Media Backtalk on Jon Stewart.

[randomness]

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A33506-2004Jan20.html

"Arlington, Va.: I saw Jon Stewart on Hannity and Colmes last week, discussing politics and being his usual smart and funny self. Why oh why do mainstream journalists (as opposed to the fake ones on The Daily Show) try to out-wit Jon Stewart? Both Hannity and Colmes tried to trade barbs with him, but they both failed miserably. My advise to them and others: play the straight guy and let Stewart do his thing (which is why they had him on the show in the first place). It always ends up FLAT because NO ONE is as funny as Jon Stewart. Just my two cents."

"Howard Kurtz: You're right. I've tried it myself. The guy is really quick."

Comments

Heh

[ladybird97.livejournal.com]

Yay for Jon Stewart! My personal favorite line from that interview, though is: "I'll go out on a limb and suggest that Andy Rooney is not making a serious proposal to send the president and first lady to Mars."

I suppose we can hope, though...

Re: I didn't see the interview, but...

[digitalemur.livejournal.com]

Gee, independent (and okay, indirect) corroboration of Al Franken's case that Hannity & _Colmes is just a farcical vehicle for Hannity's craptacular BS, with Colmes as his human straw man? Whodathunk.

"never heckle a standup comic"

[r-ness.livejournal.com]

Words to live by.

The only situation in which this might not be the case is when you're a standup comic. In that case, it's probably best if you just play off each other.

I'm thinking of an interview where Robin Williams visits his idol, Jonathan Winters. Hilarity, as you can imagine, ensues.