When Will Some Brave Comedian Spoof Jon Stewart?

For eight very long minutes Jon Stewart spoofs Glenn Beck. Good luck slogging through the last half. As my mind wandered near the end two questions suddenly came to me: Why won’t Michelle Pfeiffer take my calls and other than Keith Olbermann, who’s more spoof-able nowadays than Jon Stewart? Consider how much comedy gold there is to grab hold of: (more…)

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Posted Nov 7th 2009 at 1:04 pm in Political Humor, Politics, Video | 259830256 Commentshttp://bighollywood.breitbart.com/jjmnolte/2009/11/07/when-will-some-brave-comedian-spoof-jon-stewart/When+Will+Some+Brave+Comedian+Spoof+Jon+Stewart%3F2009-11-07+21%3A04%3A12John+Nolte

Warning: This Post is Not Funny

A lot has been written lately about how comedy writers are having a hard time finding humor in President Obama. “He’s just too competent,” they say.

The answer is obvious. They, on the left, are having trouble making fun of the left.

But what about us? We have a bigger problem. How are we supposed to make fun of the left?

When I get together for coffee with my fellow pragmatic, reality based, sort-of-right-wing comedy writers (many of whom still speak in hushed tones here in Manhattan, as they are still in the closet), I find I have nothing to poke fun at as I scan the morning papers. I used to relish tearing apart an op-ed from the Times or a column from Slate in front of my buddies, but lately I am left wanting. There is nothing funny anymore. One cannot parody a parody.

Here, let’s try. Take a look at this Sally Quinn article in The Washington Post, in which she “defends” Michelle Obama, after saying that “She has come under attack for exposing her arms.” (Has she? Did Sally Quinn just make that up? Could you find me someone who has done that?)

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Posted May 13th 2009 at 11:53 am in Entertainment, Media Criticism, Political Humor | 1321502 Commentshttp://bighollywood.breitbart.com/tshillue/2009/05/13/warning-this-post-is-not-funny/Warning%3A+This+Post+is+Not+Funny2009-05-13+18%3A53%3A47Tom+Shillue