Maybe it’s because I have British friends so this becomes ten times more hilarious, maybe it’s because I’m enchanted by John Oliver’s dimples, or maybe it’s just that I find it so gosh-darn adorable when other countries try to have scandals, but I thought that last night’s second segment on the Daily Show was beyond fabulous.

This is not to say I don’t usually pee my pants laughing over Jon Stewart, because I do.  But I’ve found that the more I get involved in politics and understanding on a “why yes I do watch White House press briefings sometimes, stop laughing at me” sort of way that the oversimplifications that used to not bother me are now starting to rankle.

Both of my siblings and my best friend would really, really like it if I could stop laughing and then turning to them and going “okay, that was funny, but let me explain to you all the ways in which Jon oversimplified the matter and how in fact this falls in murky waters so far as checks and balances go…” And I would like it to. But alas, those days are gone. My inner politics geek has reared it’s ugly, egg-shaped head, and I cannot go back to my dreamy innocence.

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Though Obama released Bush Era torture memos ten days ago, they’re still all anyone in the news media (both real and fake) has been able to talk about since. I can’t really say why. Perhaps they take a very long time to read? Perhaps people are comforted by finding something even more depressing than the economy? Whatever the reason, torture was the name of the game at Comedy Central, a high order, considering that even I have issues joking about torture. That’s right. I’ll make off-color jokes about 9/11 but torture? Torture is a challenge.

And that’s why I leave such things to the professionals.
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(Week of January 19, 2008)

Hey, kids! It’s time for a quick round-up of highlights from this week’s episodes of The Daily Show and The Colbert Report. Barack Obama was sworn in as president on Tuesday, so it was no surprise that the entire week’s hot topic was the Inauguration. TDS did a live show, but not too much super-special came from it. I did, however, greatly enjoy the following day’s John Oliver report form the Mall, in which he touched upon subjects like the n-word and making out with various men and women slowly freezing to death.

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(Week of January 12, 2008)

First of all, in case you haven’t heard, Barack Obama is going to be sworn in on Tuesday, and everybody in DC is gonna get totally wasted on hope and the champagne-filled reflection pool. It’s going to be the craziest Inauguration Day ever, and The Daily Show will cover the festivities live. Sort of. Tune in to a live on-location broadcast at the regular time Tuesday night. Unfortunately, Stephen won’t be joining in. I’m sure there will be some sort of bitter remark at some point during The Colbert Report.

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(Week of January 5, 2008)

Hey, kids! It’s time for a quick round-up of highlights from this week’s episodes of The Daily Show and The Colbert Report. I hope Jon Stewart and Stephen Colbert got plenty of well-deserved vacay time and Happy 2009 and blah blah blah, but I’m so glad to see them again. God, it feels like it’s been an eternity since the last episode. Also, judging by how big news tends to happen while the boys are away, I’m surprised the world hasn’t blown up.

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(Week of December 8, 2008)

Hey, kids! It’s time for a quick round-up of highlights from this week’s episodes of The Daily Show and The Colbert Report. This was an extra-special week, as we won’t be getting any new episodes until 2009. We also said good-bye to a few old friends, the weirdly scary Rob Riggle and Alan Colmes, who’s kind of scary in his own way. Here’s a fun fact about this photo of Rob Riggle: It’s actually what people see before they die.

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You have seen the the Colbert Report Christmas special, A Colbert Christmas: The Greatest Gift of All! about a million and a half times on Comedy Central, I’m sure. I can also sense that you are thinking about purchasing the DVD version to not only support charity but to own something else with Stephen Colbert’s face on it. There are reasons to hesitate, sure, what with the million and a half viewings and the recession and your laziness to enter the CliqueClack DVD giveaway, but maybe this review can swing you into your final decision.

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