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    • ON: Tue Jun 10th 11:35 AM
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      When News Turns Comedic, Comedy Turns to News
      In olden days, the court jester was the only one in the king's court who could get away with criticizing the king. Some things don't change.

      And as Jon Stewart himself has pointed out, in order to lampoon the news, they first have to be sure their audience understands the news. Back when the Valerie Plame case first hit the news, the absolute best news description of what happened and why it was an issue came from the Daily Show, as they did a very quick, very concise description of what had happened and what it meant, and then started riffing on it from there. It was short, simple, and easy to understand, which is what made it so brilliant.
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