Friday, April 8, 2011

The Real Problem With Satire

That is: You have to know something about the target of the satire.

The Daily Show spent two segments (across four segments online) satirizing the Glenn Beck Show.

I didn't get it, but then again, about the only way I'd watch the Glenn Beck Show was because I was immobilized with my eyelids forced open.

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