Re: studio audience

On 14-Mar-2004, "Venger" <Venger@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote:

> > I like the effect of the new studio audience on the show.  DM is
great.
>
> Man NOBODY is funny telling jokes in an empty room. The audience is the
> ****znit - huge improvement. Heopfully they are giving IQ tests to
> potential
> audience members, anyone scoring double digits isn't going to get the
> humor...

Hello, DM fans.  I'm new here.

My $0.02:

IMO, DM is indeed funny in an empty room, but the show is not just about
humor.  He also manages to make poignant observations from time to time. 
But...

Enter studio audience and DM seems to be playing to the conservative
crowd,
not for laughs but for cheap applause.   I am not offended by his politics
(any more than I am by the left) but I am offended by mindless pandering
and
political cheerleading.  Having seen the show w/audience three or 4 times
now, it seems he often throws up the applause lines instead of well
composed
thoughts or jokes.  I think the show is heading downhill in content and
humor, but may well head up in the ratings.

Still like the chimp, though.

And anyone who thinks DM lost his humor after 9-11 (I've been hearing that
from many sources) needs to watch "The Raw Feed".

steve
-- 
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            Benny Hill