Let me say this about that...
Last year's headliner at the Annual White House Correspondents' Dinner was Stephen Colbert. He delivered one of the most devastating, brilliantly satirical speeches that I have ever seen. In a very unreceptive room, Colbert delivered it fearlessly, never flinching, never resorting to "saver" lines. It was a performance that deserves to be remembered and replayed for years, and I think as the context becomes more apparent with the passage of time, it will come to be regarded as even more remarkable.
The President and his retinue were obviously not thrilled to have to sit, tight lipped and tight-assed, through Colbert's schtick. It was a major embarrassment to the White House, and by extension, to the White House Correspondents' Association. Woe unto them if that should happen again.
So who should they get to follow Colbert's act? Evidently, the answer is... Rich Little.
And that feels about right.
The President and his retinue were obviously not thrilled to have to sit, tight lipped and tight-assed, through Colbert's schtick. It was a major embarrassment to the White House, and by extension, to the White House Correspondents' Association. Woe unto them if that should happen again.
So who should they get to follow Colbert's act? Evidently, the answer is... Rich Little.
And that feels about right.
posted by Ish at 10:18 AM
3 Comments:
i watched that colbert speech, and i found it to be immensely boring, trite, and NEVER ENDING! his effort at satire falls so, so, so short. fox news? iraq? zzzzz. he got a few gratuitous laughs, but the crickets chirped louder and louder. colbert is completely overrated and he should never have left the daily show.
Anon (if that is your real name), just for calibration, give me some idea of what or who you do find funny, or an example of what you would consider good satire.
And if Iraq and Fox elicit z's from you, what *do* you find interesting enough to pay attention to?
actually, i was refering to colbert's tedious references to iraq and to fox news. an example of good satire is 'this is spinal tap'.
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