Evan Sayet with our lovely Ann Coulter
Posted on 10/14/2008 5:13:56 AM PDT by Invisigoth
When last we left our friend Evan Sayet, the conservative Hollywood comedian was ripping into his former boss, HBO's Bill Maher. But throughout my interviews with him, Sayet doesn't shy away from offering praise for liberal TV comedians and shows, including Jon Stewart, Conan O'Brien and Saturday Night Live.
Stewart is his favorite lefty. He likes the Comedy Central comic because, besides being genuinely funny, "he doesn't take himself as serious as the others do" and "he takes shots at both sides." But even while praising Stewart, Sayet points out the double standard that is infused in Stewart's comedy.
"You know, [Stewart will] make fun of John Edwards's haircut, but he will attack George Bush's beliefs. And that is something you see over and over again from the leftist comedians even when they are attempting to be even-handed because they agree with the beliefs of the left," he says. "Nonetheless, he gets that his job is to be a social commentator and sometimes that means making fun of the left."
Sayet came to appreciate Conan O’Brien's humor after seeing a live taping of his show. More than his humor, though, O'Brien "exudes" a certain "decency," according to Sayet, and seems to understand how lucky he is to have the job he has. As for Saturday Night Live, Sayet thinks that the comic institution is fulfilling an important public role.
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I still have NEVER heard a joke about Barack Obama on light night TV.
THAT is frightening. Comedians sensoring themselves.
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