It’s 11:06 PM on a Monday, and Comedy Central is showing a South Park rerun instead of Jon Stewart. The Comcast TV guide shows that The Colbert Report isn’t going to be shown tonight either. Did I miss something?
Second week of a two-week hiatus for both.
Yeah, Stewart and Colbert go on vacation sometimes. But usually they show reruns in the time-slot.
I thought they said they were off for two weeks, meaning last week and this week.
That’s what I was thinking; that if they were on vacation it would be reruns. Happens all the time. But showing South Park in the time slot made me pause, and think, “wait, what?”
ETA: But I guess if it’s a two week vacation, Comedy Central runs out of reruns for shows that deal with news comedy. Was there a reason the two to a two week sabbatical, or was it just a “hey, let’s all go to Tijuana!” type thing?
I’ve always thought that they should fill the time slot during vacations with “from the vaults” episodes. Obviously it would be odd to see non-topical episodes, but I’d love a chance to see an old episode of Colbert again; that first year was satirical genius.
Oh, I wish!! I’d be partying with them right now…
I also have wondered about the timing of their various vacations. I would have thought, at the very least, they’d have waited one week longer and make it a Memorial Day thing.
The only other connection I can make is that school is getting out now.