First, let me acknowledge that the title of this blog has almost nothing to do with anything. I just thought it was funny. In its unrelatedness, however, it makes my point perfectly. Comedy does not have to be just a caricature of the obvious perceptions of the masses, which is what SNL and most late night monologues has become. W sounds dumb in his press conferences, so let's make him super dumb. Bill Clinton is a letch, let's make him Hugh Hefner. Jesse Jackson waxes poetic, let's turn him into Dr. Seuss. This is what most modern political satire has become, with the Daily Show and the Colbert Report the exceptions. Those shows make fun of the situation, the media, the politicians, the country, the world, and without just inflating the obvious weaknesses of the famou--granted, they do inflate the obvious weaknesses of the famous, but they do it well.
There is plenty to make fun of about Obama being president. I'd love to see a sketch about Obama's first press conference as president in which he requires the press corps to conclude their questions with "Amen" in order for him to answer. I'd love to see a comedian do a whole monologue in praise of Obama . . . no jokes, no punchlines, no innuendos. Nothing. And that's the joke. I'd love to see someone dressed as Obama do this . . .
No more laughs at the White House? May it never be.
Ok, what about Barack dressed up as a Canadian Mountie (along with the "here to save the day" song). Sort of a Dudley Do Right. Maybe he could be Dudley DoWhite and throw all his Anglo relatives under the horse.
ReplyDeleteI think Dudley DoWhite would save white people from their primitive irrational fears of the Obama campaign. Not the people who oppose his tax plans, but the ones who think they'll have to dress up in turbans and pray to Mecca for the next four years.
ReplyDeleteOh my gosh!! Wherever did you find this video! You are the funniest human being that I've never met!
ReplyDelete(I love the Colber Repor!) :)