Can ‘The Daily Show’ Survive the Barack Obama Presidency?Yes, because we love Stewart, and no administration is devoid of mistakes and idiocy. Duh. The end.
I think people are going to have a lot less humor about things when Stewart is attacking their president. See:
And if you’re an Obama fan — eager to give Barack the benefit of the doubt, and proud and excited about the change you’ve helped bring the nation — do you really want Jon Stewart sitting on the sidelines, taking potshots at your hero?
After the honeymoon period, all might be well. But that could be a year. A year in the lives of the youth is unforgivable, and he’ll be dunzo.
I think Colbert will thrive in this just due to his witty Democrat self-depreciation means of expression. Which is good, because I think Stewart lost his touch a few years back. It’d be fun to see him either (1) replaced by a Republican for the other view, which would never work due to ratings or (2) can the show and give Colbert the slot.
Interesting…I’ve been wondering about this as well. Colbert is great and will be fine, but it’s hard to imagine how they’ll pull this off - the show was very funny (and still can be sometimes) before the continual demonizing of Bush, but it’ll be fascinating to watch this develop and see how they adapt.
