I miss Jon Stewart. His Daily Show has yet to be matched on TV. I ditched cable shortly after, but what I'd seen of Trevor's Daily Show didn't have quite have the same soul. Maybe it got better...
I miss Jon Stewart. His Daily Show has yet to be matched on TV. I ditched cable shortly after, but what I'd seen of Trevor's Daily Show didn't have quite have the same soul. Maybe it got better over time, or now that I've been separated for awhile it would be easier to get into. Last Week Tonight gets closer to the mark, but the general tone still doesn't feel right.
Losing the Colbert Report shortly after didn't help.
I'd be happy to take reccomendations to fill those voids.
I don't know, I think Trevor is a terrible case of a comedian that is not that funny. I even watched his standup, which is more TED talk than comedy. Trevor Noah is what happens when the well...
I don't know, I think Trevor is a terrible case of a comedian that is not that funny. I even watched his standup, which is more TED talk than comedy.
Trevor Noah is what happens when the well behaved best student of the class decides to be a comedian. There's no edge to him.
All humor is subjective, so I don't fault anyone for not finding Trevor funny (or John for that matter). I think they're both funny, but for different reasons and because their styles are...
All humor is subjective, so I don't fault anyone for not finding Trevor funny (or John for that matter).
I think they're both funny, but for different reasons and because their styles are different. John leans into his very natural angry-old-NY-jew persona, and delivers cutting observations and juxtapositions of political and media idiocy. Trevor does a lot of the same observations, but filtered through his personal lens of being an immigrant and being able to compare it with his home country. I think this is especially poignant when talking about racism, and being able to draw contrast and parallels between apartheid South Africa. I think both of them are extremely smart, but obviously John has more practice interviewing people. I do think that's one area Trevor still needs to work on, but he's also in a perfect place to get that practice.
I agree with everything you say, I just think Trevor Noah is not very good at writing and/or delivering jokes. And that's not entirely related with the things you mention.
I agree with everything you say, I just think Trevor Noah is not very good at writing and/or delivering jokes. And that's not entirely related with the things you mention.
It is funny and sad that such a video be broadcasted by a subsidiary of Alphabet, inc. … Side note : the word broadcast is usually associated with one sort of tele-vision that was ubiquituous in...
It is funny and sad that such a video be broadcasted by a subsidiary of Alphabet, inc. …
Side note : the word broadcast is usually associated with one sort of tele-vision that was ubiquituous in the second half of last century, and that used a rather narrow band of electromagnetic waves. I use it here purposefully, meaning to underline how modern sorcerers abuse the internet to broadly cast their spells.
I miss Jon Stewart. His Daily Show has yet to be matched on TV. I ditched cable shortly after, but what I'd seen of Trevor's Daily Show didn't have quite have the same soul. Maybe it got better over time, or now that I've been separated for awhile it would be easier to get into. Last Week Tonight gets closer to the mark, but the general tone still doesn't feel right.
Losing the Colbert Report shortly after didn't help.
I'd be happy to take reccomendations to fill those voids.
Trevor Noah isn't as good as Jon Stewart -- it's hard to exceed perfection -- but it's damned good.
I don't know, I think Trevor is a terrible case of a comedian that is not that funny. I even watched his standup, which is more TED talk than comedy.
Trevor Noah is what happens when the well behaved best student of the class decides to be a comedian. There's no edge to him.
All humor is subjective, so I don't fault anyone for not finding Trevor funny (or John for that matter).
I think they're both funny, but for different reasons and because their styles are different. John leans into his very natural angry-old-NY-jew persona, and delivers cutting observations and juxtapositions of political and media idiocy. Trevor does a lot of the same observations, but filtered through his personal lens of being an immigrant and being able to compare it with his home country. I think this is especially poignant when talking about racism, and being able to draw contrast and parallels between apartheid South Africa. I think both of them are extremely smart, but obviously John has more practice interviewing people. I do think that's one area Trevor still needs to work on, but he's also in a perfect place to get that practice.
I agree with everything you say, I just think Trevor Noah is not very good at writing and/or delivering jokes. And that's not entirely related with the things you mention.
Well, comedy is in the eye of the beholder. I like him, you don't, and that's okay. <smile>
Sure!
It is funny and sad that such a video be broadcasted by a subsidiary of Alphabet, inc. …
Side note : the word broadcast is usually associated with one sort of tele-vision that was ubiquituous in the second half of last century, and that used a rather narrow band of electromagnetic waves. I use it here purposefully, meaning to underline how modern sorcerers abuse the internet to broadly cast their spells.