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The Daily Show/Colbert Report: I THINK I KNOW EVERYTHING

GoslingGosling Looking Up Soccer In Mongolia Right Now, ProbablyWatertown, WIRegistered User regular
edited November 2009 in Debate and/or Discourse
As this is basically a running diary of two shows that air four times a week barring holidays and other things, let's just start with the basics:

*The Daily Show is a fake-news program that does a lot better and has more informed viewers than the actual news. The host is very sad about this. Every so often he will wreck the shit of someone that deserves it. Most of the time they do not see it coming, and even when they do, he doesn't care.
*The Colbert Report is a fake-punditry show. The host, while being somewhat weaker at interviews, has just as much ability to wreck someone's shit, particularly lower-level politicians, which is why they have a tendency to steer clear of him nowadays. He is startlingly prone to Crowning Moments of Awesome. For example, this:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qYnzSvBeCqE

Annnnd you can just have those images in your head for a while.

As it stands, we're just coming off a weeklong break, coming back to shows interspersed with commercials for a guy that thinks he can bend the Internet to his will or something. To spite this man, his show will not be mentioned in this space.

EDIT: Oh, you damn anti-embedding thingie.

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    GoslingGosling Looking Up Soccer In Mongolia Right Now, Probably Watertown, WIRegistered User regular
    edited June 2009
    Okay, fine. In lieu of actual Daily Show or Colbert Report clips, please accept this reasonable facimile:

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LYWcUsNuAfA

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    ShadowenShadowen Snores in the morning LoserdomRegistered User regular
    edited June 2009
    Ah, Aasif Mandvi. Truly, you are the most awesome...whatever you are...in the TDS/TCR family.

    Also the only one.

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    Bruce ForsythBruce Forsyth Registered User regular
    edited June 2009
    I believe his preferred term is "Brown Person".

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    FencingsaxFencingsax It is difficult to get a man to understand, when his salary depends upon his not understanding GNU Terry PratchettRegistered User regular
    edited June 2009
    Yeah, Aasif Mandvi's bit on Sotamayor was awesome.

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    VeritasVRVeritasVR Registered User regular
    edited June 2009
    Jon definitely kicks ass in interviews, but I think Stephen is become excellent in his own right. He has a much tougher job since he needs to stay in character during a live show. He is great at ad-lib dialogue in any situation.

    Of course, while Stephen's best interviews are hilarious, he mostly does it for the lulz. Jon has the legendary interviews that fuck up the careers of douchebags. Ones I can think of off the top of my head are Jonah Goldberg, Jim Cramer, and that other guy from The American Family thingamajig who supports torture.

    Edit: Oh, and Crossfire.
    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aFQFB5YpDZE

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    TL DRTL DR Not at all confident in his reflexive opinions of thingsRegistered User regular
    edited June 2009
    The best OP

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    Armored GorillaArmored Gorilla Registered User regular
    edited June 2009
    Again, I want to point out that no matter how slowly you try to boil the frog, he's going to jump out. I understand the point that last night's Daily Show guest was trying to make, but the metaphor is completely wrong in the first place. Frogs will jump right the fuck out once they get uncomfortable. Real frog boilers use lids.

    Also, linking to TVTropes should be punishable in some way; once you go in, you don't come back out for hours.

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    cooljammer00cooljammer00 Hey Small Christmas-Man!Registered User regular
    edited June 2009
    Big difference.

    Jon Stewart isn't funny.

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    AroducAroduc regular
    edited June 2009
    Colbert's come close to fucking up some careers too, and been fucking hilarious while doing it.

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    ScalfinScalfin __BANNED USERS regular
    edited June 2009
    The new guy's starting to grow on me. Mainly because he managed to break one of the people he was interviewing.

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    ShadowenShadowen Snores in the morning LoserdomRegistered User regular
    edited June 2009
    Well done, new kid. Well done.

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    GoslingGosling Looking Up Soccer In Mongolia Right Now, Probably Watertown, WIRegistered User regular
    edited June 2009
    Colbert made a heck of a save with 'always spay or neutle.' Most people would have just started the original joke over after misspeaking like that.

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    enlightenedbumenlightenedbum Registered User regular
    edited June 2009
    We should also link The Bugle, Jon Oliver's (and Andy Zaltzman's) weekly satirical podcast. It is excellent.

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    VariableVariable Mouth Congress Stroke Me Lady FameRegistered User regular
    edited June 2009
    cooljammer00 wrote: »
    Big difference.

    Jon Stewart isn't funny.

    you are wrong.

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    NeoTomaNeoToma Registered User regular
    edited June 2009
    When Colbert's interveiwees aren't in on his bit, it reminds me off the interveiws on Daily show. This is a good thing.

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    TheBlackWindTheBlackWind Registered User regular
    edited June 2009
    The new guy came out strong on this one. The look at the camera when he asked the guy about Super Soakers made me lose it.

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    BloodySlothBloodySloth Registered User regular
    edited June 2009
    Colbert is clearly better at interviews. I'm not even debating this, it's just brute fact.

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    VariableVariable Mouth Congress Stroke Me Lady FameRegistered User regular
    edited June 2009
    BloodySloth wrote: »
    Colbert is clearly better at interviews. I'm not even debating this, it's just brute fact.

    that's the complete opposite of the truth.

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    HenroidHenroid Mexican kicked from Immigration Thread Centrism is Racism :3Registered User regular
    edited June 2009
    Catching up on the Daily Show / Colbert Report. The response to Obama's first consideration for the Supreme Court seat is sickening. OMG, SHE'S HISPANIC! SHE'S GONNA FAVOR HISPANICS!

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    HenroidHenroid Mexican kicked from Immigration Thread Centrism is Racism :3Registered User regular
    edited June 2009
    Colbert's health segment was amazing.

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    VyolynceVyolynce Registered User regular
    edited June 2009
    Man, I must've fallen asleep before the new guy's segment ended. Gonna have to catch it later today...

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    ShadowenShadowen Snores in the morning LoserdomRegistered User regular
    edited June 2009
    So let's see, for new side effects, we have:

    "Side effects may include opposable spleens, achy breaky back, and foghorn leghorn."
    "...vigilant kidney, pez neck, and mahmoud ahmedinjaw."

    I missed the third set. How did that one go?

    And just because, I also want to quote something from Jon Oliver's newest podcast with his buddy: "The Washington Nationals are a fine baseball team, except that they cannot throw balls, catch balls, or hit balls with sticks, which really hamstrings them in their sport of choice."

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    nexuscrawlernexuscrawler Registered User regular
    edited June 2009
    Exin wrote: »
    I believe his preferred term is "Brown Person".

    His best line ever

    "What can Brown do for you?"

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    JintorJintor Registered User regular
    edited June 2009
    Just saw the May 21st interview with Larry King.

    Oh god that long 'angry' rant by Jon and then Larry just replies and they both crack up. Oh god.

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    DarkWarriorDarkWarrior __BANNED USERS regular
    edited June 2009
    You know I was ok with Colberts guest until she said she works a 4 day week but made no mention of being paid less for doing so.

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    TL DRTL DR Not at all confident in his reflexive opinions of thingsRegistered User regular
    edited June 2009
    Variable wrote: »
    BloodySloth wrote: »
    Colbert is clearly better at interviews. I'm not even debating this, it's just brute fact.

    that's the complete opposite of the truth.

    Yeah, sometimes his guest will have something really interesting to say but because they can't dance around his character they get stifled.

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    BolthornBolthorn Registered User regular
    edited June 2009
    DarkWarrior wrote: »
    You know I was ok with Colberts guest until she said she works a 4 day week but made no mention of being paid less for doing so.

    I don't recall if she mentioned whether it was 8 or 10 hours a day for those 4 days though.

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    DarkWarriorDarkWarrior __BANNED USERS regular
    edited June 2009
    Youd have to do 11 hours a day for a normal work week. I didn't catch what it is she actually does at the BBC.

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    BolthornBolthorn Registered User regular
    edited June 2009
    DarkWarrior wrote: »
    Youd have to do 11 hours a day for a normal work week. I didn't catch what it is she actually does at the BBC.

    Eh, not necessarily, some people do in fact get paid for their lunch time.
    Just because many of we Americans like to work ourselves to death does not mean the rest of the world does.

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    RedThornRedThorn Registered User regular
    edited June 2009
    Wikipedia says she's a political correspondent for BBC World News America, which is a 1hour broadcast that covers US politics I guess. Usual disclaimer about wikipedia goes here.

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    deowolfdeowolf is allowed to do that. Traffic.Registered User regular
    edited June 2009
    "penis burkas"

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    ScalfinScalfin __BANNED USERS regular
    edited June 2009
    Who wants to bet we're going to hear a bling joke about Obama's new necklace?

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    JAEFJAEF Unstoppably Bald Registered User regular
    edited June 2009
    Fencingsax wrote: »
    Yeah, Aasif Mandvi's bit on Sotamayor was awesome.
    Am I the only one who was bothered that he was wearing white socks during that segment? White socks with his black suit :!:

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    Bruce ForsythBruce Forsyth Registered User regular
    edited June 2009
    Shadowen wrote: »
    I missed the third set. How did that one go?

    Mock-turtle neck, delusions of grandma, and marzi pancreas (My favourite).

    My problem with Colbert interviews is sometimes he has to pause for a moment to get read his next question. Since Jon doesn't have to stay in character, he has more freedom to ignore his question sheet and just go where the interview takes him. Some of my favourite interviews are with people like Denis Leary where they're barely plugging the show and just making random jokes and insulting each other. Colbert can't really do the same.

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    VeritasVRVeritasVR Registered User regular
    edited June 2009
    Exin wrote: »
    Shadowen wrote: »
    I missed the third set. How did that one go?

    Mock-turtle neck, delusions of grandma, and marzi pancreas (My favourite).

    My problem with Colbert interviews is sometimes he has to pause for a moment to get read his next question. Since Jon doesn't have to stay in character, he has more freedom to ignore his question sheet and just go where the interview takes him. Some of my favourite interviews are with people like Denis Leary where they're barely plugging the show and just making random jokes and insulting each other. Colbert can't really do the same.

    Denis Leary and Brian Williams are the best guests because of this.

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    RoyceSraphimRoyceSraphim Registered User regular
    edited June 2009
    I commonly say, "Goddamn you Steward/Colbert" because of things they show me that I cannot un-see, including

    former Vice President Dick Cheney with tits
    former President Clinton with tits
    His holiness the Pope in a speedo
    etc.
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    JAEF wrote: »
    Fencingsax wrote: »
    Yeah, Aasif Mandvi's bit on Sotamayor was awesome.
    Am I the only one who was bothered that he was wearing white socks during that segment? White socks with his black suit :!:

    GAY!

    Kidding, I dunno why anyone would do that, why? to be weird?

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    JustinSane07JustinSane07 Really, stupid? Brockton__BANNED USERS regular
    edited June 2009
    Did they remove the "Watch any episode ever" feature from the two shows websites?

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    JustinSane07JustinSane07 Really, stupid? Brockton__BANNED USERS regular
    edited June 2009
    WE HAVE A DEATH STAR!

    With black balloons!

    Hahahahahahahahaha!

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    ShadowenShadowen Snores in the morning LoserdomRegistered User regular
    edited June 2009
    And the Imperial March!

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    TheBlackWindTheBlackWind Registered User regular
    edited June 2009
    RoyceSraphim wrote: »
    I commonly say, "Goddamn you Steward/Colbert" because of things they show me that I cannot un-see, including

    former Vice President Dick Cheney with tits
    former President Clinton with tits
    His holiness the Pope in a speedo
    etc.
    etc.
    JAEF wrote: »
    Fencingsax wrote: »
    Yeah, Aasif Mandvi's bit on Sotamayor was awesome.
    Am I the only one who was bothered that he was wearing white socks during that segment? White socks with his black suit :!:

    GAY!

    I made note of this and my dad's response was about the same.

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