Stupid Revelation for August
I realized last night that I couldn’t work on “The Daily Show“. Assuming, of course, that I even had the talent to write for this show, I don’t think I could handle the work. I enjoy the show and I enjoy the way they skewer politics/politicians, but I would lose my mind. They spend hours and hours watching the news, reading the wire services and reviewing speeches. Then they condense all the idiocy into a few minutes of on-topic comedy. I imagine that I would soon cease to find the comedy and just get angrier and angrier. Listening to those self-serving “public servants” spew their bullshit day after day would just drive me nuts. I couldn’t write comedy, I could only write anger. That’s why I have a ton of respect for the staffers on “The Daily Show”. I may not agree with all their political viewpoints, but I admire their ability to point out the ridiculous in our political process. They somehow manage to find the comedic center of all the idiocy in which they immerse themselves. That’s hard work.
