bush shrinks comedy and drowns it in bathtub

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from http://www.huffingtonpost.com/eat-the-press/2007/04/23/whcd-comedy-more-little-t_e_46577.html

Last year, at this time, Washington was still reeling from the satiric onslaught of Stephen Colbert, whose act--while endearing to all the normal human beings out there who man our You Tubes--went over like a lead balloon with the politicos and press types in attendance. In order to avoid a repeat of Colbert's Masque of the Red Death performance, the call went out: Bring us a comedian whose willing to ruffle nary a feather! And so, Rich Little was unfrozen from cultural cryogenesis to aim koosh balls at a liquored-up audience......

In the end, the effort to entertain fell flat. It did not impress Harry Shearer, it did not impress Editor and Publisher, and it did not impress Canada. And if you lose those three...well--sucks to be you. It is worth noting that Richard Cohen, who is known "in certain," very, very, very, small "circles" for being "a funny guy," has not weighed in yet. As for the President, let it be known, however, that he found Little's act to be "absolutely perfect."

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