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Nevernose

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32. For comedy to work

Reply to obnoxiousdrunk (Original post)

Thu May 14, 2015, 06:13 PM

May 2015

There has to be some sort of underlying truth. That's why conservative comedians aren't funny when they're doing conservative stuff, and why their conservative political stuff always fails so awfully: There's no truth to it.

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Meet Fox's Jon Stewart .. [View all] obnoxiousdrunk May 2015 OP

I want to punch that twit right in the face every time he opens his smarmy little mouth. Comrade Grumpy May 2015 #1

My experience is that Kelvin Mace May 2015 #2

They make fun of cripples, mentally disabled people, the poor, etc. Human101948 May 2015 #26

Didn't they try this before? That attempt was really unfunny. Awful. MADem May 2015 #3

That was Redeye, I think. And Gutfeld was in on that, too. Comrade Grumpy May 2015 #4

No--worse, I think!! This show: MADem May 2015 #7

I remember this. DawgHouse May 2015 #24

First thing i thought of when i read this thread. Daniel537 May 2015 #29

I saw the first episode of that. The criticisms were too kind. It sucked. arcane1 May 2015 #33

Once or twice. bvf May 2015 #14

O'Rourke at least acknowledges disgust where disgust is unquestionably deserved! MADem May 2015 #15

I really enjoyed reading "Republican Party Animal" bvf May 2015 #17

I haven't gotten into him enough to read his work, but I do think he's indeed MADem May 2015 #20

His articles for Rolling Stone jen63 May 2015 #38

I hate Greg Gutfeld,I mean I have a blinding,inexplicable sufrommich May 2015 #5

Let's start a pool on how long this one will last... Contrary1 May 2015 #6

Add another week to decide if liberals, women, blacks or Muslims are to blame for the failure. randome May 2015 #9

I'll go with August 2nd. KamaAina May 2015 #13

Well, it's a known fact that uptight right wingers just aren't funny. Avalux May 2015 #8

They can't parody the left without looking like the DawgHouse May 2015 #25

Be unoriginal. Fine. But, Gutfeld? Oneironaut May 2015 #10

Well that's redundant. madamesilverspurs May 2015 #11

They tried this before and it did terrible. themaguffin May 2015 #12

Problem with Right Wing comedy is that it is mean. trumad May 2015 #16

Fox tried to duplicate The Daily Show several years ago Gothmog May 2015 #18

there's not much humor in hate & bigotry.... spanone May 2015 #19

the Daily Show is actually fact-based IcyPeas May 2015 #21

He's repulsive. n/t UTUSN May 2015 #22

Dennis Miller wasn't available? lpbk2713 May 2015 #23

He already failed. Buzz Clik May 2015 #27

Murdoch has enough pocket change to keep any of his garbage afloat for years olddots May 2015 #28

Parody and satire require elements of actual truth. truebluegreen May 2015 #30

I thought that Fox was farce already emsimon33 May 2015 #31

For comedy to work Nevernose May 2015 #32

Parody and Satire are NEVER the handmaidens of the powerful. annabanana May 2015 #34

But FOX news is already a Parody of news. The show is essentially redundant Johonny May 2015 #35

There is no humor to me made of poor children dying from starvation. Dawson Leery May 2015 #36

I think this will be the most serious show on Fox. Bjorn Against May 2015 #37

Well, The 1/2 Hour News Hour was pretty impressively terrible Chathamization May 2015 #39

One of the most loathsome pieces of human filth I've ever laid eyes on CrawlingChaos May 2015 #40