Author Topic: Colbert does the White House (Read 931 times)

Yeager · « **Reply #15 on:** May 02, 2006, 07:13:20 PM »

deb, is there any way you can tone down the animations. Im getting ready to .ignore you just to save me from the visual shock of seeing exclmation points and smiley faces 100 times larger than is necessary.

Thanks

Nash · « **Reply #16 on:** May 02, 2006, 09:12:45 PM »

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Originally posted by Yeager
deb, is there any way you can tone down the animations. Im getting ready to .ignore you just to save me from the visual shock of seeing exclmation points and smiley faces 100 times larger than is necessary.

Thanks

I kinda dig 'em, myself. Loved the ridiculously oversided exclamation mark he used a while ago. No big deal.

Mr Big · « **Reply #17 on:** May 02, 2006, 09:17:54 PM »

The guy is good. The crowd was uptight.

I remember when he was the "Mr Goodwrench" guy.

Thought his bit at the WH was funny until he went "SNL" ( stretch a boring skit) with his "interview.

Urchin · « **Reply #18 on:** May 07, 2006, 09:32:41 PM »

I watched the clip... I actually didn't like it to much.

It offended me somehow.

I'm not even Republican.... and I still thought it was ... wrong.

It showed a complete lack of respect for the President...

It just seemed way over the top.

Sandman · « **Reply #19 on:** May 07, 2006, 10:44:08 PM »

Isn't that the point?

Urchin · « **Reply #20 on:** May 08, 2006, 12:28:33 AM »

I suppose it must've been... but for me it didn't quite seem to hit "satire" so much as it seemed to be him insulting the President.

Didn't even really seem like he was trying to be funny (and yes, I'm familiar with a 'dry' sense of humor) so much as he was just up there ranting.

DREDIOCK · « **Reply #21 on:** May 08, 2006, 12:53:49 AM »

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That's what the corispondence dinner IS you dolt. It's where the current administration invites the press there and then makes fun of itself in a roast style.

I thought some of his stuff was funny but it just didn't have a whole lot of bite to it. The Bush impersonater was funnier.

Agreed. The impersonator was by light years better
He had a couple decent moments but most of it was poorly done.
Colbert seems to do better when hes doing an interview style stuff.
When he has someone directly to interact with.

That night he was mostly stupid with a couple chuckles thrown in

Nash · « **Reply #22 on:** May 08, 2006, 01:01:54 AM »

Disagree.

It was Colbert owning the joint, as usual.

The only question in my mind is what these folks thought they were signing up for when they hired him in the first place.

Ya get what ya pay for, and Colbert delivered on time and under budget.

Damn it was teh funnay.

DREDIOCK · « **Reply #23 on:** May 08, 2006, 01:12:53 AM »

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Originally posted by Nash
Disagree.

It was Colbert owning the joint, as usual.

The only question in my mind is what these folks thought they were signing up for when they hired him in the first place.

Ya get what ya pay for, and Colbert delivered on time and under budget.

Damn it was teh funnay.

Untill you just made that statement.
Reguardless of what difference of opinions we may have had in the past I had always thought you were a pretty intellegent person.

You take up smoking crack or something?
He bombed.
Very few laughs even from the media types that were in attendance

Nash · « **Reply #24 on:** May 08, 2006, 01:16:40 AM »

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Very few laughs even from the media types that were in attendance

Are you smoking crack? He lambasted those very same "media types" (<---lol) that you expected a hearty chuckle from, as well.

rpm · « **Reply #25 on:** May 08, 2006, 01:25:39 AM »

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Originally posted by DREDIOCK
Colbert seems to do better when hes doing an interview style stuff.
When he has someone directly to interact with.

This Week in God and The Word are two of Colbert's golden bits and both of them are monologues. He does do a primo interview, tho.

The whole thing is you have to understand the selfrightious, dimwited, prima donna character he plays. That night it struck a little too close to home, even for a roast. Kuddos to the president for taking the shellacking, as is traditional, and not turning the event into milktoast.

Nash · « **Reply #26 on:** May 08, 2006, 01:36:59 AM »

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Originally posted by rpm
That night it struck a little too close to home, even for a roast.

That's probably what's gettin' people's backs up here. These jokes are practically routine now, and the only difference last Saturday was that dear leader finally had to sit through it in person.

I get a kick out of the fact that all of prezznit's speaking engagements are highly screened and choreographed events.... and Colbert's schtick was the first time that the Decider had to sit there and lump it. It multiplied the comedy factor.

Dead Man Flying · « **Reply #27 on:** May 08, 2006, 01:59:53 AM »

Are you people actually debating what is funny and what isn't funny? WTF?

-- Todd/Leviathn

DREDIOCK · « **Reply #28 on:** May 08, 2006, 02:03:52 AM »

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Originally posted by Dead Man Flying
Are you people actually debating what is funny and what isn't funny? WTF?

-- Todd/Leviathn

You try'n to be funny or somethin?

VOR · « **Reply #29 on:** May 08, 2006, 02:10:47 AM »

Anyone remember Conan Obrien's schtick a few years ago? It was more embarrasing than funny, too.