Re: If I got anything to say, I'll say it with lead Comedy Central clips

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Resolved: This house believes Stephen Colbert is actually funnier than Jon Stewart.


Posted by: slolernr | Link to this comment | 03- 8-06 8:45 AM
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Blasphemy!

It's really a different kind of humor. Stephen Colbert plays a character to be funny (mocking himself, essentially), and Jon Stewart mocks others. I think the straighforward style works better in a "newsy" type of show, but Colbert is funnier in the more sketch-oriented stuff.


Posted by: Matt F | Link to this comment | 03- 8-06 9:02 AM
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In somewhat-related news, you can now buy a Multipass for The Daily Show and The Colbert Report on iTunes. It's $10 for 16 episodes but still...it's not RealPlayer! (and for some reason WMP refuses to work correctly on my Powerbook)


Posted by: cheerylilgoth | Link to this comment | 03- 8-06 9:15 AM
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for some reason WMP refuses to work correctly on my Powerbook

It's the W part, I suspect.


Posted by: apostropher | Link to this comment | 03- 8-06 9:19 AM
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Hey, itunes stopped opening on my computer. You click on it and nothing happens. I tried uninstalling it and reinstalling it, and it didn't help. Does anyone know why?

I could just use RealPlayer, which still works, from now on, but I can't figure out how to import a folder of music, rather than an individual file, which would mean a lot of irritating file by file copying into my RealPlayer library.


Posted by: Tia | Link to this comment | 03- 8-06 9:28 AM
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apostropher is the hero.


Posted by: arthegall | Link to this comment | 03- 8-06 9:30 AM
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I've seen people claim that Colbert has now been on long enough that the novelty has worn off, and we can now make an unbisased comparison. I find this view to be utterly bizarre:

Stewart has been doing this since 1999 now, Colbert's been solo since mid-October, less than six months. People are too hasty to compare.


Posted by: washerdreyer | Link to this comment | 03- 8-06 9:39 AM
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I'm glad it's not just me. My wife and I have been cracking each other up with Filliam H. Muffman for about a week now.

Splendiferous!


Posted by: Matthew Harvey | Link to this comment | 03- 8-06 9:41 AM
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What kind of computer are you using, Tia?


Posted by: apostropher | Link to this comment | 03- 8-06 9:42 AM
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a pc.


Posted by: Tia | Link to this comment | 03- 8-06 9:52 AM
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Colbert (aka "Ted Hitler")was funnier than Stewart on the Daily Show, but the Daily Show is much, much better than the Colbert Report.


Posted by: SomeCallMeTim | Link to this comment | 03- 8-06 9:58 AM
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Can you launch Quicktime?


Posted by: apostropher | Link to this comment | 03- 8-06 10:18 AM
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Hm, I'll have to wait till I get home to answer that diagnostic question. I think the answer is no. But I appreciate the help.


Posted by: Tia | Link to this comment | 03- 8-06 10:20 AM
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There is disturbing genius in Colbert's playing "Stephen Colbert", whom he clearly loathes, with such glee and zeal.

Stewart is tremendously likable, and the only really smart liberal newsman working today. But

(a) the times call for layers of satire beyond likability; Colbert has 'em;

(b) there's too much on the Daily Show that is not Stewart, and it is often teh lame.


Posted by: slolernr | Link to this comment | 03- 8-06 10:29 AM
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How about this guy?


Posted by: Gaijin Biker | Link to this comment | 03- 8-06 6:08 PM
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