The Colbert Report vs The Daily Show

[MabelMeister]

When The Colbert Show started, I thought it was funnier, but now I think The Daily Show is better.

[mikebnllnb]

The Daily Show by a mile. John Stewart is one of the best interviewers on the air.

[StarlaJane]

Originally Posted by Llewelyn

You can't tell which side Colbert is on?

I'm not really sure what you mean. Everyone knows that Colbert is a devout liberal (as in Democrat), and that the shows humor derives from his acting like a conservative. It is much more satyrical than Stewart's more earnest albeit-humorous depiction. I think this is accomplished by the fact that Colbert is playing a character while Stewart is really just being himself (or, at least, showing us the funny side of himself for 20 minutes).

I have just always found satire much funnier than more straight-forward comedic approaches, which is why I prefer TCR. The dead-pan face paired with the ridiculous commentary gets me every time (I love The Word).

[lastra]

Although I like both shows, I like Daily Show a bit better.

[auntieannie68]

Originally Posted by StarlaJane

I'm not really sure what you mean. Everyone knows that Colbert is a devout liberal (as in Democrat), and that the shows humor derives from his acting like a conservative. It is much more satyrical than Stewart's more earnest albeit-humorous depiction. I think this is accomplished by the fact that Colbert is playing a character while Stewart is really just being himself (or, at least, showing us the funny side of himself for 20 minutes).

I have just always found satire much funnier than more straight-forward comedic approaches, which is why I prefer TCR. The dead-pan face paired with the ridiculous commentary gets me every time (I love The Word).

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