John Oliver: Funny
I’ve been over The Daily Show for some time now, though given my current state of nothing-to-do-ness I’ve been watching just about every night if for no other reason than for there to be another voice in the apartment (and thus keeping me from going completely insane). At this stage of the game, the show is what it is — perhaps too big to be as subversive as it once was, maybe a tad cocky to boot. Regardless of its macro-affect there is one reason above all overs to tune into The Daily Show: John Oliver. That Brit makes me laugh. Perhaps this is because of everyone on the show (Hodgman excluded), Oliver tends to be the silliest. Check out the video above for proof. The second part available after the jump…
I’m not usually a South Park watcher, not because I have anything against the show but because it’s one of those programs that is just never really on my radar. Still, every now and then someone says to me, “Hey, try to see last night’s South Park” and I usually will make the effort. This week was one of those times. I’m glad I pulled it up. The title, “Canada On Strike,” kind of sums up the plot: Canada goes on strike in an attempt to get “some of that internet money.” Canada is, of course, a stand-in for the writer’s guild. Over the course of the episode Canada’s initial, simple plan for more cash is thwarted when they realize they don’t really have any leverage — and then their people start starving to death, buddy. The B-Story involves the boys trying to get some money to pay Canada so as to end the reruns of Terrance and Philip. Their plan involves posting a viral video and ultimately squaring off against the Star Wars Kid, Chris Crocker and a sneezing panda.
