One of my guilty pleasures in life is listening to or watching political comedy. I am a political junkie, and I enjoy people making jokes about politics. Unfortunately while the right dominates talk radio, the left has had a long stranglehold on the political comedy genre. I don't have a definitive explanation for why successful comedians who satire politics are so much more likely to be batting from the left side of the plate. In Canada the gap is even larger, as we have a severe shortage of right wing comedians who make frequent relevant jokes about Canadian politics.
In the United States, two of my favourites are Nick DiPaolo and Dennis Miller. Those guys crack me up. Sadly we don't have Canadian equivalents. Who is out there that I haven't heard of yet? If they have podcasts I'd love to subscribe. If Sun TV news were going to do a late night comedy show, who gets the job?
No idea. Gerry Nicholls maybe? His shtick gets tiring fast.
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ReplyDeleteNot your "favorite" anymore? What did I do?
ReplyDeleteold white guy says. i think right wing, i hate those words, conservatives tend to be more honest and concerned about their politics that is why we have less bs from them than the socialists.
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