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The BG News
BG24 Newscast
November 30, 2023

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  • Repairing the Family
    By Jay Grummel Earlier this month I wrote about fond families, however the holidays are made up of many different types of families. Some will be hostile and dysfunctional or some will be loving and understanding. Whatever your family looks like this season, it’s always nice to read about ones other than your own. So, […]
  • Review of The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes
    Let’s time-travel to the year 2012 and the world is raving about none other than Katniss Everdeen. I remember being in elementary school, begging my mother to let me dress up as her for my birthday. Now it’s over ten years later and I’m still just as excited for the new movie as I was […]

Comedy still thriving

In response to the editorial by David W. Storie regarding “Comedy’s slow decay” maybe, Mr. Storie, you are not looking hard enough. There is some great sources for comedy out there today. You state that comedy has long been a source for political commentary, why don’t you watch “The Daily Show,” or perhaps look online at The Onion. You mention the falling of “Saturday Night Live,” but you can’t overlook the wry wit of “Weekend Update.” On TV their are plenty of sources for great laughs including “Late Night with Conan O’Brien” and “Adult Swim,” a two hour block of adult oriented cartoons on Cartoon Network that includes the hilarious “Space Ghost,” “The Brak Show,” and “Sealab 2021.”

Furthermore, some of the most innovative comedians are up and touring right now. People like David Cross, Dane Cook, and Chris Rock have emerged as great comedians for the next millennium. The bottom line is that for every “Inside Shwartz” there is an “Inside Shwartz” joke on Conan, for every lame Jay Leno joke their is a sharp bit on “The Daily Show.” Great comedy is never out in the open, it is always just under the surface, you just have to look for it.

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