Am I the only one who doesn't thing Colbert is that funny?

[RethugAssKicker]

Granted, I've only seem him a few times, but he just doesn't make me laugh. I like what he is saying, but he is missing something.

Is it just me?

[Viva_La_Revolution]

1. Yes, it's just you

:P

[Tesha]

75. No, it's not just you. I find him almost insufferable. (NT)

[SCDem]

2. I love him

Did you see this year's White House Press Corps Dinner? I fell in love with the guy.

[yorkiemommie1]

110. that was priceless

the chimp and his empress were ready to implode!

[evox]

132. About that...

Colbert joking about the president seemed a bit funny at first. Yet, he overdid it. He overdid it so bad, it makes you think whether Bush should have been concerned at all; I came to a conclusion that that's exactly what the Bush administration wanted it to look like. Bush is a very easy-going guy, having this guy bash him out completely and he's just sitting there laughing about it as if it was nothing (and then makes you want to think, yea maybe it was nothing) so to boost Bush's popularity level amongst people that aren't so much into politics but just don't like Bush because he's a dumbfuck that's all about war, but then when they see Bush extremely free-spirited and takes things easily, hey maybe he's not such a bad guy after all? You think Colbert could have gotten away with what he siad without consulting with Bush and his Okay beforehand? I mean come on now, he was "invited". Surely the whole thing was planned out which did not make it look as funny.

[insane_cratic_gal]

133. Did you see the same show I did?

Bush was Livid! It showed in every pore and coke jaw tensed moment!



Maybe you ought watch this little clip again has the "relaxed easy going" pResident gets slammed by Colberts dry wit

[evox]

134. At one point

or maybe more than one he did seem a bit concerned and nervous, and that's no surprise since the jokes were all about him, yet, I'm pretty sure it was ALL planned out ahead of time.

[insane_cratic_gal]

135. Look at the clip I edited it to show you n/t

[evox]

136. Yea

I've seen the clip and pretty much all his facial expressions. He also was just really bored sitting there, he seemed like he couldn't wait to get out of there to go back home and continue playing World of Warcraft.

[SeveneightyWhoa]

137. Oookay.

Way to expose yourself.

[insane_cratic_gal]

138. That pretty much was a

love fest wasn't it?

I thought it was just me, but perhaps It's just late and insomnia is playing tricks on my mind

[evox]

142. Don't take it against me

I'm simply explaining the reason for why I didn't find it as funny. Nothing that I stated was based on any facts. It's just an opinion, nothing more... Afterall isn't this what freedom of speech is all about?

[fishwax]

151. i thought bush looked genuinely pissed

it certainly didn't seem to me like a prearranged thing ...

[Ioo]

3. Yes - it is just you. You should do to the hospital ASAP (JK)

My partner does not find him funny, and I think he is sick in the head... you may be too...

:)

[ItNerd4life]

113. Choked on my lunch, thanks.

That was funny, almost spit my food onto my keyboard. I hate you! ;-)

[Bozita]

4. Viva's right.

It's you.

[OregonBlue]

5. Since he follows John Stewart I have tried over and over to watch

him but I just can't. I don't think he is at all funny. Sometimes has a funny routine or two but mostly, the fake egomaniac thing just fails with me. My sons, 28 & 30 also turn him off so it's not just me.

[zanne]

31. I watch him because there's nothing else to watch at 11:30...

But I agree with you that, compared to Jon Stewart, he isn't all that funny. I keep hoping he'll sharpen his skills.

[OregonBlue]

39. Since I'm West Coast, Stewart comes on at 8p.m. here. Still, I do

try to watch him. Like I said, I like sarcasm, I just don't think he's subtle enough. Too loud, too grating. Not funny! Too bad since I'd love to have a full hour of really good, biting, funny criticism of this bunch of Thugs running the country!

[kittenpants]

47. Actually, I find Colbert to be more subtle and incisive

than Stewart is anymore. The irony on the Daily Show is usually more obvious than it is on Colbert (to me anyway). While the loud, grating nature of his character is part of the schtick, I can understand how you might find that annoying. Chappell is that way for me.

It's odd how individualized humor is--I guess it's just a matter of opinion in the end.

[OregonBlue]

85. Yah, you're right. I can't watch Colbert for the same reason I can't

watch the screaming pundits on the "news". It is just too grating. Even when they are Dems, I usually turn them off because I really dislike that form of shouting sound-bite confrontation. Colbert is too grating, too over the top. I agree with him. I think much of what he does is brilliant satire, it's just that I can't stand watch him.

[demigoddess]

105. I love it because he is spoofing Bill O'reilly and he does it so well

you can just see republican pomposity in every line.

[ShortnFiery]

163. I guess, if you must live and work around people who don't

make Cobert's Character look too bizarre, you savor each new show. I can't get enough because I can laugh at people around me (translate it into real time belly laughs) playing "Little Cobert Skits" every day. It's sanity preservation for those of us living in Right Wing Kool-Aid Central of our real world everyday existence.

[kenny blankenship]

6. It could be you--not saying anything definite here, but

that possibility seems salient.

[MrCoffee]

7. I hate to tell you this, but yes, it's just you.

It's always hard being the bearer of bad news.

[itcfish]

106. The Best Part

is finding out that Republicans and conservatives actually write to Corbert thanking him for his support of Bush. They just don't get it and I see a few in DU don't get it either.

[bigtree]

His character is supposed to represent the prototype republican

That's where the satire begins. The brilliance is that the republican views that he trumpets make such good comedy on their face. The funny thing is the republicans who cheer him on sometimes in the audience have no clue that he's lampooning them.

[Missy M]

8. He has made me laugh since the first time I saw him.....

and he had the courage to take on Bush right to his face.

[napi21]

9. Most of the time he is! Yes there are a few shows I just didn't

bother to watch, but they are rare and usually because of who his guest is.

[Greybnk48]

10. I think you may be alone in this

I think he's brilliant.

[angstlessk]

11. Yes, next question.

I bet you think the Three Stooges are hilarious! Just a matter of taste, some people do not like irony or sarcasm, too subtle and nuanced for them to grasp.

[OregonBlue]

20. I do not like him either but it's not because he's too subtle. It's

because he is not subtle. Stewart is much much funnier. I don't like slapstick but, I like my sarcasm to be more droll, not shout in your face, over the top!

[FlaGranny]

95. That Three Stooges thing -

Last night my hubby wanted to watch them so I put in the DVD. He sat there laughing his head off and I never even felt like cracking a smile. We are compatible in most other humor, but NOT the Stooges. I think its a guy thing.
I like Colbert's humor AND Stewart's.

[Codeine]

97. What an obnoxious reply.

Or perhaps your irony was too subtly nuanced for someone as stupid as I must be.

Welcome to DU, by the way. :hi:

[OregonBlue]

112. Yah, those of us who don't like him must be incapable of understanding

sarcasm or satire. Pretty elitist crap that! Never occurs to them that we just might not think he's funny.

[CanSocDem]

141. Irony is hard to grasp....

I've said before that I'm surprised so many Americans find him funny. Because so much of American life is so completely 'over-the-top', exaggeration without irony, isn't funny. Too many Americans can't even see the exaggeration, so they miss the irony and the humour.

It's obvious that Colbert is trying to entertain liberals. Pretending to be a super-patriot, unable to see his own prejudices, he takes this personality to his guests (who always amaze me with just being there) and tries to draw out their prejudices, by pretending to agree with them.

Anyway, irony is even harder to explain....



.
.

[OregonBlue]

155. Hard to grasp, yes. Fox would be hilarious if people didn't take

them seriously. I'm glad others like Colbert. I'm glad people are "getting it". I just can't stand to watch.

[peekaloo]

12. I thing he's funny.

:hide:

[otohara]

13. Keep Watching

he's not really a conservative.

[bowens43]

14. I don't think 'funny' in the conventional sense

is what he's shooting for. Satire doesn't have to be funny to be effective.

[gratuitous]

15. It's a tricky bit of business he's doing

And it's not to everyone's taste. I find his show to be uneven, but mostly pretty good. His segment "The Word" is consistently high quality. I recommend tuning in for that if nothing else.

[never_get_over_it]

144. The Word is my FAVORITE

Usually on everyone of those thing I laugh till I cry. I love Stephen and I actually think in some ways he is funnier than Jon - but I actually love them both. Anyone who bashes these pigs makes me very happy...keep watching he might grow on you.

Also I'm not completely sure that some of the stuff he does is meant to make us laugh but to think!!! For example he had some freak on last night who wrote a book called the Dems the party of death - and Stephen said yes the Dems party that wants to raise the minum wage, provide health care and something else I can see why you would consider them the party of death - which isn't particularly funny but man did it make this FERAK LOOK LIKE A COMPLETE IDIOT which is just what he is.

Oh the other thing he does and I don't even know the origins of it but when he starts in about bears I have at times almost laughed myself off the couch!!!!

[graywarrior]

16. I don't watch him because he's funny or not funny.

I watch him because he NAILS IT.

[laundry_queen]

64. Ditto.

Colbert doesn't get the LOL guffaws from me that happen when I watch TDS, but his show is so brilliant that I enjoy it all the same, with the odd giggle.

[RethugAssKicker]

17. OK, I'm convinced ... ITS ME... I'll watch him some more!

[Iwasthere]

26. Watch the Whitehouse Press Corps video

The Video

part1
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lcIRXur61II

part2
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HN0INDOkFuo

part3
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rJvar7BKwvQ

http://snipurl.com/puo2

[MrCoffee]

32. The fact that Scarface is the only one who got it cracks me up.

[reichstag911]

94. Did anyone see last night...

...with that token brown Repug Ramesh Ponnuru (great gnome-like posture and falsetto voice, Ramesh!), the scribe of a great contribution to literature, The Party of Death: The Democrats, the Media, the Courts, and the Disregard for Human Life? And what a coincidence: his wife works for Roy Blunt, the House Majority Whip ( http://author.nationalreview.com/bio/?q=MjE1OA== )!

[renate]

102. he kicked Ponnuru's ass, didn't he?!

It was a beautiful thing to watch.

Stephen, :yourock:

[reichstag911]

109. Whenever he has RW guests,...

...they always get at least a spanking, if not a thrashing, by his exaggeration of their (fill-in-the-blank)-phobic idiocies.

[MaineDem]

59. It's taken me a while

Maybe I didn't get the sarcasm at first. Once I saw the White House Correspondents Dinner it all clicked for me.

I don't find him hillarious, laugh out loud, roll on the floor funny. I think that's what I was expeceting and was disappointed when it wasn't there. But he is subtle beyond belief - sometimes not so subtle - and the sarcasm is what is funny for me now.

I really couldn't watch him for ages.

[On the Road]

18. He Was Very Good as a Foil to Jon Stewart

but his character needs a straight man. I loved his bits on the Daily Show, but I don't enjoy The Cobert Report.

[leftofthedial]

19. apparently so.

[soothsayer]

21. He's sooo much funnier than the Daily Show now! I just adore him

but I do know some folks who don't get him.

[AndyA]

22. You have to understand that he's just playing a character.

He's the typical Republican Kool Aid drinker, making a fool out of himself and his party. He has a huge ego, talks big, thinks he's right and everybody else is wrong, unless they agree with him, and you have to realize it's very heavy satire.

It's not the kind of show where you can not think much about what is being said, because the humor is at the surface, like one of Kathy Griffin's shows. Kathy is hilarious and you know where she's coming from and can understand the humor easily.

For Colbert, you have to think a little bit about what is being said, there are often messages hidden in the heavy satire that you are likely to miss if you don't pay attention. I don't think The Colbert Report is a show you can just sit and watch and understand, you have to be alert and think about what is being said.

I think he's very funny, but sometimes I find his persona a bit irritating, just like the personalities of so many Republicans.

[Avalux]

23. Since he isn't overt - may need to grow on you.

That's how it was for me. Took a little while before I started to really enjoy watching him. Probably because we just aren't accustomed to his 'under the radar' satirical humor. I'd give him a few more viewings before writing him off. :hi:

[IChing]

24. I think that "you are on notice sir" for watching too much cable news

you "like what he is saying" so does he make you think?

Some humor and people age like a fine wine
that gets better with time
and some humor and people age like milk.

Colbert is a fine wine.



What humor do you like?

[lonestarnot]

25. You without a doubt!

[WilliamPitt]

27. I'm not that wild about his show

I think Colbert is a goddam comic genius; my favorite stuff of his came when he did "Strangers with Candy" and "The State." His schtick on this new show has worn on me a bit, and I admit to not really watching it anymore. That having been said, I thought his stand-up at the Correspondents' Dinner was spectacular.

I am hopeful that devotees of Colbert do not attempt to establish the premise that one has to like him to be politically acceptable. Humor is something each person has to find on their own. If you're not finding it with Colbert, you are not alone and shouldn't be zapped for it.

[NYCGirl]

35. I'm with you on this one. I think "The Colbert Report" is pretty much a

one-joke show; I quit watching it regularly a while back.

[EFerrari]

43. I agree. What he's doing is very hard and probably unsustainable.

But, the idea was genius. :)

[Czolgosz]

52. Please try this: for a week TIVO the show (or just tune in 5 minutes late)

and just watch a segment Colbert has almost every night called "The Word." When "The Word" is over, just turn the program off.

If you spend just five minutes a day for a week (actually only four days because The Colbert Show is only on Monday through Thursday), watching "The Word" will assure you that Colbert is NOT a one-joke show. Calling Colbert a one-joke show is like calling the New York Times a one-issue paper because every edition is printed in blAck and white, but just as you know better than to judge the NYT by the type font or the color of its paper and ink, you ought not judge Colbert exclusively by his format.

I PROMISE -- IF YOU WATCH "THE WORD" FOR FOUR CONSECUTIVE DAYS IN THE NEAR FUTURE AND YOU STILL THINK COLBERT IS A ONE-JOKE SHOW AFTER THAT EXPERIMENT, I WILL BUY YOU A CHERRY SODA. NOW, YOU WON'T GET A BETTER OFFER THAN THAT FROM ANYONE.

[WilliamPitt]

57. "The Word"

is totally the best part of that show, and is incredibly funny. Point taken.

[MaineDem]

65. I totally agree with you.

Once I watch "The Word" I usally give up and go to bed.

[NYCGirl]

71. I TiVoed it for at least six months — has it changed recently? NT

[Czolgosz]

78. It has recently gotten a bit sharper and "The Word" has gotten even better

and has focused on some very significant issues.

If you can find it, watch "The Word" segment after the Lamont-Lieberman election. In my opinion, it was the best five minutes of analysis on the election I saw all week (it very effectively debunked the notion that Lamont is out-of-the-mainstream and also debunked the idea that Lieberman serves the voters by ignoring their votes against him).

Besides, how can you pass on the opportunity to get a cherry soda?

[OregonBlue]

88. That's the part I dislike the most. If he did "the word" without all of

blinking props, I would like it. By putting up all of the commentary, he's saying to his audience that they don't get it unless he tells them what he's really saying. I find it offensive.

[ima_sinnic]

103. I agree, The Word is my least favorite part of his show

half of the "comments" aren't even funny but rob the viewer of the chance to make their own connections.

[FearofFutility]

61. Thank you, Mr. Pitt

The Correspondents'Dinner was brilliant, but I rarely watch his show. He does such a good job of acting like a faux news talking head, I can't watch it!

[tavalon]

156. The show is a spoof of O'Reilly's No Spin Zone

so yes, he is in fact playing one of the worst of the Faux "News" talking heads.

[rinsd]

81. Well said, Will

"do not attempt to establish the premise that one has to like him to be politically acceptable. Humor is something each person has to find on their own."

[Bozita]

28. The more informed I am on a topic, the funnier he seems

When he gets into some of the pop culture stuff, I just don't get it at all.

[Cha]

29. I love Stephen Colbert

but the rw wing stchick isn't my kinda thing. I thought he was really good when Ned Lamont was on and so was Ned!

Stephen fills a much needed void..someone lampooning those rwing insane bo types.

[SmokingJacket]

30. Do you like Seinfeld?

Bear with me; I'm constructing a theory of humor.

My theory is that some people like ironic humor, and some don't.

[gkhouston]

37. okay, now I'm curious about where you're going

because I never liked Seinfeld but I'm a big fan of The Colbert Report...

[SmokingJacket]

60. Okay, then -- I guess my theory is wrong!

Of course, it was based on one person I know who doesn't like either, and I like both (though I don't have tv and only catch clips of Colbert, but I think he's awesome).

I figured that what Seinfeld and Colbert have in common is irony... but I guess from responses here there's more to it than that!

[Bjornsdotter]

90. Same here

Can't stand Seinfeld, but wouldn't miss The Colbert Report. BTW, I also didn't like Friends, Everyone Loves Raymond and Fraser.

Cheers

[gkhouston]

98. yeah, I'm trying to remember the last time

I did like a sitcom... MASH, but that wasn't exactly ha-ha funny. Some of the British ones, like Yes, Minister or Fawlty Towers or BlackAdder. There must have been something more recent, but most television is so forgettable...

[Bjornsdotter]

116. Love the british sitcoms

...all that you mentioned plus The Office and what's that real silly one (I can't remember the name), it similar to Candid Camera but way funnier.

Cheers

[misanthrope]

108. "Friends"?!?!?...

...How in the world did that drivel enter into this conversation? That piece of crap doesn't deserve to be in any conversation with either "Seinfeld" or "The Colbert Report." That's pretty much like talking about Masterpiece Theater and then bringing MTV's "Real World" into the mix.

"Friends"? :puke:

[RebelOne]

42. I never found Seinfeld to be funny.

But Colbert cracks me up.

[RethugAssKicker]

58. I loved the Seinfeld show... but not Jerry himself !

[Lilith Velkor]

111. I HATED the Seinfeld show... but not Jerry himself

I loves me some Colbert, though.

[Mr_Spock]

148. Seinfeld is quite funny, though not always

Colbert is occasionally funny, sometimes it needs a little spice as the same old shtick can bore me.

His interviews make me squirm as he interupts like O'Liely, but in an awkward way that can ruin a good point being made by the guest.

[Horse with no Name]

33. I think the word you miss when you watch him is satire

and Colbert is brilliant at it.
He is mimicking O'Lielly.
So if you have ever watched O'Lielly's show, I think you would "get it".

[OregonBlue]

45. I have watched O'Lielly and I do "get it". I just don't think he's funny.

Sarcastic, yes, good satire, yes, but funny, no. I get an occasional laugh but not often. Rather like the Correspondents dinner, it was not funny. It was caustic, it was biting, it was not funny. He's too over the top, makes me uncomfortable. Not because I don't agree with the sentiment, but because he is so grating. Can't watch Fox either.

[RethugAssKicker]

63. I'm with you

[RaleighNCDUer]

62. Are you saying that O'Reiley is NOT satire?!

He's serious?!

OMG!

[Karenca]

34. He IS so funny

And the funniest thing about the show is that Colbert's
Repuke guests do not seem to understand he's making
fun of them.

His interviews with them
remind me of Ali G
but with more subtlety.

[Czolgosz]

36. You're not the only one. Geraldo and O'Reilly don't like him either.

[citizen snips]

38. I agree

his show goes nowhere. I like the daily show which makes some good points and its funny but Colbert acts silly all the time and it ends up making no sense at all.

[etherealtruth]

40. I think he is hysterically funny

Stephen Colbert:loveya:

[kittenpants]

41. What kind of comedy do you like?

Maybe it's just not your type of show? There are shows that some people find hilarious that I don't "get" either.

I love Colbert, but I wasn't sure the first show or two until I saw that his whole persona is just a character.

[RethugAssKicker]

69. Will PEOPLE STOP SAYING THAT I DON'T GET IT !!!...

Of course I understand his satire...

I just don't think he's very funny..

But again, I've only watched 2x.... I'll watch 2 mroe times !

OK ????

[kittenpants]

74. whoa!! I didn't mean to offend you.

I just meant that his humor doesn't click with your humor, not that you don't have the cognitive ability to understand it. That's why I asked what kind of comedy you DO like--eveyone just has their own taste when it comes to that sort of thing.

[RethugAssKicker]

77. Sorry.... How could I yell at someone called "Kittenpants"

[reichstag911]

91. OK, how 'bout:...

...Your funny bone must vibrate at a different frequency from those who appreciate his scathing satire. Better? :P

[JohMunich99]

129. Has anyone mentioned to you that you may not be getting it?

I think once you get that across your thick thick skull by having us beat it into you, you will truly love it. Once we have you by the balls, your heart and mind will follow.

[Warpy]

44. I find him funnier than Jon Stewart

but that's just because the totally deadpan delivery of the outrageous appeals to my Irish sense of humor.

Besides, we owe him a debt of gratitude for defining and exposing "truthiness."

[etherealtruth]

46. We may be in the minority ...

... but so do I. (I DO like Jon Stewart ...just not as much as Stephen Colbert:loveya:

Perhaps it is an Irish sense of humor

[OwnedByFerrets]

51. Unfortunately, and I'm not pointing fingers

:rofl: , some people just dont or cant get satire.:thumbsup:

[AspenRose]

48. Sometimes he has an off night (who doesn't?)

....but when he's good, he's very, VERY good. :loveya:

[WinkyDink]

49. Could be you!

Seriously.

[Redneck Socialist]

50. I'm not much of a fan

He's OK, but his shtick doesn't hold up under repeated viewing, at least for me. :shrug: That being said, I though his performance at the Correspondents Dinner was pretty freakin' funny in spots.

[survivor999]

53. Colbert is great.

[City Lights]

54. Well I love the guy.

He's hilarious and hot. :loveya:

[RethugAssKicker]

76. HOT???.... as in sexy????

[blogslut]

79. mmm, yes...sexy

Then again, I've always been attracted to spectacled men in suits that are totally twisted inside.

[AspenRose]

92. Absolutely, he's hot.

*drool* }(

[etherealtruth]

124. "Smart" is very sexy n/t

[City Lights]

89. Yup.

His wit makes him hot. :loveya:

edited for typo

[StatGirl]

123. Oh yeah!

Majorly good looking, smart, and funny as hell. And every so often he drops character and flashes his real smile. Mmmmmmmm.

:)

[Sydnie]

131. Yep!

Smart and funny .... killer stuff that. :blush:

[AlCzervik]

55. i like him a lot, "Better know a district" and "The WØRD" always make

me laugh.

[Czolgosz]

73. Those are the two best segments, but "threat down" is also pretty awesome

[sendero]

56. I respect Colbert..

... and loved that smackdown at the press corp dinner - but I don't watch his show day in and day out for the same reason. It's really just not that funny.

He hits a great note here and there, but if I want to laugh I'll tune into a professional comedian that hits notes over and over.

I guess at some level the fact that people buy into jerks like O-Really just isn't funny, it's sad.

[FearofFutility]

67. That's how I feel about him too.

"I guess at some level the fact that people buy into jerks like O-Really just isn't funny, it's sad."

Very sad, indeed.....

[RethugAssKicker]

72. Thanks... Guess its not just me afterall !!!

[deaniac21]

66. He was funny at first but he hasn't evolved. Get's old after a while.

[blogslut]

68. Colbert's got

...one of the best deadpans I've seen in years. I think he's hilarious.

[OneBlueSky]

70. no, you're not alone . . . he bores me . . . n/t

.

[tsuki]

80. I did not think he was that funny until I saw O'Reilly for the first

time. Watching O'Reilly rant insanely for 5 minutes, I almost felt he was parodying Colbert. Now, I watch Colbert with a different eye. Colbert is hilarious.

[Skip Intro]

83. That's the key - its satire of oreilly. Once I got that, I got Colbert.

[tyedyeto]

82. No, you're not the only one

I enjoyed him on TDS but just can't get into his own show.

[MrSlayer]

84. Not just you but you are a minority around here.

Colbert is hilarious and clever. "The Word" might be the best short segment on TV.

[LunaSea]

86. Colbert, comic genius of the 21st century

Best political comedy since Will Rogers.

I didn't think he could pull it off at first, but I have been amazed.
He's on his way to joining my personal pantheon of favorites, along with Carlin, Tomlin, and Hicks.

[LWolf]

87. I don't even know who he is.

:shrug:

Yes, some guy on tv, right? I'm not going to schedule time in front of the tube to find out.

I'm sure I'd probably like some of the media people touted here on DU if I chose to spend time with that media.

[City Lights]

93. He used to be on the Daily Show and now has his own show.

He's on right after Jon Stewart.

[ellie]

96. I absolutely love him!

More than I love Jon Stewart. Colbert's show is brilliant satire. He makes the repukes look like the complete assholes they are.

[Tactical Progressive]

99. I'm an occasional viewer

and yes some of his bits are funny, especially "The Word". That's all you can ask of comedy. My general rule of thumb is that a really good comedian will get you laughing at about one-third of their jokes. Skit shows are less than that - one or two funny skits in a half-hour show is good work. Colbert does that. He's also quick on his feet extemporaneously, like in his interviews.

The best thing about him is he puts the inherent absurdity of Republicanism right where it belongs. Republicanism is satire in itself. Of politics, of attitudes, of decency, of Christianity, of thought. Colbert does that spot-on. I don't know how he stays in character. Anyone who understands what these people are all about - any one of us or any other comedian you know - we'd be suppressing grins and failing not to crack up like a Carol Burnette skit with Carol, Harvey, Tim and Vicky trying their hardest to hold it together and not. That was hilarious. Colbert's schtick isn't hard-laugh stuff, it's grin and smirk material with occasional lols. Take it for what it has to be.

I consider him a public service. If Republicanism was treated as the sick absurdity that it is in this world, instead of respected and lionized by the betrayers of human decency that American journalism has become, Colbert's deadpan parody would be moot. Unfortunately it's left to the comedians to do what journalism has failed at doing in the most sad and depraved way. When he's funny, it's just extra points.

[seabeyond]

100. i think he is funny. hubby does. tight ass brother and sister in law do

i dont know if you are the only one, but you are the first i have heard that doesnt think he is funny. when he first started his show he wasnt nearly as good as he is now. he was a work in progress.

[Jara sang]

101. Just you. He is hilarious.

[Mz Pip]

104. He's gotten a lot better

When the show first aired I didn't like it much but now I watch it all the time. He seems much more comfortable in his character.

THe current material using a fake feud between Jon Stewart and Geraldo Rivera ia hysterical.

Mz Pip
:dem:

[Hoping4Change]

118. I agree. I too wasnt impressed at the beginning but I now

watch it all the time.

[LSK]

107. yes, its you

:P

[Iwasthere]

114. WOW! The number of posts says it all I think

Majority love him. Big hit, BIG TIME! I think he should run for office

[cemaphonic]

115. Nah, my wife doesn't like him either.

She gets his schtick, but the fake egomaniac thing puts her off. I think he's funny as hell.

[ourbluenation]

117. Love him - he's got the Bill O'Reilly parody down solid! eom

[Libby2]

119. Yep!

He is funny AND hot!! Nothing like a smart man, with a great sense of humor!

[Rex]

120. Sometimes his humor is well defined, not funny to everyone.

Sometimes he will miss a beat or stumble over words, but for the most I think he is brilliant. Maybe
smarter than funny at times.

[truebrit71]

121. Nope. You are not alone. I find him extremely unfunny.

.

[Quantess]

122. I enjoy both Colbert and Jon Stewart.

The Daily Show is really funny material. Colbert's persona is hilarious, I think. I can't help it, but I have a crush on Steven Colbert. :loveya:

[OPERATIONMINDCRIME]

125. Did You Catch His Correspondents Dinner Routine?

Each time I watch it I laugh more. It was one of the goddamn absolute witty, brilliant and direct humor I've seen from any comedian period.

[Laurab]

126. I love him AND think he's hysterically funny - Neil Young on Thursday btw

The Daily Show and the Colbert Report are really the only things I watch on tv anymore (unless it's football season). Last night, both shows had me laughing out loud, sitting all by myself. When he put "Geraldo's mustache" on Jon Stewart, I almost lost it.

I never knew who Colbert was until I watched the WH Correspondents dinner, and it was love at first sight. I haven't missed a show since. He's not always laugh-out-loud funny, but I love satire as well. And, he makes me think.

I think you have to be fairly well informed, and also enjoy satire and sarcasm to like him. I'm pretty sure my husband wouldn't care for him (he's never seen the show), as he has no interest in politics, and doesn't really like sarcasm all that much.

He does have an occasional off-night and some things about the show I find a bit silly, but they're really a very small part of the show - and he's satirizing O'reilly, who I've never actually watched, and I believe he gets that stuff from O'reilly.

I just love the guy. He makes the repubs look like the idiots they are, and they STILL go on his show. Sometimes, I've noticed, he drops his character, like when Ned Lamont was on - he basically just let Lamont talk, and dedicated several shows to making fun of Lieberman.

I think people just like different types of humor. Although, I don't think one or two shows are enough, especially if you've caught him on an off-night. I think of the Daily Show and the Colbert Report as one show, and I'd be lost without them!

[JohMunich99]

127. Yes, it's just you

[TroglodyteScholar]

128. Colbert is a major contributor to the maintenance of my sanity. n/t

[BlooInBloo]

130. Yup.

And he's not missing a damn thing. Hint. Hint.

[neebob]

139. I don't think he's very funny, either.

AND he looks creepy. But what do I know - I'm the only person in the world who doesn't like Pink Floyd.

[ShortnFiery]

161. Oh My, YES!

Pink Floyd Rocks! :applause: Guess I won't be seeing you on The Dark Side of The Moon? :(

[Tinksrival]

140. How could you not love this face?????

[Skittles]

147. I think he is a cutie pie

yes INDEED

[Sugarcoated]

143. He's so my taste

One of my favorite comedians OF ALL TIME

[Swamp Rat]

145. Colbert = First Class American Satire/Irony

Mark Twain would be proud.

[upi402]

146. not sam kenison, but almost

[fleabert]

149. my dumb 18 yo brother thinks he's a republican...

that should make you laugh! I have told him it's satire, and his upcoming college education should teach him the meaning of that word, but he still doesn't get it.

he seriously thinks Colbert is making fun of Dems. :rofl:

[Red Right and BLUE]

159. Hahahaha I always love to hear about people who think that. Thanks EOM

[Freedom_Aflaim]

150. All good liberals think he's funny

If you don't think he's funny, then you we will don't want you voting Democratic

:sarcasm:

Seriously though. I find him pretty funny, however I can certainly understand folks who don't enjoy that type of humor. My parents don't get Colbert at all, and they are about as die-hard Democrats as one may find.

Nonethless, expressing anti-Colbert opinions is not something that folks around here appreciate.

[ShortnFiery]

162. Oh please, we do respect your opinion - you know that, don't you?

It's not the time to entertain a "pity party" just because you're clearly in the minority.

However, unlike right wing Gestapo boards, we won't DISOWN you. Gee, touchy touchy and shocking that you would not expect far more positives ... perhaps there's a Little Green Monster hiding underneath the covers for some?

[Shadoobie]

152. BEARS!!!....AAaaaahhHH!

I think Colbert also operates at varying levels of subtlety. I think there are things that many people miss that are obvious to others.

Consider his preoccupation with bears (those godless killing machines). I thought it was funny at first but soon lost its appeal to me. Every week he would include some mention of how bad bears are for America (usually in the Threatdown). But, he also describes one person affectionately as "Papa bear." That person is Bill O'Reilly. I have a feeling this is not coincidental. To me, this implication, that Bill O'Reilly is the biggest threat to America, put the humor of the show on a whole different level.

Greg

[Stardust]

153. We're everyone endowed with a unique sense of humor. You

don't "get" the kind of humor Steven Colbert revels in, i.e. satire, dry wit, sarcasm, facetious, tongue-in-cheek. I don't get the 3 Stooges. I wanted to but they just seemed silly and mean to me. I'm sure there are lots out there that are just as perplexed as you are when it comes to Steven's humor. But that's ok, y'know. It's only a TeeVee show. Enjoy what you can and skip the rest.

[REP]

154. I LOVE Colbert!

I love Jon Stewart and Stephen Colbert. They do different kinds of satire, and they both do it very well. I'd suggest fiving Colbert a few more tries. If you don't like it, you don't like it ... It'd be too bad, because you'd missing something I think is great, but I'd still respect you in the morning!

[cynatnite]

157. It's a matter of taste...

Not everyone is the same. I sometimes find him funny. It's not nearly as much as everyone else. Once in a while, a thread will go on about a particular bit and I'll tune in to the repeat.

I prefer TDS over Colbert, anyway.

You're not alone in this :)

[Red Right and BLUE]

158. He's a hero of mine for doing what he does.

And I find him hilarious.

[ShortnFiery]

160. Yep, IMO you're one of the "very few" Liberals holding that view.

Regrets because IMO he's a comedic genius and in character (Cobert, it's French!) he reflects a hilarious caricature of everything that is asinine about Our Right Wing Wackos. Many members of my family and aquaintences are "standing out" in his skits.

[MagickMuffin]

164. I love the Colbert Report

Watch it every time it airs. I really love his character. The only thing that makes me upset (if you want to call it that) is sometimes he interrupts his guest to much, other than that I enjoy almost every segment he does. I think he is better at what he does than Jon Stewart.

Having said that let me explain why Stewart drives me crazy. Jon does a disservice the way he portrays the democrats, and how he sometimes coddles the repubs, and what I mean by that is usually he will give the repubs more time on the interview segments. He doesn't ever do that for the liberal side of the debate. Like when he had Newt on the show he allowed him two segments. I don't remember Kerry getting two segments, and he was running for one of the most important jobs in America. He doesn't always come off as a non-partisan. IMHO:evilgrin:

I still watch TDS, I find it still funny. I just wish Jon would show a little more respect to the Democratic Party.

I think if you give him some more viewing you may come around to his sense of style. If not then no big deal. Not everyone has to enjoy the same things. That's what makes humans unique! :blush: