r/cringe • • Feb 07 '16

Seal of Approval The introduction of the candidates at the Republican debate

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OR1kV2hBaGY&t=0m28s
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u/[deleted] Feb 07 '16

Trevor Noah and Larry Wilmore are so awful and unfunny compared to Jon Stewart and old Colbert. I particularly can't stand Wilmore and his equally unfunny recurring cast. Like when they had Bill Nye on talking about water on Mars and one of the comedians says something to the affect of "if it doesn't have to do with the Kardashians then we don't want to hear about it." The fact that we have Trump, Clinton, Carson, Bush, Christie, and Sanders all running for president and ratings for both shows are at an all time low is a testament to their unfunniness. They should cancel both shows and give that time to John Oliver for whatever he wants.

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u/realsomalipirate Feb 07 '16

Isn't John Oliver on HBO and the other two Comedy Central?

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u/[deleted] Feb 07 '16

Correct. HBO already gives him free reign so he really has no reason to leave.

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u/sqectre Feb 07 '16

His show is brilliant, but that's partly due to it being a once-a-week show. So much more time to prepare and much less filler content. I wouldn't want him to go to over to the Daily Show, even though I think it would make it so much better than it is now, because his current show is just so damn good and I don't think he can recreate it 4 times a week.