Does Stewart have an audience of trained baboons, or did they just all mosey over from Olbermann’s set?

NORBIT, they’re pretty much trained baboons that mosy ‘between” sets…..

anybody else remember The Daily Show when it was funny, with Craig Kilborne? Before it became so “relevant”?

Considering that the only competition the Daily Show faces is Newsbusted, it’s no shock that they have no actual competition. Okay okay, I know Newsbusted isn’t their competition, but it’s the only thing I can think of. What does that tell you about right-wing based comedy? Bob Odenkirk is the only conservative comedian I can think of, and his style isn’t political (I still miss Mr Show).

Those who say they regularly watch the Daily Show with Jon Stewart are much younger than average just 17% are 50 and older. But they are relatively well-educated 38% are college graduates and are fairly knowledgeable about current events (47% all four correct). Regular viewers of the Daily Show are about as knowledgeable as the regular audiences for the O’Reilly Factor (47%), the NewsHour (46%), talk radio (45%) and Sunday morning political talk shows (44%).

http://people-press.org/report/?pageid=837
Sorry Bernie, your wrong!

“O’Reilly also asks why there are no conservative comedians with their own TV shows ”

Bill O fails to realize that he is that very comedian. America laughs hearty loofa laughs nightly to his unintentionally hilarious “No Spin Zone.”

Oh and hey Bill O, nice Tribeca out down. You think that America is so stupid they don’t realize you live in a mansion on Long Island?

But, really, Bill is only 50% of the hypocrite/asshole that Bernie is.

Jon for the win, once again.

NY Times STILL the paper of record, larger web audience and profits are UP.

I was impressed that O’Reilly mentioned that some of his fans are crazies.

“Does Stewart have an audience of trained baboons, or did they just all mosey over from Olbermann’s set?”

Those “trained baboons” are the majority of America. See 2008 election results, genius.

What, you expect conservatives with no sense of humor to go to the set and watch the Daily Show? They are too busy jerking off to humorless wanks like “How The World Works” on You Tube.

shootfromthehip gets five points for referencing that douchebag HTWW.

Dennis Miller had a long lived show on HBO. I would classify him as a guy on the right side of the aisle. The 1/2 Hour News Hour was an attempt by FNC to do comedy and FNC pulled it after a short run. So perhaps Bill should ask his bosses at FNC and report why instead of just asking the rhetorical.

I’ve said it BEFORE and I’ll say it AGAIN – it only makes SENSE that Jon Stewart be held up to the EXACT SAME standards as a professional news organization!!1

I actually like “Red Eye” sometimes. But only because I, like Greg, am a pervert.

But Greg and Red Eye are pimples on the asses of Jon Stewart’s already legendary career. No one will remember them in 20 years.

Stewart is one of the all time greats.

Even team Red Eye will admit that Jon is a god at what he does.

All comedians respect him.

“Oh boy this is great.”

A couple of things here:

1) I like O’Reilly. He’s generally fair, knows how to take a joke, and understands what Jon Stewart does for the most part.

2) If Bob Odenkirk did a conservative version of The Daily Show, you bet your ass I would watch it, and enjoy it.

3) This is the best thing that ever happened to Bernie Goldberg, nobody cares who he was until Jon Stewart decided to respond to him. He’s hoping Stewart will keep this up but honestly, the shelf life of this bit is just about expired.

I don’t care about the left or the right. I wish Stewart would attack the left more, but he tends to find more humor in satirizing the right. He’s a comedian, try not to get too broken up about this fact…..and sign Odenkirk already. You have the most successful cable news network in television, stop whining and acting like you’re some kind of poor, little Fox News getting beat up by big old Jon Stewart. It’s pathetic. Come up with your own Jon Stewart, we need it. We need a funny conservative voice like Stewart, because honestly, aside from O’Reilly, you guys aren’t funny and generally can’t take a joke.

The Right already had its own version of the Daily Show – it was called the HALF HOUR NEWS HOUR and it was just as HILARIOUS as it was SUCCESSFUL!!1 Someone once told me that the inherant over-confidence of Right Thinking Americans makes it impossible for them to successfully execute comedy, since it takes a certain amount of SELF-DEPRECIATION to be funny that is mostly found in LOSER LIBS!!1 Obviously that is NOT TRUE!!1

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YjIfaMwIFxU

Snipzor says:
April 21, 2010 at 10:04 pm

Jeff Foxworthy would be the most openly Republican comedian (and isn’t he the most wealthy, or someone such something). However, even for an “openly Republican comedian,” he rarely talks politics. I think Goldberg had a point when saying that the folks running the networks are too “concerned” to really allow a strong right-wing comedian to make jokes, while they have no trouble with left-wing comedians. But then again, that’s Hollywood for you.

Toshiba2 says:
April 21, 2010 at 10:06 pm

Sorry Bernie, your wrong!

Wrong about what? I don’t remember Bernie saying anything about how “informed” they are.

marcus.lewis says:
April 21, 2010 at 10:18 pm

Was Miller’s show political?

shootfromthehip says:
April 21, 2010 at 10:27 pm

All comedians respect him.

And didn’t O’Reilly and Goldberg say they did too? Looks like you’re arguing a straw man here. And yet somehow, you still seem to be losing!

Anthony De Rosa says:
April 21, 2010 at 10:51 pm

3) This is the best thing that ever happened to Bernie Goldberg, nobody cares who he was until Jon Stewart decided to respond to him.

Bernie has had quite a few NYTimes best seller books. I don’t think your “nobody cares who he was” statement is accurate. Bernie was a longtime media insider, who bucked the bosses and called out the bias. After that, he was shunned by the establishment. Trust me, those in the media very much know who Bernie is… they just don’t like what he has to say.

@ImNotBlue

Miller did talk politics, and the show was pretty good.

I’ll give you Dennis Miller, he’s a solid conservative comedian. Too bad he’e relegated to a tiny occasional segment to on O’Reilly’s show these days.

and in response to I’m Not Blue, the same goes for Goldberg….he’s got a limited voice these days, making hits on on Fox News shows but not compelling enough to have his own show like Stewart.

Move Red Eye to 11/10 after Greta. The funniest thing I’ve seen this year was Jim Norton sitting next to the DUDE from FN GWAR sitting next to Ann Coulter.

shootfromthehip says:
April 21, 2010 at 10:13 pm

‘“Does Stewart have an audience of trained baboons, or did they just all mosey over from Olbermann’s set?”’

“Those “trained baboons” are the majority of America. See 2008 election results, genius”

Irony, always delicious when one is oblivious.

Rogue-Comic:

I love Red Eye, but my biggest fear is that Fox moves it to a more reasonable hour and that forces them to behave. I’m much happier with Red Eye being the best show that nobody’s ever seen.

And I think their finest moment was when they had Orderus Urungus from Gwar sitting next to Fr. Jonathan Morris. That’s something you’ll never see on the Comedy Channel.

AnonymousFinch:

I was surprised Mr. O didn’t mention Red Eye and Greg. Perhaps he shares your view they should remain persona non grata. I still say let them unleash hell in Stewart’s time-slot and see what happens.

And spare Microsoft and go after GE with your boycott already!

Does MS still own a part of MSNBC? Last I heard it was down to 17%.

Wouldn’t surprise me as Bill Gates, Sr. wants to impose an income tax on Washington State. Only thing that would do would be to drive Boeing away faster.

germ says:
April 21, 2010 at 11:56 pm
“Does MS still own a part of MSNBC? Last I heard it was down to 17%.”

You are correct sir, and GE owns NBC which owns the other 83% of MSNBC. I’m dizzy now.

I knew GE owned NBC, I just wasn’t sure if MS was still in the partnership or not.

@Anthony De Rosa: I haven’t heard it lately, but Dennis Miller did have a radio show.

Oh, and besides O’Reilly missing some of the more obvious conservative comedians, comedy shows and comedic actors and those who might not be so obvious (those guys from South Park?), perhaps he missed the memo, but Wanda Sykes is on Fox broadcast.

@Rogue-Comic: My understanding is that MS got the website and NBCU got the cable channel.

Magister:

The two companies continue to share their partnership on the web site, but MS only owns somewhere around 17-18% of the network since late 2005 or early 2006, if I recall correctly.

Jon, a couple of times is satire. Now it’s starting to look like a left wing agenda.

“That’s gold Karl ! Gold !

@Rogue-Comic: I thought that I remembered a cleaner break and all of my e-friends with the website seem to be working out of Redmond, but I don’t really know. Thanks.

marcus.lewis says:
April 21, 2010 at 11:25 pm

Miller did talk politics, and the show was pretty good.

Was he Conservative then? As he tells it, he only really switched after 9/11.

I didn’t have HBO when it was on (heck, I don’t have it now)… and to tell the truth, wasn’t much of a Miller fan. These small segments are about as much of him as I care to take. They’re funny… but Miller alone (IMO) is obnoxious.

Anthony De Rosa says:
April 21, 2010 at 11:30 pm

Honestly, I wonder if Goldberg would want his own show. I think he’s reached that stage where doing the occasional appearance and writing his books (and maybe a few articles now and then) is enough. Not sure he’d take the job if offered.

(I’ve often thought he’d make a good fill-in for O’Reilly… but again, I don’t think he wants it.)

Magister says:
April 22, 2010 at 12:08 am

Oh, and besides O’Reilly missing some of the more obvious conservative comedians, comedy shows and comedic actors and those who might not be so obvious (those guys from South Park?), perhaps he missed the memo, but Wanda Sykes is on Fox broadcast.

Like whom? All I can think of is Foxworthy… beyond that, I’m stumped.

Oh, and he mentioned that Sykes was on FOX broadcast. He also mentioned Simpsons, Family Guy, and Glee… all FOX broadcast. Apparently (unlike another network I can think of), FNC is allowed to talk about other programs on their other stations -even negatively- without having to take some sudden “personal time” afterwards.

I have never even heard of “Red Eye”, not on any liberal website at all. Not even to put it down.

If Fox was smart they’d sign Adam Carolla, who leans conservative and who I actually think is funny.

@shootfromthehip: The only comedian from the right that I think of that is funny is PJ O’Rourke, but that may be because he is a Libertarian. As for Adam Carolla, he doesn’t believe in God, so …

But how about Kelsey Grammar? He can deliver some good lines in a script, but not sure as a standup comic?

sueNaustin says:
April 22, 2010 at 2:09 am
“I have never even heard of “Red Eye”, not on any liberal website at all. Not even to put it down.”

Hence it’s status as a “secret.”

People who have a sense of humor are the guys who went to college; liberal humanists from the coast, particularly on the east coast. People in the Midwest and places such as Nebraska, German and Dutch-descended basis: they are genetically lacks the sense of humor, which like the ‘jokes’ which is basically dinner TV for people who suffer from any program on women and technology who need to be told when to laugh now.
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The imperiousness and over-whelming sense of self-worth and self-righteousness which runs rampant through the modern American right is simply not amusing. Is it any wonder that there are no right-wing comedians of any particular note? What is particularly notable about this is that it represents something of a change. Go back to the Raygun/Hope days. Raygun, for all his faults, has a compelling sense of humor.

By the way, Bernie, tuck tail and run. You’re beginning to seem trite and silly lobbing insults with a comedian.

Watchers of fox are the real baboons who sit while the on air talent at fox throws fecal matter at it’s viewers on a daily basis. Conservatives tend to be corny, dull, humorless, nits. Dennis Miller and Victoria Jackson are what we Liberals call Has Beens!

I am going to take you to task a bit, Rox. I often agree with your views, but I don’t see value in denigrating all watchers of FOX with the use of the term “baboon”. In the end, you denigrate yourself, reducing yourself to the level of Blower, Jeff Merrill and Snacker, and doing nothing to advance your argument. As one who finds that you have much to offer, I would suggest you not let the gift suffer for the packaging.

roxsteady says:
April 22, 2010 at 8:46 am

Watchers of fox are the real baboons ”

Baboons are the parents of roxy and the flaming King!

Roxsteady & TRRK:

I agree. Roxtseady shouldn’t denigrate himself to the level of Blower, Jeff Merrill et al. by using the term “baboon” to refer to conservatives. Instead he should raise himself up to TRRK’s vaunted heights and call them all Timothy McVeigh followers. In other words, primates references are bad; sicko terrorist references are fine. But whatever you do, certainly don’t respond to any policy or merits-based criticisms of the Obama Administration.

BTW, King, you are one of the more offensive posters on Mediaite, and your chastising others for their despicable posts is like Hitler complaining about Stalin’s brutality.

Perhaps the King has had an epiphany. No longer will he label all people from the south as toothless trailer dwellers or all tea partiers as dangerous gun toters. At least rox is consistent with the hatred and doesn’t toss in an occasional post pretending to be nice.

As for there being few conservative comedians, think about it. Chris Rock or Katt Williams can do routines saying ‘all you white people are like this, all you white people are like that’, and it’s fine. If a white comedian started out saying ‘all you black people…’ he’d be hounded out of the business. One exception is the guys who make South Park. They tend to lean conservative, and thus they make fun of everyone, not just white males. While claiming to be the ones with the sense of humor, liberals are actually very restricted. White male jokes, they laugh. Jokes about anyone else, they yell ‘racism’.

” The Real Royal King says:
April 22, 2010 at 7:53 am
The imperiousness and over-whelming sense of self-worth and self-righteousness which runs rampant through…”

Up until this point I thought TRRK was talking about himself.

Bernie was somehow able to express an opinion without using the F-word. Mr. Stewart should take some pointers.

Karl Spensen said:
I’ve said it BEFORE and I’ll say it AGAIN – it only makes SENSE that Jon Stewart be held up to the EXACT SAME standards as a professional news organization!!1

your random, isolated comment can’t be construed either way as literal or sarcastic…
what exactly do you mean to imply with it? FOX (FAUX ‘NEWS’) regularly LIES & DISTORTS the truth – what standards should THEY be held up to? i’m going to assume (in your favor) that the unfair & unbalanced fakework wasn’t in mind when you made your comment about the daily show, who indeed, gives all the FACTS – & who regularly mocks fox, because they don’t.

Toshiba2 said:
Those who say they regularly watch the Daily Show with Jon Stewart are much younger than average just 17% are 50 and older. But they are relatively well-educated 38% are college graduates and are fairly knowledgeable about current events (47% all four correct). Regular viewers of the Daily Show are about as knowledgeable as the regular audiences for the O’Reilly Factor (47%), the NewsHour (46%), talk radio (45%) and Sunday morning political talk shows (44%).

http://people-press.org/report/?pageid=837
Sorry Bernie, your wrong!

the way you presented your stats was a bit confusing…
my graph is much easier to understand – people who watch fox trend stupid, uninformed & uneducated.
http://thinkprogress.org/wp-content/uploads/2007/04/pewtv.GIF
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Facebook User said:
A couple of things here:

1) I like O’Reilly. He’s generally fair, knows how to take a joke, and understands what Jon Stewart does for the most part.

2) If Bob Odenkirk did a conservative version of The Daily Show, you bet your ass I would watch it, and enjoy it.

3) This is the best thing that ever happened to Bernie Goldberg, nobody cares who he was until Jon Stewart decided to respond to him. He’s hoping Stewart will keep this up but honestly, the shelf life of this bit is just about expired.

I don’t care about the left or the right. I wish Stewart would attack the left more, but he tends to find more humor in satirizing the right. He’s a comedian, try not to get too broken up about this fact…..and sign Odenkirk already. You have the most successful cable news network in television, stop whining and acting like you’re some kind of poor, little Fox News getting beat up by big old Jon Stewart. It’s pathetic. Come up with your own Jon Stewart, we need it. We need a funny conservative voice like Stewart, because honestly, aside from O’Reilly, you guys aren’t funny and generally can’t take a joke.

a couple of things in response -

1) O’reilly is “generally” fair? haha! even in your praise you can’t bring yourself to call him flat out “FAIR” because in your heart, you know he is biased w/an agenda like the rest of the fox line-up. he just does a better job of PRETENDING to be fair than they do.

2) i don’t know who that is nor do i care. furthermore, conservatives excel in hate & fear-mongering, not humor. they can NEVER do a show like stewart’s because the “liberal” media you like to bash so much doesn’t LIE the way FAUX “NEWS” (fox) does – so your people on the ‘fright’ side wouldn’t have the material.

3) i still don’t care who bernie goldberg is; it’s obvious he’s a disingenuous hypocritical jerk.

i do care about the left & the right – the ugliness & lies coming from the ‘fright’ side are ruining america. take a look around. the overty rate has never been higher & the discrepancy btwn the ric & the poor more vast – this is due to corporations pushing that time old favorite feudalism, of the haves & have nots – and the republiCAN’T party is more than happy to side w/the corps & top 3% rich, waging war on the unions & middle class.

Stewart doesn’t attack the left as much because the left doesn’t do as much wrong as the right. don’t think he doesn’t out of “bias” – it’s because there is little to no material to work with.

the closing portion of your post, i basically agree with. fox needs to stop whining; they’re not funny, can’t take a joke & are overall pathetic.

felixw said:
Bernie was somehow able to express an opinion without using the F-word. Mr. Stewart should take some pointers.

and he was a humorless, disingenuous, douche in the process.

GO F*CK YOURSELF FELIXW

get lost & don’t come back until you have a sense of humor.