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University graduate, currently working as an Information Assistant for the NHS. Interested in politics, history, sci fi etc.

Sunday, October 22, 2006

Satire

The Daily Show: Abandon news all you who enter here

'The Daily Show' is a US institution: a thorn in the side of Bush and voice of a young, disaffected generation. John Oliver, a British comedian who has become one of the show's stars, explains its unique satirical power in a world of 'suspicion and panic'


Chris Morris's The Day Today and Brass Eye were doing a parody of television current affairs and satirical spoof documentaries long before the Daily Show came along.

Plus it was much more sharper also, Chris Morris remains a genius, the way he skewered the media was just so brilliant, he took no prisoners.

The Daily Show is funny but seems a pale reflection of Chris Morris's creations.

In case you had forgotten:- In this video Chris Morris makes fun of Pulp, Peter Sutcliffe (the yorkshire ripper) among others

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