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Old 10-01-2014, 10:16 AM   #16
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Oliver does a great job and usually has different types of stories (I find Colbert and Stewart cover similar things which I find odd with back to back shows). I think the differences are: Stewart is more news and more directly points out hypocrisies in media and government; Colbert exposes it with an exaggerated version of a conservative person (although it has, sadly, become less of an exaggeration and more of an accurate reflection); Oliver just seems to leave out the hypocrisy angle and focus on doing/not doing things based on common sense, and his directness about it is funny.

I also find his Now This segments like "How is This Still a Thing?" and "F*** That Guy" to generally be hilarious.

But yeah I think seriousness of the news lately has hurt all 3 in the comedy department, but it certainly makes things interesting.
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