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[frandroid]

Merriam-Webster names Stephen Colbert's "truthiness" as Word of the Year.

Colbert, in character, mocked the folks at Merriam-Webster, calling them "word police" and a bunch of "wordinistas."

"Though I'm no fan of reference books and their fact-based agendas, I am a fan of anyone who chooses to honour me."

Merriam-Webster's top word of 2005 was "integrity."

Which leads me to the current question floating in my mind recently: Could the Colbert Report, and to a a lesser extent the Daily Show, remain funny during a Democratic administration?

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[the-watchmaker.livejournal.com]

i'm sort've of the opposite opinion. colbert's humor is based on a satire of the right/republicans - and he can easily continue that from a position of opposition. stewart's humor, on the other hand, seems to be to mock those in power. knowing how influential he is, would he be comfortable mocking a democratic president when the only other viable option for the american people is a republican one? his humor would certainly lose some edge, i think.

[seaya.livejournal.com]

He was around already during the Clinton Administration and did just fine :).

[konami.livejournal.com]

Yes, a lot of Stewarts material is making fun of Bush, it's just his show is rather flexible and it doesn't rely on Washington politics too much, I think his "special" reports are the funniest parts which are usually not connected to any specific political view. He can get away with making fun of anybody I think, as no politician is really loved until they are gone.

I agree Colbert would work even better at the other side of the fence, what I was saying was more is if Colberts "character" will adjust to the changes in language and attitude of the republican party. Colbert has a strong character and it could overpower his satirical edge a bit too far without some adaptation.

[frandroid.livejournal.com]

It's just that the Republicans pushed the doublespeak envelope quite far... I know Democrats aren't angels, but there's nothing like a war to create a thick repressive cultural climate, and he's cut through it with a sharp blade. Clinton did pretty well during Kosovo too, but that was short-lived.

I'm very glad for the recent addition of John Oliver to the show, because since Colbert moved on to his own show and most of the other veterans I knew moved on (Ed Helms!!! and Colbert obviously), Rob Corddry had become my favourite correspondent, whereas before he was my least favourite.

[frandroid.livejournal.com]

Yeah, interesting from the opposition...