Surviving the Obama Comedy Crisis: A Report From the Front Lines

[locopolitico]

From the New York Times

Surviving the Obama Comedy Crisis: A Report From the Front Lines

For those in the business of political mockery, the last 16 years have been a glorious golden age. If Bill Clinton was a full-employment act for political comedians, then George W. Bush was a welfare program.

But when Barack Obama takes the oath of office on Jan. 20, the era of easy presidential punch lines may be coming to a close.

What's in store for political humor in the age of Obama? Will he be the president who presides over the bursting of the comedy bubble? Or can he find a way to bail out the comedy industry too?

There's no better way to find out than directly from those on the front lines of the comedy crisis -- the comedians, joke writers, and satirists tasked with the urgent work of fortifying our nation's strategic humor reserves.

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[EraOfResponsibility]

1. It's simple, really. If late night talk shows want to make jokes about Obama...

...HIRE BLACK WRITERS.

[monmouth]

2. I would love to know what Obama whispered in Jamie Foxx's ear

after the concert. They were both smiling..Hahaha. The one of many millions of things I love about Obama is that he's the first one to make fun of himself. I remember back someone asked him what they could make fun of him about, and he said "my ears?" Comedians and writers genuinely like him so it is going to be difficult.

[treestar]

3. Somebody pointed out that he threw them a bone by having

his mother-in-law move into the White House.