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Originally Posted by Hank Chinaski
does Colbert Report die out now that he can't mock the power? i think so.
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I actually think that Colbert will be funnier under Obama than The Daily Show. I think The Daily Show peaked about a year or two ago. The Daily Show studio audience has become a more partisan audience and there was a widely circulated clip of Stewart making an Obama joke and the audience not responding at all, with Stewart countering, "It's OK to laugh at him." I think it will take some time for Stewart's audience both at home and in the studio to believe that. TDS is funniest when it is both funny and a little savage. It's coverage of the Democratic convention shows that they don't (yet?) know how to do that with Obama. Maybe with Clinton as SecState, there will be enough internal tension to poke fun, but the writing staff needs some angle that has not yet appeared. Plus, the top three correspondents (Jones, Bee, Riggle) all have development deals with other networks and are short-timers.
Colbert's studio audience, OTOH, is in on the joke and generally goes along with the conceit. With the Reps out of power, the character has a downfall, with can be funny. Plus, the funniest segment of that show is "The Word," which should still have a viable comedic angle. Colbert also does out-of-studio pieces well. If new legislators refuse to do on "Better Know a District" then there might be a hiccup. Colbert actually does a lot of non-political stuff on his show. He'll be OK.
