I do realize I am in the minority amongst my age group when it comes to my opinion of comedian Stephen Colbert. That's okay with me. I'm not into 'mob rule', remember ;p He has a cultlike following that startles me a little. I try to stay away from cults (okay, that's not entirely true -- Fight Club, anyone?).
Now before I get accused of having no sense of humor or not being able to laugh at myself, nothing could be farther from the truth. In fact, I'm probably one of my favorite things to make fun of. I think what bothers me about Colbert is that he strikes me as a pseudo-intellectual -- someone who thinks he knows a lot more than he actually does. I understand who he's making fun of. I undertstand the routine; I just find it rather whiny. And yes, as I said in my last post, people like slants, whether they admit it or not. I do not agree with Colbert's points of views, so that is a big reason why I don't watch him. Not to say I'm exactly fans of the people he makes fun of either. A lot of the political pundits he makes fun of (Bill O'Reilly in particular comes to mind) really are just doofuses. But I think he is rather closed-minded and makes generalizations when it comes to his views of the opposing side.
Unlike his couterpart (and coattails provider) Jon Stewart, he tries to be more of a political pundit than a comedian. Sometimes I can laugh at Jon Stewart. I remember a particular instance during the 2004 elections, Teresa Heinz (John Kerry's wife), made a speech during the DNC I think it was, in which she greeted everyone in different languages. Jon Stewart commenatated with, "And now to our dolphin friends," followed by dolphin-like shrieks and flapping his hands like fins. That's funny. I like his comedy, sometimes. I'm by no means a huge Stewart fan, but I can laugh at him, whereas I find myself just rolling my eyes at Colbert.
With that said, I admire anyone who makes himself successful. There's obviously something people like about him, what with all the "Colbert '08" bumper stickers I saw last year. I know a lot of people go directly to him as their news source, and while I don't understand it, I think it says something. So that's that on that, comments are welcome and appreciated :)
Monday, August 31, 2009
Why I Don't Like Stephen Colbert
Posted by Candice at 1:12 PM
Labels: not funny, political science, stephen colbert
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