The Daily Show with Jon Stewart and The Colbert Report with Stephen Colbert are the last bastions of journalistic integrity left on TV. All other news channels are either biased, incompetent, or in the case of FoxNews, both. So in this age of eight month long, 24 hour Anna Nicole coverage and narcissistic talking heads who consider their ignorant ramblings to be the lone voice of reason . . . Who's funnier?
Colbert or Stewart: Pick one!
Colbert/Stewart or Stewart/Colbert?
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Colbert/Stewart or Stewart/Colbert?
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I really like The Daily Show and I've watched it for years.
However, I cannot lie and say that the Colbert Report does not make me laugh a lot more than TDS.
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However, I cannot lie and say that the Colbert Report does not make me laugh a lot more than TDS.
We have to be prepared for the massive Bear armies.
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Not only that, but it is also informative. I am now available in continent size!
Be ready to have every clothing department in the tri-state area hate your guts.
"Sir, what size are you?"
"America."
I'll say Stewart's humor is more consistent, and I also like his style more.
Colbert is still amazing, and some of his episodes are just laugh riots.
Plus, he is multitalented.
In the end, I'd want Colbert as prez., and Stewart as vice.
TDS is a bit better, IMO, than the Repore.
Be ready to have every clothing department in the tri-state area hate your guts.
"Sir, what size are you?"
"America."
I'll say Stewart's humor is more consistent, and I also like his style more.
Colbert is still amazing, and some of his episodes are just laugh riots.
Plus, he is multitalented.
In the end, I'd want Colbert as prez., and Stewart as vice.
TDS is a bit better, IMO, than the Repore.
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Mad Willyum Bonney wrote:Cold Bert be me main man , thee speech at thee White House Correspondints Dinner/roast was OUTRAGEOUS !
Cold Bert has cannon balls ( an' he does a pirate bit )
Yaar, the best part was that Bush didn't have a damn idea what he was saying. The dumbass had a translator working the whole time, whispering in his ear!
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I love em both, but I gotta give it to Stewart.
Colbert's premise is that he is mocking right wing pundits, but that only takes you so far. He supplements it with goofy shit that for me, just doesn't cut it. For instance his inane Tek Jansen book/cartoon series.
Stewart's deadpan comedy is just so much more apt and funny. Hell, this administration and the absurdity of the other media outlets, provide him with so much fodder that his job is essentially done for him.
At this point, all he has to do is show a clip of Cheney saying some absurd thing, then show a clip of Cheney saying some contradictory thing from a few years back, and then cut back to Stewart making a funny face. Its so simple, yet still funny as hell.
Colbert's premise is that he is mocking right wing pundits, but that only takes you so far. He supplements it with goofy shit that for me, just doesn't cut it. For instance his inane Tek Jansen book/cartoon series.
Stewart's deadpan comedy is just so much more apt and funny. Hell, this administration and the absurdity of the other media outlets, provide him with so much fodder that his job is essentially done for him.
At this point, all he has to do is show a clip of Cheney saying some absurd thing, then show a clip of Cheney saying some contradictory thing from a few years back, and then cut back to Stewart making a funny face. Its so simple, yet still funny as hell.
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I REALLY like Colbert, and I also REALLY like Jon Stewart. The only concern that I have with Colbert, is that there are actually people out there that think he's for real and espousing their POV instead of lampooning it. Can you say ironic? I love the episode where he's "correcting" the museum curator about the age of the grand canyon. Too funny!
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KC Observer wrote:I REALLY like Colbert, and I also REALLY like Jon Stewart. The only concern that I have with Colbert, is that there are actually people out there that think he's for real and espousing their POV instead of lampooning it. Can you say ironic? I love the episode where he's "correcting" the museum curator about the age of the grand canyon. Too funny!
I laughed out loud when I saw that one.
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the great pumpkin wrote:I believe Colbert's high-points are worlds more hilarious than John Stewart's, but for overall consistancy, I'd vote The Daily Show.
Who the hell votes for consistency over quality? What are you, a girl?
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Taidje Khan wrote:the great pumpkin wrote:I believe Colbert's high-points are worlds more hilarious than John Stewart's, but for overall consistancy, I'd vote The Daily Show.
Who the hell votes for consistency over quality? What are you, a girl?
I'll take consistant quality over occasional greatness any day.
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