Political Humor On Television..always good for...

I have to admit I watch a lot of Television, probably much more then I should...I enjoy many aspects of TV viewing from mysteries to dramas and , e-gads. even reality TV...But lately some of the best TV viewing has been the late night talk shows.

The first 30 minutes of David Letterman has been so right on lately I can't wait each night to see just what he is going to say about George Bush, his comedic bits are hilarious, especially one routine that focuses on speeches given by past presidents, always ending with Bush and his ineptitudes and inability to speak.. Jay Leno usually has a few good pokes at Bush too but he is a bit more politically correct...

Speaking of which, Bill Maher's show on HBO this past Friday night had me in stitches...Robin Williams was on with Richard Clark, and the Republican representative from my fair state, who I can't stand...needless to say the discussion was quite interesting...he also had Chris Mathews and a televised interview with John Kerry...Maher's final two minutes is always rip-roaring.

Another of my favorites is Jon Stewart's show on Comedy Central...every night you can be sure of being entertained at the political humor he and writers come up with. Certainly deserving of the Emmy awards he just received..

So, if the political situation has you down at times like it has me, watching these shows is sure to be uplifting, even if only for a few minutes each night, to get you through the news of the following day..

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Lori (Dr Devience) Leidig Oct 8, 2006, 2:26pm EDT

Bill Maher rawks hard.

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Anne B. Grote Oct 8, 2006, 2:33pm EDT

Another good one is This Week with George Stephanopolous. With it you get outstanding criticism of the news for the week and the latest political news and also a round table discussion that includes George Will and Fareek Zakaria as well as a newspaper columnist. He also has the "funnies" at the end of the show that shows Bill Maher, Letterman, etc. with clips on from their shows on political satire. It's great!

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William M. Oct 8, 2006, 2:56pm EDT

Enjoy.

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0000-judoka5-0000 Oct 8, 2006, 3:08pm EDT

I still cannot enjoy American comedy

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Lori (Dr Devience) Leidig Oct 8, 2006, 3:11pm EDT

I've been watching mainly Brittish comedy lately and enjoy it immensely... it is a different kind of humor, for sure, Len.

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Barbara F. Oct 8, 2006, 3:29pm EDT

We watch George Stephanopolous every week...he's got a great show and of course I love those clips..:)

Lori, I enjoy BBCA lately too...different humor yes, but like you said right on! They also have great mystery shows.

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Jackie C. Oct 8, 2006, 6:38pm EDT

stephen colbert does great parody; and I find some of the Fox shows hysterical (though I don't think that's what they're aimiong for)

My favorit of all time is "Absolutely Fabulous" I was once very addicted. I watched it 3 times a day when I was in Riyadh. And on my way back to USA, I stopped in London, and bought $300 worth of AB FAB tapes, only to find they only worked in the VCR I left in SAudi Arabia. I still have them if anyone has those funny foreign VCR's.

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