Anyone here watch it?

DG

"DB."  wrote in message 
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> Anyone here watch it?
>
> DG

I didn't.

E.

"DB."  wrote in message 
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> Anyone here watch it?
>
I keep thinking I *ought* to watch it, as our Leftpondian friends tell us 
how good it is, but I've never had time. What's your opinion DB?

ally

> Anyone here watch it?
> 
> DG

Every day. Since forever. The whole family watches. The PVR is permanently 
programmed to record The Daily Show and the spin-off Colbert Report which 
follows it. One would go mad living in these conservative ideological times 
without the daily brilliant, funny deconstruction of the stupidity of our 
right-wing idiot leaders.

These shows are the best TV emerging from America. If you can't get them on 
TV, watch them online. They have both won many Emmy awards.

I go by Jon Canuck on Flickr. The 'Jon' is an homage to Jon Stewart.

Johnny-long-time-fan

On Fri, 3 Oct 2008 09:05:35 +0100, "a l l y"
 wrote:

>
>"DB."  wrote in message 
>news:mv8ae49b8bj60f7d4n3bvjpmlb6nl1e68v@4ax.com...
>> Anyone here watch it?
>>
>I keep thinking I *ought* to watch it, as our Leftpondian friends tell us 
>how good it is, but I've never had time. What's your opinion DB?
>
>ally 
>

I enjoy it immensely. It is an antidote to the political and economic
madness swirling around us. Highly recommended! 

DG

DB. wrote:
> Anyone here watch it?
> 
> DG

Whenever I can. It goes out new every night at 11pm, and I need to be on 
my train by 6.29am, but I try to watch the repeat at 8pm. My daughter 
was once in the studio audience - tickets are like hen's teeth and she 
only got one because her friend's ex-boyfriend's father is a state 
senator. Thanks for reminding me to record it, as I've only seen it a 
couple of times since I switched Cable companies and got a new DVR box. 
I'll go and do that now.

I also like Stephen Colbert, who Johnny mentioned, who first appeared on 
the Daily Show and now follows on after a brief chat with Jon - but I'm 
not sure that the Brits would understand his character, which is 
ruthless satire on the flag-waving, jingoistic, oblivious-to-facts, 
self-righteous pundits of right-wing America, since that type is pretty 
much an American institution. Jon Stewart's show, however is much more 
accessible to the British sense of humour.

If you like Emmy Award Loser John Oliver, the British correspondent, he 
does a podcast for The Times (the London one) from New York, where he 
chats to Andy Saltzman in London and they review the week's world news 
from a transatlantic perspective. It's laugh-aloud funny sometimes, 
especially when their American friend, "The American" who is as 
authentically American as  dinner-time Viagra ads and congestion on the 
New Jersey Turnpike. I listen to "The Bugle" after the Archers, every 
weekend on my MP3 player, while I'm doing my chores.

Or listen to issue 46 here:

http://podcast.timesonline.co.uk/serve.php/1804/qthebugle46.mp3

Jp

On Sat, 04 Oct 2008 17:20:53 -0400, JpinNY  wrote:

>DB. wrote:
>> Anyone here watch it?
>> 
>> DG
>
>Whenever I can. It goes out new every night at 11pm, and I need to be on 
>my train by 6.29am, but I try to watch the repeat at 8pm. My daughter 
>was once in the studio audience - tickets are like hen's teeth and she 
>only got one because her friend's ex-boyfriend's father is a state 
>senator. Thanks for reminding me to record it, as I've only seen it a 
>couple of times since I switched Cable companies and got a new DVR box. 
>I'll go and do that now.

We get it on Freeview, More 4. It has both myself and my wife in stitches. 

>I also like Stephen Colbert, who Johnny mentioned, who first appeared on 
>the Daily Show and now follows on after a brief chat with Jon - but I'm 
>not sure that the Brits would understand his character, which is 
>ruthless satire on the flag-waving, jingoistic, oblivious-to-facts, 
>self-righteous pundits of right-wing America, since that type is pretty 
>much an American institution. Jon Stewart's show, however is much more 
>accessible to the British sense of humour.

My wife explains when things go over my Scottish head! 

>If you like Emmy Award Loser John Oliver, the British correspondent, he 
>does a podcast for The Times (the London one) from New York, where he 
>chats to Andy Saltzman in London and they review the week's world news 
>from a transatlantic perspective. It's laugh-aloud funny sometimes, 
>especially when their American friend, "The American" who is as 
>authentically American as  dinner-time Viagra ads and congestion on the 
>New Jersey Turnpike. I listen to "The Bugle" after the Archers, every 
>weekend on my MP3 player, while I'm doing my chores.
>
>Or listen to issue 46 here:
>
>http://podcast.timesonline.co.uk/serve.php/1804/qthebugle46.mp3
>
>Jp

I like John Olivers stuff. 

Mind you satire in the UK at the moment is so neutered and politically
compromised it's well worth avoiding. Nothing biting. Nothing insightful.

DG

> Whenever I can. It goes out new every night at 11pm, and I need to be on 
> my train by 6.29am, but I try to watch the repeat at 8pm. My daughter 
> was once in the studio audience - tickets are like hen's teeth and she 
> only got one because her friend's ex-boyfriend's father is a state 
> senator. Thanks for reminding me to record it, as I've only seen it a 
> couple of times since I switched Cable companies and got a new DVR box. 
> I'll go and do that now.
> 
> I also like Stephen Colbert, who Johnny mentioned, who first appeared on 
> the Daily Show and now follows on after a brief chat with Jon - but I'm 
> not sure that the Brits would understand his character, which is 
> ruthless satire on the flag-waving, jingoistic, oblivious-to-facts, 
> self-righteous pundits of right-wing America, since that type is pretty 
> much an American institution. Jon Stewart's show, however is much more 
> accessible to the British sense of humour.
> 
> If you like Emmy Award Loser John Oliver, the British correspondent, he 
> does a podcast for The Times (the London one) from New York, where he 
> chats to Andy Saltzman in London and they review the week's world news 
> from a transatlantic perspective. It's laugh-aloud funny sometimes, 
> especially when their American friend, "The American" who is as 
> authentically American as  dinner-time Viagra ads and congestion on the 
> New Jersey Turnpike. I listen to "The Bugle" after the Archers, every 
> weekend on my MP3 player, while I'm doing my chores.
> 
> Or listen to issue 46 here:
> 
> http://podcast.timesonline.co.uk/serve.php/1804/qthebugle46.mp3
> 
> Jp

We tried to get tickets to go last March but couldn't in spite of our best 
efforts over 6 months in advance. It would have been a real highlight of 
our trip to NYC.

I will try harded to get The Bugle. I must ask the wife for her unused MP3 
player...

Johnny-not-Oliver