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Well said! NT
04/01/15 04:39 AM





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* Trevor Noah to replace Jon Stewart as host of 'The Daily Show'
Beard
03/30/15 12:41 PM
xx * Patton Oswalt wrote 53 masterful tweets welcoming Trevor Noah to “comedy in 2015”
AwfuLeeHandsome
04/01/15 02:00 PM
xx * I don't like it when Patton makes jokes about issues dear to me. NT
Veruta
04/01/15 02:18 PM
xx * I have generally been a fan of his standup. But I think he's one of the people that is better off twitter. It brings out an ugly side. NT
FeministKilljoy
04/01/15 02:24 PM
xx * I am offended by him choosing to write 53 tweets. 53 is the atomic number of the element iodine. A lack of iodine can result in goiters. His
AwfuLeeHandsome
04/01/15 02:45 PM
xx * You are funnier than he is. NT
FeministKilljoy
04/01/15 03:13 PM
xx * He annoys me. He annoys me even more after reading all 53 of those stupid tweets. NT
FeministKilljoy
04/01/15 02:13 PM
xx * Trevor Noah Is In Hot Water On Twitter Already
Blockhead
03/31/15 06:00 AM
xx * I have a personal problem with people that make fun of fat people. Yep, hits too close to home. I realize it was nearly 5 years ago, but is there
Marley
03/31/15 03:51 PM
xx * I hate cheap humor at the expense of other's looks. One of the great aspects of the Daily Show under Stewart is that the jokes were clever. If these
Blockhead
03/31/15 03:54 PM
xx * Stewart was/is more than just a comedian. He has intellect. That is one thing that always impressed me, not just his jokes, but that he could go toe
agent99
03/31/15 06:35 PM
xx * Exactly! Jon Stewart is wicked smart and funny (not to mention sexy, but that isn't relevant here). He could tear someone apart with just a look. NT
bunnielebowski
03/31/15 11:44 PM
xx * But, and this may be where Trevor Noah will have trouble, he managed to do it in an inquisitive, non insulting manner.
Beard
04/01/15 12:06 AM
xx * Well said! NT
bunnielebowski
04/01/15 04:39 AM
xx * I don't have a concern about a foreigner discussing and making jokes about American political issues (as long as s/he is funny). Jim Jefferies is an
Blockhead
03/31/15 06:49 PM
xx * I saw that post here a couple of days ago. It was hysterical. NT
robin0
03/31/15 07:55 PM
xx * I did like the little bit that I saw of him on the show. I am going to suspend judgment until I actually see him perform on the show. I am forming a
robin0
03/31/15 05:37 PM
xx * Having seen his standup from 3 or 4 years ago, and finding him fairly unfunny, maybe I held poor impressions. I found him dull on TDS, as well. NT
Veruta
03/31/15 06:09 PM
xx * Perhaps this is a blatant attempt for CC to kill TDS? NT
bunnielebowski
04/01/15 04:40 AM
xx * I can't see them wanting to do that, but I can see them deciding that they needed to go in a completely different direction in order to save it.
Beard
04/01/15 12:37 PM
xx * John Oliver has actually done quite well for himself on HBO, his show is required viewing imo and his heart is more in it than Stewart’s lately NT
AwfuLeeHandsome
04/01/15 12:40 PM
xx * Yes, his new show is an excellent homage to TDS. He tends to concentrate on a single issue each show, and beat it to death, but do it very well.
Beard
04/01/15 01:02 PM
xx * I'm not in love with the Nightly Show either. I like Larry but I feel like the panel discussion is lost by the wayside due to the time restraints
AwfuLeeHandsome
04/01/15 01:14 PM
xx * Larry lost me with #DareLarry. That gimmick is just dumb. NT
Veruta
04/01/15 03:09 PM
xx * I so agree. The show will be on transgender issues and they'll have the discussion and then at the end Larry will say "Ok, now remember, if Duke
AwfuLeeHandsome
04/01/15 05:53 PM
xx * Ya, it's a kludge of just about everything such a show could do. Hopefully, they will figure out what works and what doesn't,
Beard
04/01/15 03:01 PM
xx * I agree, I cringe especially when Bill does those 'bits' with fake props in the middle of a panel discussion. They're never clever and usually end
AwfuLeeHandsome
04/01/15 05:57 PM
xx * Which is really a shame, because he doesn't pull any punches and is unafraid of any subject. He is capable of producing
Beard
04/01/15 06:07 PM
xx * Twitter is the Devil. It's the cheap booze of the Internet, that makes you think you're smarter and funnier than you really are,
Beard
03/31/15 01:22 PM
xx * Twitter and Facebook are Orwellian nightmares except that the people on it willingly participate in that nightmare NT
xrayspex
03/31/15 03:13 PM
xx * Twitter is a great information source. It also provides a means to communicate with people without the use of filters.
Blockhead
03/31/15 01:30 PM
xx * Twitter doesn't kill careers, people do by using it irresponsibly. NT
JAF
03/31/15 01:40 PM
xx * Bill Simmons: Comedy Central Courted 3 Big Names for Daily Show
AwfuLeeHandsome
03/30/15 03:54 PM
xx * I don't think I'd have been keen on any of them, particularly not Poehler or Louis. I love Amy, but maybe not as the anchor. NT
Beard
03/30/15 05:16 PM
xx * There is a documentary about his coming to America on Netflix right now, I guess I should watch it. He's been a stand-out on his few appearances
AwfuLeeHandsome
03/30/15 02:30 PM
xx * I like him. I think he might struggle, but he will make the show his- a different perspective. NT
BlondeMoment
03/30/15 02:12 PM
xx * There's a couple of threads already going for this...
JAF
03/30/15 01:43 PM
xx * Huh, both in places I hardly ever go. Oh, well, these things happen.
Beard
03/30/15 02:15 PM

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