Did you just wake up from a nap?
That is the exact clip I posted. lmao.
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That is the exact clip I posted. lmao.
Yes, it is cruelty and teeth grinding masked as humour.
Like some of the standup jokes Bucktee posted in one of the threads by some right wing comedian a while ago.
It was a lame attempt at trying to be edgy by making race and trans jokes.
I do enjoy a good race or trans joke, but this was like bottom of the barrel stuff that he found super funny.
You can see the defeat in his face and the pain in his eyes...the cherry on top is that Tweet from Donnie...he already came out on top... They (Kimmel, Stewart, Colbert, Oliver the view) to trash Donnie on every turn...night in night out...Trump is now rubbing salt to the wound...
I think he did see it coming, but liberals can be more emotional and dismissive of reality.
Plus, all his late night "friends" came to his side and that only emboldened him.
One can only guess which late night hosts are losing money and on the chopping block. I'm kind of wondering if they think they are prestige TV and should not be concerned with economic imperatives. The only show that I would consider to be prestige TV is The Tonight Show on NBC, but that's showing my age and sentimentality.
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Oh sorry man.
I got the Go Fuck Yourself clips mixed up. I found Colbert's GFY to Trump to be more humorous than Jon Stewart's.
That and his ego...a little success would make you feel untouchable...Not sure if Trump pressuring CBS is accurate or simply a threat of litigation every time these hosts push the envelop is what made the CBS brass made the decision...it's already a failing show, bleeding $$$ and then you have a host who rely on you to bail them out with settlement when they get sued (Trump loves to sue)...and apparently the POTUS also has a good team of lawyers...they really had no choice...he can bitch and moan all he wants...CBS just DOGED his show.
You sound happy that late night shows aren't making money.
Its the death of tv stations vs streaming, but I fail to see why you think this is good.
Its the Ray Cohn method, that gay mafia lawyer that taught trump everything he knows.
Spend more on lawyers and out sue everyone.
Works both ways.
Are you critiquing Stewart's specific implementation here? (Also weird, since that 24 minutes isn't just him saying "go fuck yourself" over and over. Not even remotely.)
Or the use of it in general.
Because yes, it absolutely can be humour.
And it isn't just "how often it is said". Comedians tell a joke about how the basis of comedy is repetition.
The audience finding it funny might be a clue that it is humour.
Wyatt, making proclamations about what is objectively humour is probably a bad idea.
I really don't think it is a matter of a break out star.
The format itself isn't a great fit for the current media ecosystem.
Late night shows as they are now evolved out of the old network TV model.
Some version of "interview with comedy and a touch of variety show" will probably survive, but it won't likely be a flagship kind of thing worth millions anymore.
I think that's a good description, actually.
I think all shows based on a macroculture format and budget are at risk these days.
It's almost like being blunt can be funny, huh.
When you analyze it this way, I think you kill Stewart's joke a second time Professor.
Apparently, you have never sat in a studio audience. They have a guy tell jokes, goof around and warm up the audience before the show starts. This guy also literally trains the audience to react and laugh to the applause sign. It's not subtle prompting. It's basically you paid nothing for this show so give us laughs and applause when we prompt you.
There is nothing objective about humor. However, we know social media participants often shill for the team. You won't get honest reactions from many here.
I will admit that my comments on Stewart's little funny are only opinion. Now am I shilling for a team here? Ehhh.......probably not. I already said Colbert's Go Fuck Yourself was very funny. It was all in the set-up and delivery.
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Colbert's joke is not altogether blunt. It was all in the set-up and delivery. There's a bit of surprise when Colbert turns to the camera.It's almost like being blunt can be funny, huh.
Insulting (or attacking) people for humor requires nuance. Otherwise, you're just playing to the people who don't like the person.
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There is right wing comedy and satire.
You can debate its quality, I'm sure, but it exists.
He probably did.
The contract was up next year and last time it was renewed they only did 3 years, not 5, if I remember what I read.
As we've been discussing the whole format has been declining.
It's the way it is being done, to make it look like it is a CBS sucking up to Trump, that is pissing people off.
Not possible.When you analyze it this way, I think you kill Stewart's joke a second time Professor.
It's objectively impossible for it to be humour according to you.
Now with the rest of the thread, you seem to have abandoned your ludicrous original position and settled on " I found Colbert's GFY to Trump to be more humorous than Jon Stewart's. "
Which I completely agree with.
If a piece is dying, that doesn't stop it from dying.
Trust me, if you've ever been in a studio audience you'd know.
Exactly my point.
You were so thick in your ideological bullshit that you claimed bluntness couldn't be funny and claiming it was was an oxymoron.
I'm glad you came around on that, you usually don't go that far off the deep end with ideological/partisan abandonment of reality.
Good to see you step back.
Easy Cowboy, let's not let angry.
First, you're the one who said Colbert's GFY was blunt. I said his joke had nuance in its set-up and delivery.
Second and most importantly, this has nothing to do with ideology for me. I think Stewart is usually a very funny guy even when he's joking about politics. Colbert in my opinion is not close to being as funny as Stewart. However in the comparison of recent Go Fuck Yourself humor, I found Colbert to be very funny and Stewart not funny.
As far as base humor, let's face it there's always some TERB members who enjoy poo-poo, pee-pee jokes directed at the politician of their choice. That doesn't mean someone can't say they're not funny. It's not at all an objective statement.
Perhaps Go Fuck Yourself is a notch or two higher than a Pee Pee joke. At the end of the day, it's all subjective.......you know.
