Comment on Is there anything still on comparable to Steven Colbert?

prole@lemmy.blahaj.zone ⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago

• warbond@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago

  And Last Week Tonight with Jon Oliver.

  For the late shows I like Kimmel well enough, but he just doesn’t have the same charisma as Colbert.

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  • YaBoyMax@programming.dev ⁨6⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

    I know this is a matter of personal preference but I absolutely cannot stand John Oliver. Every joke feels so tangential and contrived that it’s nearly a non sequitur à la Family Guy cutaway gags, and almost none of them ever seem to land for me. Then again, I think the target demographic is moreso Gen X than younger generations so maybe that’s why.

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    • prole@lemmy.blahaj.zone ⁨6⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

      Yeah I feel this, and I feel like it’s gotten worse. It’s often borderline “omg so randumb!!1!eleven! Holds up spork” type shit

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    • warbond@lemmy.world ⁨6⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

      (oops, it’s John, not Jon)

      That makes sense and I’ve felt the same with a few bits they’ve done recently, and they harp on things a little too long sometimes (Lyndon Johnson’s nuts, for example), but I still think he/the writers make compelling arguments and present them in interesting ways.

      It’s amusing and informative, perfect for laugh-crying about the state of the world.

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• queerlilhayseed@piefed.blahaj.zone ⁨6⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

  I think people underrate the other hosts on that show. Desi Lydic, Jordan Klepper, and Josh Johnson are all outstanding. Store brand Rob Riggle guy is OK.

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  • muffedtrims@lemmy.world ⁨6⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

    Store brand Rob Riggle

    Hey! You can’t say that about what’s his name

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