Jon Stewart's Daily Show return felt great. All warm and fuzzy; very comfortable and familiar. It was so good, it felt necessary. Like the country needed it. Like the country needed him. Yes, nine months before an election, for a few minutes, the country seemed to need Jon Stewart more than either of the current candidates for president. Jon Stewart for president, maybe?
But then, of course, the show tried to turn serious, and that re-started something else, that's all too very comfortable and familiar: screaming at the TV. Wondering what an idiot he can be, sometimes. AND wondering if he swallows the bullshit he preaches, or is this comedian, on Comedy Central, only really about the comedy, and putting on a show, for mere entertainment, in the end?
Which should snap anyone out of it: yes, the joke is all there is - remember? Jon Stewart may be back, but The Daily Show is still a hack, so - no matter what else his return may mean in the end - ultimately, it all comes down to this: the next nine months in the United States just got a whole lot longer. Because, now - along with everything else - there'll be somebody else, who's unavoidable, goosin' us in the ribs, as our lives crumble around us. And he's a professional gooser.
Oh joy.
Who could ask for anything more?
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