Reply #4: Second On A Match

[KharmaTrain]

The Daily Show's unique place is that it was the first real satyrical newscast since the golden days of SNL (dare I admit Dennis Miller era...but then Franken did most of his writing) and was done on a Daily basis. The show came of age as did the rise of the cable noise channels that have and continue to be the show's main target. The humor the show employs the most is irony as it parodies many things by just showing it as it is...you don't need to write anything, just show it outside of the cable news fishbowl.

Faux's problem is they're attempting to parody a parody of themselves. The more they try to act like the Daily Show, the more they paint a target on their own corporate heads. The fact, the Daily Show is on a channel named "Comedy Central" gives it the distance from every being a parody of itself as opposed to the Faux bastarization that is trying to parody a comedy show that in turn highlights how surreal the Faux Noise world is.

The real deal is that for a majority of Americans, Faux is a tragic comedy...a propaganda machine that begs for ridicule and parody. The Daily Show speaks truth to power through humor and irony and has attracted a wide range of viewers who are smart enough not to believe the bullshit and to see through the hypocrisy and have a good laugh in the process.

Cheers...

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