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Old 4th July 2020, 16:30     #15363
Nich
 
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Originally Posted by Ab
NB: The Daily Show was a comedy show hosted by comedians on a channel called The Comedy Channel.
Jon Stewart on Joe Rogan: Audiences expected him to say something profound for every major news event. This is one of the reasons why he stopped doing the Daily Show.

https://youtu.be/SXOUCRLW2UI

I get that it can always hide from criticism by saying "we're just comedy, so just kidding!". In my opinion comedy / satire is perhaps the only artform that has the balls to speak the truth today.
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