He is SOOOO boring. I tried listening to his radio show. I mean, I really tried. Totally unlistenable.While it made sense to have a comedian host a radio show to counter Rush, they should have picked one that is actually funny.
P. J. O'Rourke once said that between being on SNL during its worst era, starring in movies like Stuart Saves His Family and serving as buttboy to the Clintons, Franken may have crossed the line between telling jokes and being one.
-Eric
The problem is that the comedian doesn't understand that part of his job on the radio is comedy. He's too busy being a self-righteous twit to stop and spend a little time figuring out how to entertain people. My favorite radio shows aren't just talk. They are entertainment. Rush or Laura Ingraham, for example, make people laugh. They have fun while discussing politics. But the Frankens of the world don't know how to have fun when it comes to politics. On TV, I'd say Jon Stewart is an example of a liberal who knows how to entertain while doing political schtick. But they are rare.
I don't know about that.
Rush is NOT a comedian, he started as a DJ and is still more of a DJ than a yuk yuk joke teller. I don't think there has ever been a comedian who could do three hours a day.
The left is always so serious. The ONLY thing thing that compares to Rush on the left is Jon Stewart, and he wouldn't go over well on radio since his 'mugging' seems to be a big part of his comedy (while, on the other hand, Rush's TV show was no where nearly as entertaining as his radio, IMHO).
"may have crossed the line between telling jokes and being one"
Only MAY have? P.J. O'Rourke was being way too kind.
Saturday Night Live 1975-1980. Chevy Chase, John Belushi, Dan Ackroyd, Gilda Radner. The worst years?