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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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[konami.livejournal.com]

Woah, awesome, Webster is about the truthiness.

Regarding your question, I've been thinking as well that right now is a good test for Colbert. Being a satirist; will he shift his rhetoric because the republican world is shifting theirs? It would seem that he needs to stay with the times to keep his edge. If he's as smart as I think, he might be MORE funny in a democratic administration.

Stewart isn't a concern because he keeps it more on the level.

[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.

Could the Colbert Report ... remain funny during a Democratic administration?

[reluctance.livejournal.com]

that really depends on your ability to see black humour in the below image:

[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.

[drinzy.livejournal.com]

L'academie Anglaise?

[frandroid.livejournal.com]

Yeah, interesting from the opposition...

[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.

[tlf1138.livejournal.com]

L'acadamie Anglaise? I don't get it dude. I know that L'acadamie Francaise is the government body responsible for the regulation of the French language in France, but I just can't connect it with the humour element of Rowan's posting.

AM I SMOKING CRACK?

[tlf1138.livejournal.com]

Forget it. Mental malfunction on my part. You weren't responding to that response.