# I Know What Comedy Central Needs **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [November 9, 2008, 4:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-know-what-comedy-central-needs/471911 "2008-11-09T16:48:43Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 10\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Paul\_in\_Qatar](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/ccd318/32.png) [@Paul\_in\_Qatar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Paul_in_Qatar)\ **Post date:** [November 9, 2008, 4:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-know-what-comedy-central-needs/471911/1 "2008-11-09T16:48:43Z")
A Sunday talk show. I know what you’re thinking, “Why didn’t I think of that.” Look, _The Daily SHow_ is darn near a newscast now, but it has to be on late each evening to allow time for the program to be written. A Sunday talk show could run (and beat) _Face the Nation_ et. al. by running directly against hem. I am a programming genius. ---
**Author:** ![kasuo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/8c91f0/32.png) [@kasuo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kasuo)\ **Post date:** [November 9, 2008, 5:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-know-what-comedy-central-needs/471911/2 "2008-11-09T17:37:59Z")
Comedy Central Presents Farce the Nation? ---
**Author:** ![Ichbin\_Dubist](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/51bf81/32.png) [@Ichbin\_Dubist](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ichbin_Dubist)\ **Post date:** [November 9, 2008, 5:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-know-what-comedy-central-needs/471911/3 "2008-11-09T17:51:08Z")
Like Colin Quinn’s show, but funny? I really like _The Daily Show_ and Colbert, but Comedy Central’s track record for original programming is pretty poor. I mean, the Lewis Black thing, _Mind of Mencia_, _Lil’ Bush_, that _Naked Trucker_ thing – they’ve fallen on their faces more that the networks over the last 5 year, in my opinion. ---
**Author:** ![Cisco](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/ccd318/32.png) [@Cisco](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cisco)\ **Post date:** [November 9, 2008, 5:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-know-what-comedy-central-needs/471911/4 "2008-11-09T17:59:54Z")
> [@Ichbin\_Dubist](#): > > I really like _The Daily Show_ and Colbert, but Comedy Central’s track record for original programming is pretty poor. I mean, the Lewis Black thing, _Mind of Mencia_, _Lil’ Bush_, that _Naked Trucker_ thing – they’ve fallen on their faces more that the networks over the last 5 year, in my opinion. Yes. Comedy Central is a terrible and unfunny channel that, apparently through sheer dumb luck, has produced 3 of the best shows of our generation. (I’m talking of course about Daily Show, South Park, and Chappelle’s Show) ~90% - or however many percent is left once you take away those three shows - is basically The Chocolate News with different faces on screen. ---
**Author:** ![Bosstone](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/22d042/32.png) [@Bosstone](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bosstone)\ **Post date:** [November 9, 2008, 6:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-know-what-comedy-central-needs/471911/5 "2008-11-09T18:01:00Z")
> [@Ichbin\_Dubist](#): > > Like Colin Quinn’s show, but funny? > > I really like _The Daily Show_ and Colbert, but Comedy Central’s track record for original programming is pretty poor. I mean, the Lewis Black thing, _Mind of Mencia_, _Lil’ Bush_, that _Naked Trucker_ thing – they’ve fallen on their faces more that the networks over the last 5 year, in my opinion. Even the Daily Show was only so-so until Stewart showed up (and Bush entered office), and the Colbert Report would have bombed hard with anyone but Colbert. I miss the days when Comedy Central was little more than hours on hours of stand-up and MST3K. Throw TDS and TCR in there and you’ve got a solid channel. ---
**Author:** ![Boyo\_Jim](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/87869e/32.png) [@Boyo\_Jim](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Boyo_Jim)\ **Post date:** [November 9, 2008, 6:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-know-what-comedy-central-needs/471911/6 "2008-11-09T18:08:04Z")
If you mean a comedy _Face the Nation_ – what political figure is going to volunteer to get humiliated for a half-hour straight? Maybe something more like _The View_ --where the panelists can humiliate each other most of the time and have on an occasional brief guest. I guess that it’s like that, because I’ve never actually seen the show, just brief clips of it on other shows. ---
**Author:** ![Mahaloth](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mahaloth/32/1079_2.png) [@Mahaloth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mahaloth)\ **Post date:** [November 9, 2008, 6:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-know-what-comedy-central-needs/471911/7 "2008-11-09T18:12:21Z")
> [@Cisco](#): > > (I’m talking of course about Daily Show, South Park, and Chappelle’s Show) Don’t forget Politically Incorrect, which was sold to ABC, who canceled it after 9/11. But, yes, other than those four shows, they are a terrible network. ---
**Author:** ![Paul\_in\_Qatar](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/ccd318/32.png) [@Paul\_in\_Qatar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Paul_in_Qatar)\ **Post date:** [November 9, 2008, 6:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-know-what-comedy-central-needs/471911/8 "2008-11-09T18:39:15Z")
(I wonder if the could do the MST3K treatment to an existing news program.THat would rock.) ---
**Author:** ![mobo85](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/b19c9b/32.png) [@mobo85](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mobo85)\ **Post date:** [November 9, 2008, 11:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-know-what-comedy-central-needs/471911/9 "2008-11-09T23:12:29Z")
> [@Paul in Saudi](#): > > (I wonder if the could do the MST3K treatment to an existing news program.THat would rock.) Jon Stewart makes fun of the news programs all the time. Back in the days when Comedy Central was looking for a show that would follow _The Daily Show_ before they hit upon _The Colbert Report_ they had a short-lived show called _Crossballs_ that was basically a spoof of debate shows. And _The Colbert Report_ is basically a spoof of _The O’Reilly Factor_ and other conservative talk shows. ---
**Author:** ![Ichbin\_Dubist](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/51bf81/32.png) [@Ichbin\_Dubist](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ichbin_Dubist)\ **Post date:** [November 9, 2008, 11:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-know-what-comedy-central-needs/471911/10 "2008-11-09T23:21:49Z")
> [@Cisco](#): > > Yes. Comedy Central is a terrible and unfunny channel that, apparently through sheer dumb luck, has produced 3 of the best shows of our generation. > > (I’m talking of course about Daily Show, South Park, and Chappelle’s Show) I was leaving out _South Park_ because it seems like something that fell in their lap. Maybe that’s unfair – I have no idea how they or other small networks find and develop their shows. And Chapelle to me was about half genius, half filler, but I’d put that show up there as a success. And CC’s track record otherwise seems pretty spotty. Any suggestions for an all-political-humor _View_? I assume having the ghost of Bil Hicks battle Ann Coulter once a week is not going to happen.