Poll: The Daily Show and The Colbert Report

[Nickompoop]

They do deliver the news, but they shouldn't be your only choice. I like Stewart better because he's constantly pointing out the blatant hypocrisy of both parties. And he's funnier.

 

[Kuroneko97]

Yes, actually. I learn my news from them these days.

 

[Valkyrie101]

Can't see them in Blighty. Unless you do it illegally, which I wouldn't endorse.

I'm fairly sure that The Daily Show is available on one of our digital channels, but I can't remember which one. I've seen it a couple of times and thought it was pretty funny, but I never actually watch it. No particular reason for this.

 

[Linsenman]

Can't see them in Blighty. Unless you do it illegally, which I wouldn't endorse.

Where is Blighty?

This is somewhat off topic, but is your Username a reference to the Lewis Black podcast?

 

[LITE992]

Yes. Without them I never would have known about the debt crisis.

 

[Llil]

I live in Finland and I watch them both on their websites. We don't get that much news about the US in here (except for the big stuff), so they're pretty much my only sources for US news. Some of the jokes go over my head because I don't know who they're talking about, but I think I know a lot more about what's going on in America because of them. I don't think they're necessarily news, but they can still be very informative.

 

[dlsevern]

I love them both, they are somewhat news in that they discuss news worthy topics. They are both extremely smart but on their shows they show their silly sides.

I also love Bill Maher's "Real Time", he is biased but he is not afraid to have conservatives on his show to say their peace, in this way you get to see how screwed up their way of thinking is.

 

[Lord Beautiful]

Spoiler: I'm more a fan of this guy

Been a while since I watched Red Eye though. Reminds me I need to set up the recorder thing to do it again.

As for Colbert and Stewart... they're OK.

I take none of these three as news sources, but Greg is a bit more funny. At least I think so.

Oh my gawd.

I never thought I'd see a Red Eye fan on this forum. Figured I'd be the only one.

 

[Linsenman]

I never thought I'd see a Red Eye fan on this forum. Figured I'd be the only one.

What is Red Eye?

 

[Jegsimmons]

i think their biases come into play a bit too much lately but over all they are funny.
though i dont use them as news.

 

[Jegsimmons]

I never thought I'd see a Red Eye fan on this forum. Figured I'd be the only one.

What is Red Eye?

red eye is the fox news answer to those shows, its more news and political, but its fairly funny, if not for being goofy.
its fun to watch late at night.

 

[The_root_of_all_evil]

Where is Blighty?

Britain

This is somewhat off topic, but is your Username a reference to the Lewis Black podcast?

It's not, though I do enjoy Lewis Black. I usually say it's a reference to Pink Floyd's Money, but there's a few other reasons as well. Irony being one.

 

[Linsenman]

They're sort of news. Very select news.

I find both shows fascinating, and sort of comforting in a way -when you live somewhere like NZ, where our politics only cover the spectrum between 'Very slightly left of centre' and 'very slightly right of centre', American politics (particularly the conservative/republican side) can seem downright psychotic - it's nice to know that there are people out there calling the crazy shit out.

Hmm that's interesting to me. American politics is really the exact opposite. We have people who are "way to the left", and people that are "way to the right". To me, there seems to be no center here.

 

[Dr. Pepper Unlimited]

To a degree, they are news, but they use the most iconic situations for comedy purposes of course, though you can still learn a great deal from watching them.

 

[justnotcricket]

They're sort of news. Very select news.

I find both shows fascinating, and sort of comforting in a way -when you live somewhere like NZ, where our politics only cover the spectrum between 'Very slightly left of centre' and 'very slightly right of centre', American politics (particularly the conservative/republican side) can seem downright psychotic - it's nice to know that there are people out there calling the crazy shit out.

Hmm that's interesting to me. American politics is really the exact opposite. We have people who are "way to the left", and people that are "way to the right". To me, there seems to be no center here.

That's one of the reasons I like these shows (regardless of their bias) - the politics are so much more exciting!

I realise there are significant advantages to living in a very moderate country, but the politics are insipid to the point of embarrassment sometimes. All the scandals and uproars we ever get are ones that are just sad and embarrassing, like the fact that our Defense Minister stayed all expenses paid at a luxury resort in Crete for the ANZAC reunion, while our venerable veterans had to pay almost entirely out of their own, pensioners' pockets for the flight and the accommodation. By contrast, the Australian contingent flew all their veterans (and the families) over, they stayed at the same nice place, and had their own doctors and everything. Blech.

Sorry. =P That was irrelevant to the thread. But it has stuck in my craw ever since I read about it, and I guess I had to air it somewhere!

 

[MrGalactus]

They're news sources in the way that they take something that has been said or done and go LOOK AT HOW SILLY THIS IS.
So yeah, news, but delivered in a different way.

 

[LunaSocks]

They're news, but they usually present it with a comedic twist. They also don't present all of the breaking news that might be going on. I usually watch it for the comedy and not to have poorly presented news coverage shown to me (that's what Fox News is for XD)

 

[Dr. Danger]

As real as any News Channel that follows current events with fictitious commentators.

 

[FalloutJack]

The two shows involve and, in fact, play news that exists and is real. They are, however, a political satire made for comedic entertainment purposes. You can be informed by watching them and you can be entertained by them.