Joel Surnow, one of the creators of 24, has created The 1/2 Hour News Hour. The show will air on Fox and is supposed to be like The Daily Show for Republicans. This is an example of how not funny it is. This could be because my mother-instincts kick in whenever someone criticizes Jon Stewart, but I think it's because they're trying so hard to be exactly like The Daily Show. And it always bothers me when people say that TDS is liberal. It is, but that's not the whole story. I've been watching the show consistently for over 7 years now and trust me, Stewart and his "correspondents" make fun of everyone. The thing they do best is make fun of the media and the state of journalism, which many people accuse of being left-leaning. That's what they call a paradox. Also, a lot of the appeal of The Daily Show is Jon Stewart himself. He's so charasmatic, intelligent and down-to-earth, it's really hard not to like him. So Joel Surnow, while you're very good at scaring us and keeping us on the edge of our seats, comedy is not your thing.
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