Colbert vs O'Reilly

[NirvanaMan]

Perhaps they are turning a corner. I used to watch it religiously but over the past 3 years or so I tune in less and less. Catch it now only once a week if even.

Of course they always poked a bit of fun at the left now and then, and yes there is a far less common but none the less reoccurring theme of how will the dems blow it, but it carries a decidedly different tone. As in, "oh these are the good guys, but something silly or stupid always botches things up for them".

Originally, I feel the show was more of a lampoon of politics in general. As their audience has skewed younger and more to the left, it feels like they are pandering to them. Perhaps it is also a good fit for Stewart's personal politics as well?

I think the balance that really made it funny for me years ago is no longer there. It is heavily weighted towards a one-sided funny assault. Someone else at one point stated that perhaps it was because republicans controlled both the executive and legislative branches. Maybe. That is a reasonable explanation. Maybe we'll see a change as the power shifts.