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So Much For The Nightly Show [EvolutionBlog]
We’re only six episodes into The Nightly Show, the program Comedy Central put on to replace Colbert, but I’m about ready to write it off. Larry Wilmore, the show’s host, was pretty funny as a correspondent for The Daily Show, so I was optimistic. But it was not to be. The basic format is this: In the first segment Wilmore does a monologue on some issue of note. In the second segment there is a discussion of the issue with four guests. In the third, the panel is asked blunt questions, and is then judged on whether or not they are keeping it real.
The trouble is that the panelists, each night, are mostly morons. The straw that broke the camel’s back, though, was tonight’s episode about vaccinations. You’ve probably heard about the measles outbreak that started in California, one that has been badly exacerbated by high concentrations of non-vaccinated kids. Pretty important issue, I’d say. So Wilmore assembled a panel that contained precisely one doctor, a medical correspondent for ABC News. And she was pretty hapless. The other guests were a rabid anti-vaccer and two comedians. It was a dismal performance on an important issue. The anti-vaccer tossed off talking points while the other guests mostly mumbled pointlessly about how everyone wants what’s best for their kids.
Maybe the show will get better, but I’m no longer optimistic.
Source: http://scienceblogs.com/evolutionblog/2015/01/28/so-much-for-the-nightly-show/
