the fake news

I'm a big fan of "The Daily Show," and I am usually in front of my TV every week night at 11 to see what Jon Stewart and his band of merry men and women come up with that night. Stephen Colbert is definitely one of my favorite fake news purveyors, and my friend Sudiptya linked me to an NPR story (on "Fresh Air") about him. It's very witty and a must-hear for any fan of "The Daily Show."

(I LOVE how often the anchor of "Fresh Air" laughs -- it's definitely contagious.)

My favorite quote from the interview:

"I made a conscious effort to NOT do political stuff when I first started out, because I found political humor to be false and uninformative. ...Then, when I got to The Daily Show, they asked me to have a political opinion (or rather, John asked me), and it turned out that I had one. I didn't realize quite how liberal I was, until I was asked to make passionate comedic choices as opposed to necessarily successful comedic choices."