Stephen Colbert should put Jon Stewart on notice

Why? Obvious to anyone who watched the Emmys. I cringed each time The Daily Show beat out The Colbert Report for an award. That’s why The Daily Show needs to go On Notice.

Now, I realize it isn’t Stewart’s fault that his protégé has surpassed him in wit, intelligence, and entertainment value. Still, those Emmys that The Daily Show carted back to New York need to be cloned and shared with Colbert.

Just because the Emmy voters chose Barry Manilow (!!!) over The Colbert Report (how can these two even be uttered in the same breath?), doesn’t mean that this offense against television watching humanity has to stand unchallenged.

In one of the few genuinely entertaining moments during the Emmy Awards show, Colbert asked Stewart, “Could I hold some of yours?” Stewart said, “No.” That’s the truth, not truthiness. Here’s proof.

Inexcusable, Jon Stewart. So you’re on notice—in my Stephen Colbert-loving mind, at least. I already much prefer The Colbert Report to The Daily Show. Keep this up, Stewart, and you’ll be dead to me.

One evening Jon Stewart interviewed quasi-comedian Martin Short (boring) and Stephen Colbert’s guest was Janna Levin, a scientist (provocative). He asked her if being a theoretical physicist was like studying unicorn husbandry.

That line is worth an Emmy, for sure. Next year, Stephen.

Comments

[carla]

I gotta disagree.

I can't watch Colbert. His cadence is irritating and honestly, he gives me a headache. I see the satire and get the humor..but its just not as funny as Stewart. Not for me anyway.

Different strokes, eh?

[Brian]

Carla, I'm shocked! Also, I'm thankful. That we're not married to each other. Luckily Laurel and I agree that The Colbert Report is more enjoyable to watch than The Daily Show, so when we only have time to see one program, it's Colbert.

We find Colbert's interviews vastly more intelligent and interesting than Stewart's. Colbert is much more spontaneous and unscripted. And he doesn't rely on tired gags like The Daily Show does.

We don't like the stupid voice-overs by The Daily Show "translator," or those ridiculous segments where a "reporter" stands in front of a Baghdad (or wherever) backdrop and babbles unfunny stuff.

For us, the appeal of Colbert is his irony. He makes fake news appear less fake than Stewart. The Daily Show has become a parody of itself: fakey fake news. Colbert sticks with a well-crafted O'Reilly like persona and makes it work without silly gags.

But like you said, different strokes. Don't worry. I won't put you on notice for disagreeing with me.

[Craig]

Have to disagree - and not in an "A is better than B" sort of way.

They're different shows.

The Daily Show is a 'fake' news show that gets most of its laughs out of highlighting the absurdity of much of the "real" news of our leaders, events, etc.

The Colbert Report is almost pure satire.

They're both sharp, brilliant, and hilarious, and I miss them both (LOTS!) when they have time off.

Like this week. :((

[R Blog]

The Daily Show is the precusor. Without the work that Jon Stewart has done and continues to do The Colbert Report couldn't exist. Though, the Daily Show is weaker without Colbert and Rob Courdry. Gotta stay loyal to Jon. He's to modern political satire what Rosa Parks was to the civil rights movement.