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Thursday, February 15, 2007

TV Republicans Can (Try) to be Funny, Too!

Posted by Wm. Steven Humphrey on Thu, Feb 15 at 11:30 AM

In case you haven’t heard, FOX NEWS is starting their own version of Comedy Central’s The Daily Show, called “The 1/2 Hour News Hour” designed to provide a “fair and balanced” view of what they consider to be “political satire.” Depending upon your perspective this show will either be a breath of fresh air, or make you want to KICK YOUR TV SET ACROSS THE ROOM.
But, you should be the judge. Check out this presumably hilarious clip from “The 1/2 Hour News Hour” where FOX News celebrates black history month by making fun of Barack Obama. SO WHAT DO YOU THINK? IS IT “FUNNY”?

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In terms of how horribly unfunny this is, it comes in second only to Christian comedy.

Particularly nice when they show crowd footage from his recent trip to Africa just as the announcer says, "It's official—Americans have a crush on Obama." What the fuck is wrong with people?

I'm laughing... at them, not with them. Canned laughter? My god, this is soooo bad.

Gotta love the belly-laughtrack that doesn't quite match the humor level. Friends and Family Day at Fox, ya?

The Obama take on Oprah's magazine was a nice racist touch. The whole thing smacks of some middle aged guy's view of the Daily Show/Weekend Update.

Nice work Fox. Maybe you can throw that hack Dennis Miller a bone by making him an occasional correspondent (ala Daily Show... wink wink). Give him a steady job already before he starts working the indian casino/state fair circuit to support his blow habit...

It's funny that these hacks can't even fake being original.

I think the video is hilarious and looking for the show on Sunday! It's a lot like what ourcountry.com does.

That laugh track was shockingly bad-the whole thing was so unfunny it makes MadTV look like The Kids in the Hall.

Wow. That was without a doubt the most unfunny two minutes of my life.

Thanks, Jonathan Moore, for directing our attention to ourcountry.com, which proves that there is, in fact, something even more painfully unfunny than this Fox News crap.

If you don't think it's funny, then the terrorists win. ;)

That woman looks so uptight. If you stuck coal in her ass you'd probably get a diamond inside of a week.

Jeez...

yeah, since you asked, actually i think it's really funny and hilarious, to be honest. i can't go into depth about just how funny and brilliant i think it is, though, cuz i gotta go to the cancer ward where my mom is hanging on for her life, so i can make fun of her and mock the shit out of her.

Say "hi" for me!

Thanks, Nerd. I am glad I helped out.

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