Stephen Colbert, Drew Carey, Garry Trudeau: Political Humor and Campaigning Part 1 (2004)

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Stephen Tyrone Colbert (born on May 13, 1964) is an American political satirist, writer, comedian and television host. He is the host of Comedy Central's The Colbert Report, a satirical news show in which Colbert portrays a caricatured version of conservative political pundits.

Colbert originally studied to be an actor, but became interested in improvisational theatre when he met famed Second City director Del Close while attending Northwestern University. He first performed professionally as an understudy for Steve Carell at Second City Chicago; among his troupe mates were comedians Paul Dinello and Amy Sedaris, with whom he developed the critically acclaimed sketch comedy series Exit 57.

Colbert also wrote and performed on the short-lived Dana Carvey Show before collaborating with Sedaris and Dinello again on the cult television series Strangers with Candy. He gained considerable attention for his role on the latter as closeted, gay history teacher Chuck Noblet. It was his work as a correspondent on Comedy Central's news-parody series The Daily Show, however, that first introduced him to a wide audience.

In 2005, he left The Daily Show with Jon Stewart to host a spin-off series, The Colbert Report. Following The Daily Show's news-parody concept, The Colbert Report is a parody of personality-driven political opinion shows such as The O'Reilly Factor. Since its debut, the series has established itself as one of Comedy Central's highest-rated series, earning Colbert three Emmy nominations and an invitation to perform as featured entertainer at the White House Correspondents' Association Dinner in 2006. Colbert was named one of Time's 100 most influential people in 2006. His book, I Am America (And So Can You!), was No. 1 on The New York Times Best Seller List.

Drew Allison Carey (born May 23, 1958) is an American actor, comedian, photographer, and game show host. After serving in the U.S. Marines and making a name for himself in stand-up comedy, Carey eventually gained popularity starring on his own sitcom, The Drew Carey Show, and serving as host on the U.S. version of Whose Line Is It Anyway?, both of which aired on ABC.

Carey has appeared in several films, television series, music videos, a made-for-television film, and a computer game. He currently hosts the game show The Price Is Right. He is interested in a variety of sports, has worked as a photographer at U.S. National Team soccer games, and is a minority owner of the Major League Soccer team Seattle Sounders FC. Carey is engaged and has written an autobiography detailing his early life and television career.

Garretson Beekman "Garry" Trudeau http://www.amazon.com/gp/redirect.html?ie=UTF8&location=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.... (born July 21, 1948) is an American cartoonist, best known for the Doonesbury comic strip.

Philip Stephen Hendrie (born September 1, 1952) is an American radio personality. He is best known as the host of The Phil Hendrie Show, a comedy talk radio program that is syndicated throughout North America on Talk Radio Network. While The Phil Hendrie Show became renowned for its unique and controversial guests, those guests are not real people at all. They are fictional characters created and voiced by Hendrie himself.

Hendrie has performed voices on the animated FOX sitcoms King of the Hill and Futurama, and as I.N.T.E.L.L.I.G.E.N.C.E. and the Terrorist in Team America: World Police. In Spring of 2006, he had a supporting role in the live-action NBC sitcom Teachers.

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[Nestapoke]

Seriously Colbert comic timing just blows everyone on that stage out of the water,he's in a different league.

[tristramshandy3]

Who is funnier the left or the right? Is this serious? ALL of the great satirists and comedians of the last FOREVER were liberals. Seriously, I can't think of ONE conservative comedian who made any serious contribution to comedy.

Pryor, Carlin, Cosby, Rock, Bruce, Aristophanes, Horace, Oscar Wilde, Jonathan Swift, Laurence Sterne, Thackeray, Vonnegut, and on and on and on and on and on.

There are legitimate debates we can have. This is just absurd.

[GodofReapers]

"I'd reach for a poptart, or a drink."

[Tinhh]

I think it's because conservatives actually take their bullshit so seriously. Liberals have bullshit too but they aren't so dedicated to it and are willing to make fun of themselves sometimes. Although there are liberals who are incredibly smug and snobbish. One of the rules of humor is to be able to laugh at yourself; have some humbleness. Rarely do conservatives laugh at themselves example: religious jokes. Jesus christ is serious business for them.

[TheCruel]

Now, about pistol whipping...

[likatyga]

@tristramshandy3 No, it's not serious. It's a "joke, Joyce" Yes there are many legit debates. Many to make us weep. Laughing helps.

[NinaIsTheName]

Wow Phil Hendrie really missed the logic train on his irrelevant "right to bear arms" interjection, had gun laws been more strict his wife and daughter wouldn't be getting "pistol whipped", which I'm sure is an everyday threat in his comfortably middle class life.

[Stormwern]

@tristramshandy3 Actors and commedians are always liberals because comedy requires self distance and acting requires empathy.

[turnsout689]

lol Greg Proops is funny as fuck

[Visfen]

@jonizzzzzzzzzzz Maher isn't funny, and he's carelessly cluelessly leftist.