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The biggest reason I love John Stewart is that he and his people are not afraid to call ANYONE on their shit. I love the features where they dig up video to show people directly contradicting themselves, or denying they said something that they're on camera saying. I think he'll still be able to do that with the Obama presidency, but maybe to not as great (or sickening) effect.

Also I love Wyatt Cenac. He's my fake TV pundit boyfriend.

Well, it was there for years before and still is. I agree with both you and Jon that the catharsis has been wonderful, but it's okay if we don't need as much now. I predict they'll go more underground and local. There's always lunatic fringe and local bastard politics going on somewhere and they've always excelled at the location reports.

People worried about "The Daily Show" having a lack of material over the next four years are on crack. It's just that simple.

Look, people - we are headed into four years that are going to be very, very tough. Just because the President will no longer be an inarticulate bumblefuck doesn't mean that Stewart and Colbert will lack for targets; there's still god knows how many corporations entirely willing to fuck over the public (even while getting desperately needed government assistance!), the mass media smugocracy of dunces, and of course the entire Republican Party.

Repeat this over and over until it becomes clear: There is not going to be a lack of stupid powerful people for "The Daily Show" to mock any time soon.

Man, I love The Daily Show so very much. It and the Report are easily two of the funniest things on television right now. I have to thank you guys for alerting me to their existence!

I'm with mightygodking - senators and congresscritters aren't going to become noble self-effacing paragons of uprightness. Well, not overnight, anyway. If the Cabinet appointments start looking like corporate raider America - they've got material. I just hope they go after Presdient Obama's cabinet (squee!) with some of the vigour they've gone after the Cheney administrations. I am confident they will. This time - their interpretation and analysis might not just get beamed into the void of powerless "Marxists" and inspire and maintain a commitment to keep on the ruling party. They're going to need a lot of oversight too. But yeah:

"There is not going to be a lack of stupid powerful people for "The Daily Show" to mock any time soon."

Don't forget, TDS also mocks pundits and journalists. We will have comic fodder on a daily basis FOREVER.

Also, Wyatt Cenac is mine. I saw him first. Can't prove that I did, but I know I have.

Making fun of the Obamessiah.

That's a whuppin'.

Making fun of his National Service Plan.

That's a whuppin'.

Making fun of inevitably higher taxes, higher inflation and lower growth.

That's a whuppin'.

Projection of whatever you want Obama to be - i.e., "it's about his supporters, not him."

Just downright creepy. We don't know a thing about him. And that's worthy of a whuppin'.

From Stewart's first show back on Jan. 11, 1999 (link below):
"I'm sure many of you are curious, 'is my beloved Daily Show going to change?' Well, it might, subtly. And I know change can be painful, but from change comes growth."

The writing staff consistently puts together some of the funniest and most insightful bits around. Papa Bear is the scheduled guest tonight. The fans will stay fans and will be just fine.

P.S. Larry Wilmore is where it's at.

"It's a good thing that the president will now speak in complete sentences and value crazy things like the Constitution."

LOL [snort]

Can people just stop with the shorthand and actually write out the full "value things like the parts of the Constitution that I choose to endorse"? I mean, let's be frank shall we and just admit that anyone who respects the entirety of the Constitution is weeded out veeeery early in the election process, with a little lip service from the pandering jackals to show that they're totally legit and down with limitations on government and all that stuff and whatever ooo shiny!

Quit posturing.

Maybe you see a little bit of yourself/ Pajiba in the Jon Stewart/ Daily Show?

It hasn't been relevant since Colbert left. Hell, it hasn't been relevant since Mo Rocca left.

The reviews aren't scathing and we're not THAT bitchy. and That's okay, just don't pretend anymore.

And let's not forget, the Republicans are still out there. And the religious right. And she whose name shall not be written but thinks she has a shot at 2012. There will be fodder.

"We don't know a thing about him."

Two full-on years of intense media scrutiny, nit-picking by his own party for months and then another four months of bashing by the Republicans, and the best you can do is "we don't know him"?

Man, what color is your Koolaid?

Sorry if the best the trash-pickers could find was that Obama attended a frickin' tea party held by a "terrorist" who has been toothless so long he makes the Beverly Hills Chihuahua look petrifying, but maybe...just maybe...there really is no monster under the bed.

As long as there are politicians who didn't get the memo that America is supposed to be a place of religious freedom: There is not going to be a lack of stupid powerful people for "The Daily Show" to mock any time soon.

Anyway, I am personally excited to have a leader I can respect and be enthusiastic about. I am excited to drop all the apathy and disengagement. Time to be snarky and bitchy about other things...like movies and television shows. Whoa, was that why I starting visiting this website? ;)

God, you people are so pathetic. You ACTUALLY WON!!!! And still you continue to bash and rip apart people who don't walk lock step with your view of the world. Jesus, what's it going to take to make you people HAPPY for once in your life? Get over it. Your guy won. The Evil Bush Hitler has been thrown out of office (or will soon be), and those Dastardly Villainous Republicans have been ousted from power. Go drink champagne and have lots of sex. Stop living in the past and for God's sake, STOP BEING SO BITTER AND MEAN to everyone who doesn't have a "D" at the end of their name. Why are you people always so damn MISERABLE all the time? Stop spending your time making vulgar-filled rants about people you WILL NEVER MEET in blogs and go live your life. Be happy, get married to your gay lover, adopt Cambodian babies, and settle down and enjoy life. Stop worrying so much about the Evils of Fox News, those Dream Crushing Republicans, and Oh So Weak Mother Earth. What is it about you people and your constant need to RAGE AGAINST THE MACHINE all the time? Cripes. Either stop living in the past and keep living your life, or just shoot yourselves already. Either way, your endless tiresome whining has become untolerable. Holy shit, no wonder you people make movies about suicide and call it art. Your lives really ARE full of misery.

The man's not even in the White House yet, he still has years for us to hate him. He has a lot that he can do to make us want to cause him suffering. I've spent half my life in the Bush Administration, and it has jaded my soul to all hope. I hated him before it was cool. And if I've learned anything in my life, it's that the government will always find ways to be a disappointment.

I know most of you may support Obama to the end, this sites political views are just like that. But Obama has to really make things work in order to impress me. And now he has no excuse, he has both the house, and the senate. If he fucks this up, I will never forgive him or any of the democrats. Which will leave 100 percent of politicians on my shit list, possible exception to Ron Paul.

Should I feed the troll?

I've been told not to, but it looks so hungry, and I'm a big liberal softie...

What is it about you people and your constant need to RAGE AGAINST THE MACHINE all the time?

Yo, we're Democrats, that means we actually like the machine and want it to do more for us.

That's all.

wow you said everything that i've been thinking.... awesome post.

Eep is right. there are parts of the constitution that are pretty blatantly ignored and we seem to be okay with it....?

obamadrone might have a point, but he just can't resist getting all AM radio crazy with it, so I'm not sure where to...find..it. Oh wait. I know whats wrong, its not really a reaction to Sarah's post, just some rant/rave action going on.

And they can make fun of Obama, his party and followers and whatever. Some may resist, but make fun of them, too! All is fair in political humor

From Macafee: "Yo, we're Democrats, that means we actually like the machine and want it to do more for us."

Yo dude, how far from JFK's "Ask not what your country can do for you..." speech?

"We don't know anything about him"

I'm not surprised by your comment Chris, I mean what has Obama really done to explain himself to you besides write two books about his life. It's not your fault, in your real America if it ain't white it ain't right.

I think Sarah hit the nail on the head with her observation of Stewart's audience not liking jokes against Obama. That, to me, is going to be Stewart's real problem. I like that he'll call anybody (even people he likes) on their shit--but will his audience let him do that with Obama? They're not being too positive about it right now. So it's not so much relevancy that Stewart needs to worry about, but instead his audience letting him do his job. I wish him the greatest of luck.

I'm still waiting for the hand holding and Kumbaya singing.

*hands outstretched*

So this is where all the conservative nutbags have been hiding through the campaign. This thread.

Ron Paul. Hahahahahaha. Good luck with that one. I believe he is now the ruling King of Montana, and whatever other states were batshit enough to put him on the ballot. Montana being the Alaska of the United States.

Making fun of conservatism will not be old hat until the last of the old guard, or "relevant" conservatives, have died off. Yes, there will always be some bitter individuals raising their teenagers on Rush (not the progressive rock kind, the banal soulless idiot kind), but hopefully this ridiculous sector of American life becomes more marginalized than it already has.

I like that he'll call anybody (even people he likes) on their shit--but will his audience let him do that with Obama? They're not being too positive about it right now. So it's not so much relevancy that Stewart needs to worry about, but instead his audience letting him do his job.

Fuck his studio audience... right up their buttholes. They aren't anywhere near to being the whole of his total audience, and they are just as likely to be a target -- he calls them on their shit, as well, when they get uppity.
FUCK THEM, if they can't take a joke. EVERYONE is fair game in Stewart's business, and regardless of which "side" he's riffing on, I'll be tuning in to watch.

It won't be The Daily Show/Colbert Report that suffer because let's face it, political satire is just as relevant on both sides of the isle. Also, both of those shows have genius writers. The person who should be most concerned about their career would have to be Micheal Moore. I was watching an interview with him a couple of weeks before the election and he was trying so hard to establish his political beliefs as being center. It was painful to watch. Without Bush or the Right in command, he's going to have to work a lot harder for the material in his "documentaries."

wait -- isn't *alaska* the alaska of the united states? I didn't realized it had seceded...

John Oliver is my Daily Show correspondent crush

Love the tall, pasty Brits!!

John Oliver is my Daily Show correspondent crush

Love the tall, pasty Brits!!

"Sorry if the best the trash-pickers could find was that Obama attended a frickin' tea party held by a "terrorist" who has been toothless so long he makes the Beverly Hills Chihuahua look petrifying, but maybe...just maybe...there really is no monster under the bed."

Look, I agree with the sentiment, but...you don't need teeth to make that chihuahua terrifying. Every time I see it's face I want to run screaming and hide under the bed.

"Sorry if the best the trash-pickers could find was that Obama attended a frickin' tea party held by a "terrorist" who has been toothless so long he makes the Beverly Hills Chihuahua look petrifying, but maybe...just maybe...there really is no monster under the bed."

Look, I agree with the sentiment, but...you don't need teeth to make that chihuahua terrifying. Every time I see it's face I want to run screaming and hide under the bed.

And that's fine, you people take your correspondents. I want Stewart, I have for years, and he is MINE. I'll set the chihuahua on anyone who says otherwise.

Aw, I'm sorry. I've visited this site for years and this is my first double post. I feel like I've made it through some sort of right of passage. And also like an idiot with restless fingers.

ummm...

Joe Biden, anyone?

There was a reason why he was locked up the last three weeks of the election...To keep him from saying stupid shit.

In fact, Biden has been saying stupid shit for years. Far longer than a certain soon-to-be-ex-president...

Who don't you libs worship?

My only concern is that the humour of the Daily Show returns to being irrelevant to people like me who watch but are not from the United States. Before the elections got underway, some of the jokes were lost on me because they were not relevant to me. I would tune in once in a while and generally enjoyed what I saw. But once the Indecision '08 kicked off... I was so into it. I got it and I laughed hard. Not as hard as when I watch the Colbert Report though, being Un-American and all.

I think last night's episode pretty much proved they're still on top. People keep forgetting that they're on four days a week and not every single episode or joke (even during Indecision 2008) is going to be classic.

As Jon told Bill O'Reilly and the rest of Fox News: "Don't be afraid"

Except for Sean Hannity.

This article is looong for a topic that really doesn't have anyone concerned.

No one is worried that the Daily Show will stop being funny. No one I know anyway. And yes, during the campaign the audience didn't receive Obama jokes well. But just wait til after his first 100 days are up. Even well-liked presidents are easily skewed. People had a field day with Clinton. Jesus, we still make jokes about Jefferson banging his slaves.

Political humor has been around as long as politics. Though we may no longer have the rage-fueled humor of watching a blundering idiot as president, I'm sure Obama & crew will give us plenty of material.

Pajiba-ites know that. Based on reading previous articles, I'm surprised the honchos of this site published this one. Is this Carlson a relative?

voice for people who have nearly clawed their eyes out trying to understand the rationale -- if there is any to be found -- ... of the reason why Fox News continues to exist.
I love it when the paragons of tolerance get upset when someone disagrees with their worldview and give in to wanting to silent their critics.
As for the Brilliance of Jon Stewart, lets not forget that the Daily show had to go into repeats during the writer's strike. Jon was shown to be a empty suit without his writers.

get married to your gay lover

Sorry, but if we allowed gay marriage then squirrels would become carnivorous, swarm out of the forests, and begin devouring the world's puppies and kittens and baby bunnies [citation needed].

I'm sure Jon will have plenty of material to work with in terms of Obama...maybe in terms of his appearance and fashion sense at least. Politically it might be more of a challenge because of the audience, but he'll soon have to go there once issues come up. And I'm sure they will because Obama isn't perfect, nor is he a socialist. As many Right-wingers have tried to argue. In fact, maybe he should interview celeb right-wingers for his show like Victoria Jackson! Hahahahha!

Squirrels eat meat AND nuts.

Um, people... It STARTED as a satire of NEWS MEDIA.

And there is still PLENTY to SAT.

In response to the gentleman who posted this highly intelligent and insightful comment:

I love it when the paragons of tolerance get upset when someone disagrees with their worldview and give in to wanting to silent their critics.

what fucking universe have you been living in? for the past 8 years, liberals and moderates have been told not to criticize George W. Bush and his administration because, if they did, they weren't "supportin' the troops", "anti-American" or "not in the mainstream" (which I never understood since Bush lost the popular vote in 2000 and the election in 2004 was really close). so when conservatives complain that liberals will accuse them of being racist for criticizing Obama (which they haven't done ... they've called people who don't want him to be president because they think he's an Arab/Muslim racist, but that's because they are racist), they should take those hurt feelings all the way to Alaska where they can hang with Palin and Joe the Plumber and secede from the rest of the world (not just the U.S.)

oh! and listening to people who oppose gay marriage or promote intelligent design isn't being open minded, it's humoring people who, maybe, we shouldn't necessarily humor

Le Kim is right. I don't know how the GOP has been so efficient in silencing all criticism of the Bush administration. It's chilling really.

Oh, there will be plenty to zing. Power attracts those interested in power. Our system selects winners willing to engage in the flesh-bartering of electinos, and able to win competing with the other self-appointed Donner-chow.

This process does not select satire-proof people.

I think people sometimes miss the fact that a lot (most?) of the jokes on the Daily Show aren't about how shitty politicians are, they're about how shitty modern media coverage of politics is--the stories the media chooses to focus on, the inanity of most "pundits", etc. I'm sure most of the cable news coverage will continue to be worthy of mockery in an Obama administration.