·Theme
- Forums
- Cross Site
- The Asylum
- The more the merrier
The more the merrierFollow
It's about 40% general talk & politics, 20% reminiscing about times people remembered who Dennis Miller was, 10% telling jokes and 30% laughing at the joke he just told.
Belkira wrote:
Wow. Regular ol' Joph fan club in here.
So pretty much the tv show without the visuals.
George Carlin wrote:
I think it’s the duty of the comedian to find out where the line is drawn and cross it deliberately.
Jophiel wrote:
Now I know why there's no conservative leaning comedy shows.
Jophiel wrote:
"Half Hour News Hour". Lasted like three episodes.
Edited, Apr 4th 2014 8:41am by someproteinguy
That monster in the mirror, he just might be you. -Grover
Would I lie to you?
I guess it eventually ran 13 episodes, though I stopped hearing about it after the pilot.
I guess it eventually ran 13 episodes, though I stopped hearing about it after the pilot.
Belkira wrote:
Wow. Regular ol' Joph fan club in here.
Quote:
The program presented news stories from a conservative perspective, using a satirical format pioneered by Saturday Night Live's Weekend Update, This Hour Has 22 Minutes, and The Daily Show.
Well I'll be damned. So much for making random jokes...
Edited, Apr 4th 2014 8:54am by someproteinguy
That monster in the mirror, he just might be you. -Grover
Reading through the description of the show, I can see why it probably fell flat. In The Daily Show, Jon Stewart acts as a straight man to all the crazy **** going down around him. (He's also a genius with well-timed eyebrow raises.) He points out the absurdity of things that are true.
Half Hour News Hour seemed to be trying to parody him, by having the liberal host be skeptical of things that are not actually absurd or strange, but well accepted.
Parodying a straight man just doesn't work.
Half Hour News Hour seemed to be trying to parody him, by having the liberal host be skeptical of things that are not actually absurd or strange, but well accepted.
Parodying a straight man just doesn't work.
Catwho wrote:
Parodying a straight man just doesn't work.
His Excellency Aethien wrote:
Catwho wrote:
Parodying a straight man just doesn't work.
NPH does both very well.
Shaowstrike (Retired - FFXI)
91PUP/BLM 86SMN/BST 76DRK
Cooking/Fishing 100
"We don't just borrow words; on occasion, English has pursued other languages down alleyways to beat them unconscious and rifle their pockets for new vocabulary."
— James D. Nicoll
91PUP/BLM 86SMN/BST 76DRK
Cooking/Fishing 100
"We don't just borrow words; on occasion, English has pursued other languages down alleyways to beat them unconscious and rifle their pockets for new vocabulary."
— James D. Nicoll
Oh, a musical infotainment satire.
George Carlin wrote:
I think it’s the duty of the comedian to find out where the line is drawn and cross it deliberately.
Catwho wrote:
Reading through the description of the show, I can see why it probably fell flat. In The Daily Show, Jon Stewart acts as a straight man to all the crazy sh*t going down around him. (He's also a genius with well-timed eyebrow raises.) He points out the absurdity of things that are true.
Half Hour News Hour seemed to be trying to parody him, by having the liberal host be skeptical of things that are not actually absurd or strange, but well accepted.
Parodying a straight man just doesn't work.
Half Hour News Hour seemed to be trying to parody him, by having the liberal host be skeptical of things that are not actually absurd or strange, but well accepted.
Parodying a straight man just doesn't work.
Somewhere in the world there must be people debating whether this show was funny or not-- only because it was right-leaning and all of these scathing reviews I've been reading are bias from the liberal media.
Galkaman wrote:
Kuwoobie will die crushed under the burden of his mediocrity.
Shaowstrike the Shady wrote:
His Excellency Aethien wrote:
Catwho wrote:
Parodying a straight man just doesn't work.
NPH does both very well.
And fortunately he's out of work now! Though I really wish he'd ended up on Live with Kelly.
publiusvarus wrote:
we all know liberals are well adjusted american citizens who only want what's best for society. While conservatives are evil money grubbing scum who only want to sh*t on the little man and rob the world of its resources.
Looks more like an SNL skit with a laugh track than The Daily Show.
So exactly like an SNL skit.
George Carlin wrote:
I think it’s the duty of the comedian to find out where the line is drawn and cross it deliberately.
lolgaxe wrote:
Looks more like an SNL skit with a laugh track than The Daily Show.
So exactly like a Jimmy Fallon SNL skit.
So exactly like a Jimmy Fallon SNL skit.
FTFA.
Shaowstrike (Retired - FFXI)
91PUP/BLM 86SMN/BST 76DRK
Cooking/Fishing 100
"We don't just borrow words; on occasion, English has pursued other languages down alleyways to beat them unconscious and rifle their pockets for new vocabulary."
— James D. Nicoll
91PUP/BLM 86SMN/BST 76DRK
Cooking/Fishing 100
"We don't just borrow words; on occasion, English has pursued other languages down alleyways to beat them unconscious and rifle their pockets for new vocabulary."
— James D. Nicoll
Catwho wrote:
Half Hour News Hour seemed to be trying to parody him, by having the liberal host be skeptical of things that are not actually absurd or strange, but well accepted.
I'm assuming that segment was intended to be a counter to the Colbert Report. Considering that's precisely what his show is about, except with him playing the clueless stereotypical conservative.
King Nobby wrote:
More words please
gbaji wrote:
Catwho wrote:
Half Hour News Hour seemed to be trying to parody him, by having the liberal host be skeptical of things that are not actually absurd or strange, but well accepted.
I'm assuming that segment was intended to be a counter to the Colbert Report. Considering that's precisely what his show is about, except with him playing the clueless stereotypical conservative.
I was referencing the guy whose clip starts about 3:15 into that, with the fake WTC "conspiracy theorist." Not the main anchor.
Catwho wrote:
gbaji wrote:
Catwho wrote:
Half Hour News Hour seemed to be trying to parody him, by having the liberal host be skeptical of things that are not actually absurd or strange, but well accepted.
I'm assuming that segment was intended to be a counter to the Colbert Report. Considering that's precisely what his show is about, except with him playing the clueless stereotypical conservative.
I was referencing the guy whose clip starts about 3:15 into that, with the fake WTC "conspiracy theorist." Not the main anchor.
Haven't watched any clips. Just read the wiki that was linked. But the description you're giving (and the one in the wiki) makes it seem like a counter to Colbert, not Stewart. Colbert's whole deal is playing a clueless conservative who has ridiculous over the top responses to otherwise ordinary things. He's not the "straight man", but designed to be the butt of the joke (intentionally). Same deal with that segment (assuming you're talking about the one I think you are).
King Nobby wrote:
More words please
Regardless of who they were trying to emulate, it sucked and only lasted long enough to burn off the one season.
Belkira wrote:
Wow. Regular ol' Joph fan club in here.
Though I will agree that Colbert isn't all that funny either.
George Carlin wrote:
I think it’s the duty of the comedian to find out where the line is drawn and cross it deliberately.
He gets ratings though.
Belkira wrote:
Wow. Regular ol' Joph fan club in here.
So did Jersey Shore.
George Carlin wrote:
I think it’s the duty of the comedian to find out where the line is drawn and cross it deliberately.
Half Hour News Hour: worse than Colbert and Jersey Shore.
Belkira wrote:
Wow. Regular ol' Joph fan club in here.
Jophiel wrote:
Half Hour News Hour: worse than Colbert and Jersey Shore.
That's the selling point!
I suppose technically Fox has Red Eye, which is funny, in a "trying to take silly positions about topics, but accidentally ends out being more serious than a typical round table discussion on MSNBC" kinda of way. And no, I'm not actually kidding about that.
King Nobby wrote:
More words please
Colbert has his moments, but Daily Show is much better.
I tried watching that video of Half Hour New Hour. Awful. Just awful. I'm sure it had potential, but they seemed to forget one thing - Stewart isn't all about bashing Republicans. He'll give it to the Democrats just as often when they do something stupid.
I tried watching that video of Half Hour New Hour. Awful. Just awful. I'm sure it had potential, but they seemed to forget one thing - Stewart isn't all about bashing Republicans. He'll give it to the Democrats just as often when they do something stupid.
Stewart is liberal but The Daily Show is more about mocking the news than anything else. Certain people refuse to believe it but that core part of it is something you're not going to find on a knock-off hosted on an actual news channel.
Edit: Holy Christ. A couple of those jokes had potential but those two hosts were just... terrible. All the comedic timing of a sack of rice and that chick's voice was like getting stapled in the ears.
Edited, Apr 4th 2014 7:55pm by Jophiel
Edit: Holy Christ. A couple of those jokes had potential but those two hosts were just... terrible. All the comedic timing of a sack of rice and that chick's voice was like getting stapled in the ears.
Edited, Apr 4th 2014 7:55pm by Jophiel
Belkira wrote:
Wow. Regular ol' Joph fan club in here.
Recent Visitors: 299
All times are in CST
Anonymous Guests (299)
- Forums
- Cross Site
- The Asylum
- The more the merrier
© 2024 Fanbyte LLC