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Two comedians who summarize the news with a twist of humor are Stephen Colbert and Bill Maher. I used to watch Rachel Maddow....but she's just too....factual....and it's hard to laugh with her reports...Bill and Stephen? Much easier. So enjoy!

Robecology 9 Feb 5
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News flash, Rachel Maddow is not a comedian.

You obviously took what I wrote the wrong way. She's good....just factual...as in 'fact-based".

@Robecology Read well what you post, you start by mentioning two comedians, and then you claimed to have stopped watching her because she's factual and not funny. She's a reporter, reporters must and should report facts, unless of course you work for faux news, oan and newsmax, and facts are facts, sometimes facts may be funny but most of the time they aren't. I obviously didn't take your unfunny posting the "wrong way," quite the opposite.

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I never thought Colbert was humorous, so I vote for Maher.

Maddow is boring at best.

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I thought this image was a photo shop but it is not.

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Kinda' like a Norman Bates thing that Donald has going.

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I enjoy watching the factual news (Rachel Maddow for example) and then the late night comedians adding humor to it so I can sleep. I like Stephen Colbert and Seth Meyers.

I used to watch Bill Maher, but I find him to be insulting more than funny. For example in the clip posted above, he made fun of people who hold their breath for photos without masks... I do that every day. I am photographed outdoors with recent travelers and I sure as heck hold my breath while I'm closer than 6 feet.

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Obama did wear that tan linen suit in August that time.

HORROR!

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I was at the point with trump in the WH I got my real news from the late nights comedians.
Remember in August 2017 when the dust up with N. Korea's kim was happening? Here's a classic:

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I was a devote Maddow fan, but the real news is just too hard to take these days. Sometimes I have a hard time laughing at the comedians too. I prefer Seth Meyers over the rest of them. 🙂

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I just don't find most of his stuff the slightest bit funny.
This was funny. Mitch just avoiding eye contact when Jon Stewart was pushing the 9/11 Heroes Act.

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Thank you! I like Jon Stewart but can't stand Bill Maher. I find anyone who speaks in sarcasm to be suspicious, lol.

@LovinLarge Jon Stewart said that Trump running for president was gawds gift to comedy. I did not think it was funny when he said it and it got less funny over time.

An old post (July 23, 2019)...but point taken.

@MyTVC15 My take is that he meant Trump provided new comedic material, what's yours? Was it the god part or the Trump part that bothered you? I have to admit I'm surprised at the risks comedians take in criticizing politicians because surely that statement alone would offend all Trumpers.

@MyTVC15 Well, it was funny until the Illiterate droolers actually elected the orange slime mold.

@LovinLarge I did not think that there was anything funny about Trump running for president. I knew he was a conman and a racist. I do not know how Stewart found that to be funny.

@MyTVC15 All I can figure is that he didn't take Trump's desire for the presidency seriously and we all know how that turned out. Much more scary than funny, I agree 100%.

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I watch Bill every week but I still watch Rachel. She is a political commentator while Bill is a comedian and political activist.

I loved Rachel when she was on Air America radio.
And Al Franken was on there.

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Totally agree, especially Bill! He doesn't seem to be plagued with confirmation bias.

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Rachel Maddow is a political commentator, not a comedian.

Let me put it this way....I know what you're saying...but the comedians make the news more palatable

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And if you're still on this page; here's a clip of the "overtime" session;

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And while you're at it....Bill has an excellent POV on COVID; watch;

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