Colbert Report v. Daily Show
rootlesscosmo
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Sure Daily Show's got the more high-profile guests. And it's been around longer so there's more memorable moments.But am I alone in not thinking Jon Stewart is all that funny? To be clear: I'm not sure the extent to which he writes his own material. If he is responsible for the jokes he tells than I have to hand it to dude for some great routines/quips over the years. But if he's merely delivering jokes produced by a team of writers (that he is no doubt a part of but is not necesarily the driving force behind), damn, that could be almost anyone up there. I mean, his improv'ed interview banter is not remarkable to me. I don't know how much dude personally brings to the table.Alls I'm sayiing is Colbert's been bringing the funny a lot more these days in my opinion.Discuss.
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Dumb comparison.
Yes. They are two great tastes that go great together.
Colbert's interviews are annoying; a lot of the Stewart/DS field pieces are annoying. Overall, both shows are great, and are only strengthened by being together.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jag87k4ZwFQ
That series needs to be put on DVD, for the love of god.
damn. fine. I just thought given the OBVIOUS common lineage of the two series that they warranted some comparison.
colbert's shtick can get old, some of the new 'characters' on DS aren't as funny... its a draw IMO
i'll watch whichever one I wander on to... but i can't watch a whole hour of those shows in a sitting
Although Jon Stewart is real funny, his audience spoils the comedy with predictable and overly-aggressive applause to political jousts.
his interviews are the best part of his show!!! I like the beging of the daily show and the end of the colbert show. Colbert crushes Stewart at interviewing.
jon stewart has the worst interview technique of all time. he ends of talking more than his guests. additionally, his schtick is played out and his persona is becoming irritating. that said, i used to watch daily show religiously but that was mostly for the colbert/mo rocca/rob cordury segments. the new correspondents just aren't that good; particularly jason jones. whose nephew is he?
colbert has moments of weakness but he has created a wonderufl character and is able to improvise in ways stewart could only dream of. time to put daily show to bed and make stewart a correspondent on colbert show.
i do think stewart, colbert, rob foundry/kondry? are good though.
i actually like stewart's interview tech. so not confrontational, he manages to be affable and cut through the bullshit (refer to his first question to musharraf)
that being said, colbert has the funniest intuition and so quick-witted, the man is seriously a genious. although the random spots on strange colbert cartoon ventures are so around the bend. kinda