thing was brilliant.
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Stephen Jones in Wasilla Alaska last night was great. He interviewed the current town mayor ("yes, being Mayor of this town prepares you for being VP of the USA"). He then asked her what she actually did. She listed all the things she didn't control (fire department, education etc), and came up with two things that she did do - a Tuesday staff meeting, and signing all the town's cheques on Thursday.
Comedy so good, you'd be very happy if it wasn't running rampant all over the elections of a major world player.
Oh, God, yes. The deer-in-the-headlights "...How?" when he asked her to explain exactly which parts of the Wasilla mayoralty prepared you for the Vice-Presidency was classic. And, you know, terrifying. The theme of how much "small-town America" is owned by big corporations was nicely played, too - all in the visuals.
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WH,
Thanks Lucy - I'll try and catch the episode. There was a good BBC Newsnight video piece (15 min) on the long term US economic situation a couple of nights ago.
Paul Mason looked at the twin long term trends of falling real wages, disappearing jobs and how easy credit has been replacing disposable income as a driver of American consumption.
It's more interesting than I make it sound. It's not going to be easy to fix - Obama faces a real challenge when he's finished dealing with the credit crunch.
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What Danielle said.
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Stephen Jones in Wasilla Alaska last night was great.
Wholeheartedly agree. Skewered so effectively in only a few minutes that you won't need to read the screeds of coverage about Palin's incompetence. Go watch if you haven't seen it.
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