This interview is incredible. Stewart is a master, and credit to Cramer for agreeing to it and sticking through it with an even keel.
I do wish every now and then that Stewart would tell his audience to just relax with the clapping. Seems a little mobby.
Over the past few years, The Daily Show seems to have drifted away from the substantive satire of its heyday and towards the more abstract satire of the now more zeitgeisty Colbert Report. It's a pity, partly because its form doesn't lend itself to that kind of humor, but mostly because TDS is at its best when it mixes humor with a little bit of wonk. I can't help but think of this when Stewart holds Cramer's feet to the fire regarding where CNBC stands on the content vs. entertainment spectrum. Of course, whenever Stewart is asked about any sort of greater responsibility his show has to the public, he insists that it's merely a comedy show. Whether that's said with a wink or as a cop-out, I don't buy it. I'm not saying TDS is making the same compromise on the spectrum as CNBC, or is even in the vicinity, but maybe this CNBC experience will make them want to return home.
Friday, March 13, 2009
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