Want Obama in a Punch Line? First, Find a Joke

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When The Topic Is Obama, Writing Comedy Isn't As Easy As It May Seem
Published 7/15/2008 by The New York Times at TV Decoder
“What’s so funny about Barack Obama? Apparently not very much, at least not yet,” Bill Carter reports. Late-night television hosts depend on skewering political leaders for a healthy quotient of their nightly monologues, but Mr. Obama doesn’t make it easy. “Jay Leno, David Letterman, Conan O’Brien and others have delivered a nightly stream of jokes about the Republican running for president — each one a variant on the same theme: John McCain is old. But there has been little humor about Mr. Obama,” ...

NY Times asks, when will it be Okay to laugh at Barack Obama
Published 7/15/2008 by DB at No Fact Zone
Bill Carter of the New York Times has written an excellent article dealing with late night satire and the glaring exclusion of Barack Obama into the satirical jokes of the late night monologues. He’s also included discussions with Jon Stewart and Stephen Colbert in his quest to find out why this blanket exclusion seems to exist. Want Obama in a Punch Line? First, Find a Joke By BILL CARTER Published: July 15, 2008 What’s so funny about Barack Obama? Apparently not very much, at ...