The Light Flicks On. And Is Smothered In Ennui.
By Mitch Berg
I gotta confess; I had never watched a full episode of The Colbert Report, until last night.
And that’ll be the last.
Good Lord, what a waste of time.
Note to everyone involved; you don’t need to parody conservative talking heads. That’s what Glenn Beck is for.
March 19th, 2009 at 11:11 am
I watched this for the first time when I was down in FL. He did a long bit about Ayn Rand and Atlas Shrugged. He came to the conclusion the book was about “moochers”, and the strikers were all assholes. The man is as deep as a Dixie cup.
Oh, and he also concluded that John Gault’s “island” wouldn’t be a very fun place.
March 19th, 2009 at 11:49 am
“Oh, and he also concluded that John Gault’s “island” wouldn’t be a very fun place.”
He’s probably right about that. John Galt was an insufferable asshole.
March 19th, 2009 at 2:48 pm
He’s never read the book. It was a valley, not an island.
March 19th, 2009 at 3:58 pm
But you’re not the target demographic, Mitch. You probably don’t like Barney, either.
Both Colbert and Stewart do very well at entertaining their target audiences, and their numbers show it; they’re younger than you, scareder than you, and far to the left of you. Doing political humor that’s actually funny to a broad spectrum of folks is much more difficult, and is moreso, for the true believers.
The late Richard Jeni nailed it, repeatedly — but he was an equal opportunity offender, and had the endearing quality of making fun of himself, pretty consistently. On a good day, Stewart can and does manage that, but Colbert never does; he’s making fun of his clumsy conservative persona.