Stephen Colbert

Ta Nehisi Coates Alexander, Michelle. "Ta-Nehisi Coates’s ‘Between the World and Me’." The New York Times. 11111The New York Times, 16 Aug. 2015. Web. 16 Dec. 2016. 11111. According to Michelle Alexander’s article, “Ta-Nehisi Coates’s ‘Between the World and Me’,” Coates’s letter to his son repeatedly emphasizes the permanence of racial injustice in America; the foolishness of believing that one person can make a change, and the dangers of believing in the American Dream. Alexander cites…

hundred years. In the past, man subsided on meat, vegetables, fruit, and a little bit of whole grains. He argues that our bodies know how to digest corn, but not corn syrup. United States "Consumes two hundred and forty pounds of sugar per year" (Colbert Report). Almost every processed food contains corn syrup, sugar, or "sugar like" substances. Pollan indicates that the food industry has created this situation. The Farm Bill subsidizes corn and soy crops. These products are inexpensive for…

Thursday at 11:30pm, The Colbert Report, a television show, is a satire news show that displays an easier to understand form of news. The Colbert Report is a parody of the news show The O’Reilly Factor which takes on current controversial political issues. The star of The Colbert Report is Stephen Colbert. He plays a character on the show who is silly and sarcastic. The Colbert Report makes its viewers act, makes them think, and entertains them. The viewers of The Colbert Report want to act…

Non-fiction is something we consume everyday: in the news, in history books, on the television, or in everyday conversation. What makes the choice of nonfiction for a performance interesting is how the performance subjects are often already known by the audience. How can a performer on a stage hope to compete against a new story, a photograph, or a video clip? This need, an abundance of available information and documentation to scrutiny a performance against, make construction of the…

Broader Sources of Knowledge In ancient times, people passed on survival experience to the next generation through oral method. Later, various ways such as making ropes, drawing pictures on walls, and characters emerged to record daily events. People record daily life in order to educate next generation so that the next generation of people can live a better life. With the advent of photographic film, the recording process becomes more and more lifelike and vivid. With the rapid development of…

Daniel O’Brien is the head writer and creative director of video for cracked.com. He wrote an article on his website (leading up to his book “How to Fight Presidents”) and found out the hard way that you should not google the weaknesses of a living president without expecting a visit from secret service agents who are immune to the charms of comedians. O’Brien has been with the website Cracked since 2007 or as he claims “before they were cool” (O’Brien). Comedians who read O’Brien’s article…

Late-night comedy shows such as “The Daily Show” and “The Late Show with Stephen Colbert” present viewers with a source of both entertainment and information on current political events. While the biases of the hosts and writers for these shows is reflected in the presentation of this information, their influence on public opinion is no more or less legitimate than that of other news sources such as newspapers and news channels. The people that watch these late-night shows on a regular basis…

The Daily Show - Consequence-Free Speech Stewart John during this podcast criticizes an NBA sports and political personnel. The structure itself comes from a network named “Comedy Central’. Compared to our podcast, The Daily Show had focused far more on criticisms. The main genres that the podcast focuses on is politics and comedy. The comedic touch towards the podcast was that he was able to keep audiences entertained by making a humorous atmosphere with jokes and mocking other people while we…

fact demonstrates that women’s success stories often aren’t told. However, this is only one of the many issues that are addressed in the sarcastic and hilarious essay, Stephen Colbert Shares Why He Thinks Women Should Be in Charge of Everything, in which Stephen Colbert reveals his dislike for the sexist society of today’s world. Colbert, a male comedian who uses humor to attack controversial issues, takes a powerful and convincing stand on the touchy subject of feminism and women’s role in…

Dannagal G. Young conducted research on the motivations of people who view The Daily Show and The Colbert Report. In this survey, for those who have The Daily Show and The Colbert Report in their top three television shows, 80% watch it “because it put them in a good mood/it’s humorous”, 41% watch it “as sources of information and knowledge”, and 39% watch it “to make the news fun”. Only…