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11-30-2012 #1
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Just wondering how y'all felt about the topic of using humor as a critique of politics?
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12-01-2012 #2
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Works for Stewart & Colbert.
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12-01-2012 #3
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I prefer comedians going for laughs as opposed to applause. There are a few funny comedians that deal with politics. I'm more of a Conservative but I enjoy Stewart and Colbert. Not a fan of Bill Maher or Dennis Miller though. Their job is to make me laugh and they stink if they can't no matter the command of the issues.
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12-01-2012 #4
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There's a long and honourable tradition in the UK, even in the mainstream. Started with That Was The Week That Was in the 60s, through Spitting Image in the 80s and nowadays with Rory Bremner - who did the best Dubya ever, btw.
Some good political comics on your side of the pond, and I also like Stewart and Colbert, but the best for me, in politics as much as everything else he did, was the great Bill Hicks.
My politics are left of centre, but as I'm in the UK that probably makes me something between communist and terrorist in merkin terms lol.
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12-01-2012 #5
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In all seiousness, I would like to see them change the fiscal cliff to the fisical cliff, and the electoral college to the electorial college.
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12-01-2012 #7
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Comedy and politics are totally connected. The clowns who ran for the Republican presidential nomination were funnier than most professional comedians! And humour certainly can play a powerful role. Robert Louis mentioned a number of key UK shows from the pst few years.But you have only to look at the impact Tina Fey's impersonations had on the political career of Sarah Palin to see how powerful good satire can be.
You might want to check out the cartoons of the late Jules Feiffer to see some brilliant humour about the Nixon era.
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12-01-2012 #8
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Volkswagen didn't think this National Lampoon fake Ad was very funny.
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12-01-2012 #9
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'When Kissinger won the Nobel peace prize, satire died'
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