Slog - Comments on Comedy Dies at Fox News http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/08/comedy_dies_at_fox_news Fox's The 1/2 Hour News Hour—its attempt to out-funny The Daily Show—has been canceled.... Copyright 2008 Tue, 14 Aug 2007 15:22:33 -0800 Wed, 15 Aug 2007 12:42:02 -0800 http://www.movabletype.org/?v=3.34 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss Comment by Jude Fawley Ha Ha! Hm, I'm actually surprised people didn't watch and laugh just for the sake of patriotism and freedom. There is hope yet...

]]> Jude Fawley http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/08/comedy_dies_at_fox_news#c783277 http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/08/comedy_dies_at_fox_news#c783277 Media Tue, 14 Aug 2007 15:40:13 -0800 Comment by Original Andrew Wow, that was fast.

Hello and goodbye...

]]> Original Andrew http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/08/comedy_dies_at_fox_news#c783306 http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/08/comedy_dies_at_fox_news#c783306 Media Tue, 14 Aug 2007 16:01:52 -0800 Comment by Ari Spool It's a hard life, trying to put the Fun back in Fundamentalism.

]]> Ari Spool http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/08/comedy_dies_at_fox_news#c783359 http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/08/comedy_dies_at_fox_news#c783359 Media Tue, 14 Aug 2007 16:42:48 -0800 Comment by mr. ryan I absolutely can't stand Rush Limbaugh...


after his addiction to illegal drugs and his lying ass...and everything he had said about people who are addicted to drugs (that they should be sent down the river forever, etc. )

grr.

]]> mr. ryan http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/08/comedy_dies_at_fox_news#c783372 http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/08/comedy_dies_at_fox_news#c783372 Media Tue, 14 Aug 2007 17:02:01 -0800 Comment by Fnarf Conservative "humor" -- another oxymoron. And speaking of morons, Sean Hannity, ladies and gentlemen. Thank you.

]]> Fnarf http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/08/comedy_dies_at_fox_news#c783411 http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/08/comedy_dies_at_fox_news#c783411 Media Tue, 14 Aug 2007 17:38:18 -0800 Comment by Will in Seattle Well, there goes Rove's job he had lined up ...

]]> Will in Seattle http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/08/comedy_dies_at_fox_news#c783414 http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/08/comedy_dies_at_fox_news#c783414 Media Tue, 14 Aug 2007 17:40:23 -0800 Comment by Matt Some of the same jokes on the daily show would have been satire, but when the people in power make fun of the horrible things they've done, it comes off as bullying and gloating.

]]> Matt http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/08/comedy_dies_at_fox_news#c783440 http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/08/comedy_dies_at_fox_news#c783440 Media Tue, 14 Aug 2007 18:27:21 -0800 Comment by Bob Funniest thing the show ever did...

]]> Bob http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/08/comedy_dies_at_fox_news#c783455 http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/08/comedy_dies_at_fox_news#c783455 Media Tue, 14 Aug 2007 18:55:53 -0800 Comment by Gitai True conservative humor consists entirely of black and gay jokes.

]]> Gitai http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/08/comedy_dies_at_fox_news#c783474 http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/08/comedy_dies_at_fox_news#c783474 Media Tue, 14 Aug 2007 19:45:37 -0800 Comment by Jim Demetre Gitai is right. I think that Paul Constant's excellent report on the National Review get-together in last week's Stranger captured the essence of conservative humor perfectly.

]]> Jim Demetre http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/08/comedy_dies_at_fox_news#c783495 http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/08/comedy_dies_at_fox_news#c783495 Media Tue, 14 Aug 2007 21:26:58 -0800 Comment by NapoleonXIV Is that clip is representative of the show?

Seriously not funny. :(

]]> NapoleonXIV http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/08/comedy_dies_at_fox_news#c783810 http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/08/comedy_dies_at_fox_news#c783810 Media Wed, 15 Aug 2007 11:32:19 -0800 Comment by reval5 Nice laugh track.

Leave it to Fox to outsource laughter.

]]> reval5 http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/08/comedy_dies_at_fox_news#c783899 http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/08/comedy_dies_at_fox_news#c783899 Media Wed, 15 Aug 2007 12:42:02 -0800