[passion__desire]

One problem with mixing comedy with serious news is we undermine the gravity or seriousness with which we should respond. Hardtalk on BBC should be common format so that people go into the show with belief that these are not laughing matter

[gosub100]

The other problem was the overwhelming bias. There was one approved narrative, and the comedians always made jokes that promoted it and disparaged the opposite.

[CuriouslyC]

John Stewart rips into the democrats all the time, just not for being rapacious hypocritical monsters.