Posted on 05/02/2006 11:07:14 AM PDT by MC Miker G
NEW YORK Probably to no one's surprise, Jon Stewart, host of Comedy Central's "Daily Show," hailed the performance of his stablemate Stephen Colbert at Saturday night's White House Correspondents dinner. Colbert's lampooning of the president and the press has generated a good deal of praise and criticism.
"It was balls-alicious," Stewart said. "Apparently he was under the impression that they'd hired him to do what he does every night on television" -- that is, make fun of conservatives, public officials, and the press in the guise of an O'Reillyesque talk show host.
"We've never been prouder of him, but HOLY ----," Stewart added.
He also described the annual dinner as "where the President and the press corps consummate their loveless marriage."
Colbert then followed Stewart, on his own show, "The Colbert Report," describing the "honor of appearing" at the big dinner. He said the room was full of "power players," so he "fit right in."
It was well written, but poorly delivered.
"am I the only one that thought he was funny?"
I have to ask, are you Colbert's mom?
I thought he was really funny. But then again, I've never had trouble laughing at myself or skewering sacred cows... in fact, that's the kind of humor I prefer!
I missed the part where he made fun of the press.
No.
He was not funny to me.
"..am I the only one that thought he was funny?"
No, there was that other guy who also scored some really good weed that night who thought he was funny.
/joke/
Like No. 23 -- "Stoned on the Mountain."
The whitehouse didn't hire him. The Whitehouse Press Corp. did.
His routine had one or two (maybe three) moments that were funny. The Helen video was wretched.
Even the jokes about the Press weren't funny
No, I thought he was funny, too. Humor always contains an element of truth and in D.C., too much truth is deadly.
Methinks his jokes struck a little too close to home.
I especially liked his joke about the fabulous government (governing least) in Iraq.
Gee, Hitler defends Mussolini. Big suprise.
"They practically carried me out on their shoulders," he said, "even though I wasn't ready to go."
Now THAT'S funny.
Then I am surprised that is allowed to happen. I am also surprised they didn't just have Michael Moore come in and yell at the Bush's.
Exactly! What is it with the Dems that make them think these "clowns" or "comics" should have a say in the serious business of running the country? We have adults, they have comics.
It doesn't take much to entertain some people, as witness ten-year-old boys making farting noises with their underarms. That's the caliber of humor by the current crop of witless late nighters.
Don't quit your day job, Tex.
I only caught the very end and still haven't seen it, but the room was strangely silent. I only later learned that he had completely bombed.
Especially as my employees HAVE to laugh at my jokes.
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