Leave it to Hollywood to worry about how the outcome of the Presidential Election will affect them.
According to the Center for Media and Public Affairs, the Republican ticket is 7x more likely to be the butt of jokes than the Democratic one. And the last eight years have been a huge career boon for the likes of Jon Stewart, Bill Maher, Stephen Colbert and MSNBC. But an Obama presidency? Even SNL hasn't figured out a way, yet, to really make Obama funny.
During the Clinton years, it was the careers of Bill O'Reilly, Matt Drudge, Rush Limbaugh, and others of their conservative ilk that surged. Because opposition sells, and ultimately rules. In the world of entertainment, anyway.
But to all those Daily Show fans made a bit nervous by this news, just remember: in the days following 9/11, everyone was predicting The Death of Irony (and Satire). But then Bush/Cheney saved the day by providing a wealth of comic riches and material. So you never know...
You can read the Hollywood Reporter article here: http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/hr/content_display/news/e3ib356467890c70c66bfc8f0d609f72d13
31 October 2008
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