The 1/2 Hour News Hour

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  1. PatrickS.
    Jul 13, 2007
    0
    awful and just not funny, an embarrasment to the conservative movement. an alternative to a liberal alternative that just doesnt exist. daily show nd colbert attack the powerful, that includes dems and republicans. this awful tripe was obviously written by someone with no idea what humour or satire is
  2. Winm
    Jun 8, 2007
    0
    This show is god awful. As a conservative 'balance' to the Daily Show it fails in every way. It actually makes the Daily Show look more central. As a comedy show its funniest thing is the horrible laugh track. The attacks on the ACLU are probably one of the worst ideas ever (and sadly perhaps the funniest segment). Conceptually they have no potential, and in practice they seem This show is god awful. As a conservative 'balance' to the Daily Show it fails in every way. It actually makes the Daily Show look more central. As a comedy show its funniest thing is the horrible laugh track. The attacks on the ACLU are probably one of the worst ideas ever (and sadly perhaps the funniest segment). Conceptually they have no potential, and in practice they seem to be saying your constitutionally granted rights are funny to us. Any conservative that wants to see something funny should watch Dennis Miller (who himself is only funny if you have no idea about the historical things he refers to).… Expand
  3. AndrewS
    Feb 20, 2007
    0
    No where near as funny as the regular programming on fox news.
  4. ClayS.
    Feb 27, 2007
    0
    This is just horrid.
  5. GeorgeD
    Apr 4, 2007
    0
    This is just painful. i'll laugh at anything remotely funny, but the only humor this show has provided has been the reviews
  6. JeffM
    Feb 20, 2007
    1
    The premise is stupid, the jokes dumb and juvenile, and the performance are so dull, it looks like even the actors hate doing it. Comedy only works if everything is up for grabs, narrowing down to make fun of a select group of people to pander to a "base" is why this will inevitably fail.
  7. michaelc
    Mar 4, 2007
    0
    Deliciously awful. If I didn't know any better, I'd think that Joel Surnow was a liberal genius who created some sort of self-referential parody of what conservatives find funny. Something along the lines of: "Let's tell Rush Limbaugh and Ann Coulter that we want them to appear on our new 'conservative' comedy show, and then film them making fools of themselves in Deliciously awful. If I didn't know any better, I'd think that Joel Surnow was a liberal genius who created some sort of self-referential parody of what conservatives find funny. Something along the lines of: "Let's tell Rush Limbaugh and Ann Coulter that we want them to appear on our new 'conservative' comedy show, and then film them making fools of themselves in an intentionally unfunny skit." Punked! I'm giving The 1/2 Hour News Hour a rating of 4/10. (Note: this is NOT a rating of four out of ten, but rather, four-tenths of one point. Unfortunately, this site doesn't allow fractional ratings, so I'll have to round it down to zero.)… Expand
  8. JasonM
    Apr 3, 2007
    0
    Anti-humor at it's absolute best.
  9. AlexG.
    Jul 8, 2007
    0
    Checked it out thinking, hey, i'm a moderate person, maybe i'll enjoy this as much as I enjoy the Daily Show. Possibly one of the worst mistakes i've ever made, and I can't even get my 30 minutes of time back. The jokes were stale, focused on one side of the political spectrum (which, to the contrary of all our bleeding hearts here, isn't very funny), and the Checked it out thinking, hey, i'm a moderate person, maybe i'll enjoy this as much as I enjoy the Daily Show. Possibly one of the worst mistakes i've ever made, and I can't even get my 30 minutes of time back. The jokes were stale, focused on one side of the political spectrum (which, to the contrary of all our bleeding hearts here, isn't very funny), and the anchors themselves were cardboard cutouts of a bad conservative campaign ad. Not worth the time, money, and lack of effort on anyone's part.… Expand
  10. MarkL.
    Oct 30, 2007
    0
    The ACLU joke was actually really funny, because guess what right-wingers? THE KKK is a right-wing group, and we lefties defended your right to march! Whoohoo! That was irony, which Faux is really good at presenting...sometimes as actual news sadly.
  11. RobJ
    Feb 22, 2007
    0
    Truly awful. Not humor, not satire, not even mean; just a half hour of right wing self-pity. This show is the conservative equivalent of a two year old screaming for hours on end that his mommy isn't fair.
  12. JakeL
    Feb 20, 2007
    0
    The worst thing you can imagine -- on a bad day.
  13. spazzblaster
    Feb 23, 2007
    0
    I didn't even watch it but I'm voting just to bring it's rating down, so suck it you closeted queer-ass asspublicans!
  14. DeniseB
    Feb 27, 2007
    0
    Not worth watching.
  15. JeffA
    Mar 3, 2007
    0
    For the love of god. I don't know what was more lame, the skits themselves or the fat white red-staters in the audience laughing like jackasses. Somebody put out of my misery, please, before I accidentally stumble upon this trash again!
  16. toddz
    Mar 3, 2007
    0
    Unbearable reactionary.
  17. scott
    Mar 8, 2007
    0
    utter crap
  18. SteveL.
    Jul 9, 2007
    0
    Wow, this show is bad
  19. TimH.
    Jul 9, 2007
    2
    What's comedic about this: Apparently Al Gore's son's drug use is the result of a traumatic experience from his childhood (his parents kissing). How is that humorous political commentary? Marching to the same drum of Ann Coulter's dead son comments about John Edwards, and Limbaughs family dog comments about Chelsea Clinton, this show avoids issues and just takes shots What's comedic about this: Apparently Al Gore's son's drug use is the result of a traumatic experience from his childhood (his parents kissing). How is that humorous political commentary? Marching to the same drum of Ann Coulter's dead son comments about John Edwards, and Limbaughs family dog comments about Chelsea Clinton, this show avoids issues and just takes shots at irrelevant things (family, looks, appearance). But hey with the right doing such a screwy job with the county, what really do they have to joke about?… Expand
  20. ScottU.
    Aug 16, 2007
    0
    Being told to come up with material of a sort isn't as effective as having a message one wants to deliver. This is pure crap.
  21. Jim
    Oct 11, 2007
    0
    This show is about as funny as invading a country based on fabricated evidence of weapons of mass destruction. No matter how hard they try, they'll never match the comedy in using the exact same fabrications to invade another country, 5 years later. The creators of this show shouldn't be too upset that they lack humor, however. their reptilian single-minded approach to life and This show is about as funny as invading a country based on fabricated evidence of weapons of mass destruction. No matter how hard they try, they'll never match the comedy in using the exact same fabrications to invade another country, 5 years later. The creators of this show shouldn't be too upset that they lack humor, however. their reptilian single-minded approach to life and politics has allowed what was a marginal faction of ignorant, backwards country bumpkins to virtually dominate America's political process. Instead of trying to out lib the libs, the cons on Fox "News" should embrace their lack of culture and sophistication, perhaps with 30 minutes, every Sunday night, of dead air or perhaps paint drying.… Expand
  22. KevinK
    Feb 16, 2007
    0
    This show sucks!
  23. Chelsea
    Feb 18, 2007
    0
    Actually worse than expected. Political bias aside, this was just plain horrible.
  24. [Anonymous]
    Feb 18, 2007
    0
    Sick.
  25. EZ
    Feb 19, 2007
    0
    Small focus, silliness, and poor delivery plague this show. It's so bad the hosts even try to explain their jokes sometimes (which makes them even worse).
  26. ChauncyW
    Feb 26, 2007
    0
    I have never gave a review 0 out of 10 before because usually I kind find some sort of redeeming value. However, this truly deserves 0 out of 10. No joke.
  27. JustinB.
    Aug 25, 2007
    0
    This show physically pained me to watch. I wanted to give it a chance, regardless of the political leanings. It's not funny. It's not even "so bad it's funny." It just made me feel like I was dying. It's seriously /that bad/. If you want to laugh, just watch the real Fox news.
  28. DarleneB.
    Sep 2, 2007
    0
    Rest in peace, Fake News Show by the already Fake News Network. But please stay dead. I can't imagine what a Pet Sematary version of your show would be like.
  29. BobR
    May 13, 2007
    0
    Absolute 0... I like watching FOX news, it's entertaining to see those lackies blab on about subjects they know nothing about, but this... Absolute garbage. And for the record, Stewart and Colbert may lean left, but this show is outright Conservative and heavy handed.
  30. Erebus
    Aug 15, 2007
    0
    "Funny Conservatives" is an oxymoron.
  31. ChrisD
    Feb 28, 2007
    0
    I've only seen a small clip, but it's enough to show how force this show is. The humor is really bad and the audience sounds really forced (reminds me a bit of the America's Funniest Home Videos audience). You don't have to be Democrat to love the Daily Show, but it doesn't matter which party you are for this one: it sucks on both ends.
  32. liverleef
    Jun 10, 2011
    0
    What makes the daily show work is that it exposes the absurd. If you watch stewart regularly you know that he will attack both the left and the right with mockery, however Fox is a favourite target because no other network contains more absurdity. You could make a whole show lampooning Glen Beck alone. Like everything on Fox, the 1/2 news hour tried to promote a political agenda, thisWhat makes the daily show work is that it exposes the absurd. If you watch stewart regularly you know that he will attack both the left and the right with mockery, however Fox is a favourite target because no other network contains more absurdity. You could make a whole show lampooning Glen Beck alone. Like everything on Fox, the 1/2 news hour tried to promote a political agenda, this show, however did it under the pretence of humour. In the end a comedy show has to be funny and the 1/2 hour news hour was never funny. It attempted to be funny but first of all the writers were horrible and the fact they focused 100% of their attention on the left doomed them. Not only did they lose mountains of humorous material by doing this but they came across as phoney. Compounding to this problem is that Fox has the oldest demographic of all cable news networks. If Fox viewers want comedy they'll watch Charlie Chaplin.… Expand
  33. EloyV.
    Jul 22, 2008
    2
    Great show.
  34. DrunkenMaster
    Feb 21, 2007
    0
    How funny is the "half hour news hour"? Well, if you find the realization that Barack Obama's initials = BO hilarious, this is right up your alley. Otherwise (ie, if you have an IQ higher than that of a Basset Hound), stikck with The Daily Show. Raving rightwing reactionaries just aren't funny.
  35. MarkD
    Feb 21, 2007
    0
    Wow ... just ... wow. This show is historically bad, not because it's partisan, but because it just isn't funny. There is a fine line between satire and hateful insults, and this show is on the wrong side. But that's what happens when you start a show not to be funny, but to further an ideological agenda. The fact that this is on what is supposed to be a NEWS network Wow ... just ... wow. This show is historically bad, not because it's partisan, but because it just isn't funny. There is a fine line between satire and hateful insults, and this show is on the wrong side. But that's what happens when you start a show not to be funny, but to further an ideological agenda. The fact that this is on what is supposed to be a NEWS network doesn't help, either.… Expand
  36. EmmaM
    Feb 20, 2007
    1
    Unbelievably horrible!!! This show is painfully unfunny.
  37. RossA
    Feb 21, 2007
    1
    A satire doesn't work if you parody a different world altogether (whatever planet Fox lives on, because its not mine rofl). However, that complete lack of cohesion made this show unintentionally funny, so I give it a 1 for mockery purposes. Fox's ultimate paradox is that it has a parody news show on the worst news station on television. Before it gets to make fun of "good" news A satire doesn't work if you parody a different world altogether (whatever planet Fox lives on, because its not mine rofl). However, that complete lack of cohesion made this show unintentionally funny, so I give it a 1 for mockery purposes. Fox's ultimate paradox is that it has a parody news show on the worst news station on television. Before it gets to make fun of "good" news stations, it might want to consider getting its own. This show will be canceled in 6 episodes, tops.… Expand
  38. PeterJ
    Feb 22, 2007
    0
    These kind of shows work by taking news of the moment and playing with them. This show takes liberal personalities and piles on with no reference to a current event. This makes it more of a hatchet show than a News type show. That being said, hatchet shows CAN be funny. This one is not. Even the republican press is groaning at the canned laughter, the stilted delivery and the peurile These kind of shows work by taking news of the moment and playing with them. This show takes liberal personalities and piles on with no reference to a current event. This makes it more of a hatchet show than a News type show. That being said, hatchet shows CAN be funny. This one is not. Even the republican press is groaning at the canned laughter, the stilted delivery and the peurile jokes. In fact, the only people who seem to like it are the ones giving it 10s on this board. Lose the canned laughter, make it more topical and look like your having a bit of fun and maybe, just maybe, this show could be salvaged… Expand
  39. JC
    Feb 20, 2007
    0
    When I was a kid we did fake news shows that even embarassed us then. This show is worse. The critical scorn has nothing to do with its politics, it is just the very worst program possible with no rival in decades. In one case, a line that could have been very funny was delivered as if the person saying it had no idea what the actual humor was. It took me a while to notice that "hey, that When I was a kid we did fake news shows that even embarassed us then. This show is worse. The critical scorn has nothing to do with its politics, it is just the very worst program possible with no rival in decades. In one case, a line that could have been very funny was delivered as if the person saying it had no idea what the actual humor was. It took me a while to notice that "hey, that was actually funny". One of the problems with this show is that it has to make up stuff about the people it is supposedly making fun of, such as Cindy Sheehan (a completely non-violent person) going on a shooting spree. It doesn't have a clue about reality and therefore has to make up lies to ATTEMPT to be funny. It also tends to be nasty. Contrast that with other shows that are genuinely funny that take reality and real clips and let the absurdity of ALL of us stand out on its own. The "real" world is silly enough and doesn't need help. That the writers have to resort to falsities may be a pretty good example of how people of this persuasion seem to be way out of touch with reality. This could be a window into the distorted, paranoid, and fearful mind of many cons.… Expand
  40. AldousT
    Feb 22, 2007
    2
    Okay, I watched the whole thing, which was hard to do, but I wanted to be fair and give it a full chance. I am giving it a 2 (as opposed to a 0), because I did smile ONCE. With better writers, this show MIGHT stand a chance, but as of this pilot, it looks pretty grim.
  41. Rightwad
    Feb 23, 2007
    0
    As laugh-out-loud funny as a typical episode of "24" -- not coincidentally, both are from the same producers. Lots of material that was fresh in 1993.
  42. DavidP
    Feb 20, 2007
    0
    Chewing on tinfoil and repeatedly whacking my big toe with a sledgehammer would be more fun than watching this again. Good Lord, was this show horrible.
  43. jonm
    Feb 27, 2007
    0
    obvious, lame, boring, and just simple minded
  44. JeffK
    Feb 20, 2007
    1
    The only thing I really found funny was how poorly the laugh track was applied.
  45. PoDawg
    Feb 20, 2007
    0
    Awful
  46. bk
    Mar 10, 2007
    1
    i didn't expected in to be 'daily show' quality but i did expect a lot more than this. is there such a thing as a funny conservative?
  47. BoydP
    Mar 12, 2007
    1
    The 1 is for production values--this show is well-produced and looks much like The Daily Show and others you'd find on Comedy Central. But that is the problem: those shows are on COMEDY CENTRAL! This is on FOX NEWS! A news channel should not be airing comedy (as if to say Fox News's coverage isn't funny enough already). The Daily Show and The Colbert Report both air very The 1 is for production values--this show is well-produced and looks much like The Daily Show and others you'd find on Comedy Central. But that is the problem: those shows are on COMEDY CENTRAL! This is on FOX NEWS! A news channel should not be airing comedy (as if to say Fox News's coverage isn't funny enough already). The Daily Show and The Colbert Report both air very late at night, which is why they get lower ratings than a show airing at 7pm. That said, The Daily Show pulls in better ratings than this one--a midnight show trumping a prime time show? That takes some work. I watched two episodes back-to-back with my conservative parents. In the entire hour, I laughed only because it was attempting comedy and failing miserably; my parents laughed once. It is a sure sign of comedic failure when my conservative parents ask to change the channel. I'll give Joel Surnow credit for 24, which I watch and enjoy. But this Half-Hour News Hour is PAINFULLY unfunny. The show is filmed before a live studio audience and still needs to rely on canned laughter. Wow... that really says it all.… Expand
  48. BenW
    Mar 13, 2007
    0
    This was by far the worst half hour of television ever, just awful. It's fine to do right wing humor however this was so unfunny it was shocking. I have never EVER watched a comedy that was so unfunny. I actually thought about sucide after watching this it was so bad.
  49. RobertH
    Mar 13, 2007
    0
    WOW! does anyone know what the meaning of left winged is? First this show is not funny, the jokes are so predictable, and just NOT funny. Second, the daily show is not left winged, it makes fun of both sides, and in recent weeks I've seen TONS more material on Democrats. Third, most networks are NOT left winged, it's just not in their financial interest, they may be democratic WOW! does anyone know what the meaning of left winged is? First this show is not funny, the jokes are so predictable, and just NOT funny. Second, the daily show is not left winged, it makes fun of both sides, and in recent weeks I've seen TONS more material on Democrats. Third, most networks are NOT left winged, it's just not in their financial interest, they may be democratic just because of their beliefs, but democrats are not left winged, they're between Republicans and Independents who are left winged.… Expand
  50. TonyB
    Mar 1, 2007
    0
    It was just ridiculous.
  51. Lance
    Mar 15, 2007
    2
    The satire is pedestrian and lame. It's "Weekend Update" at its very worst. It's very sad to know that people actually think this stuff is funny and that this show is getting good ratings. I knew conservatives had bad taste in comedy, but not THIS bad. Along with "Red Eye", another example of FoxNews' decline.
  52. CherryVanilla
    Mar 16, 2007
    0
    Why would Republicans want to blantantly rip off a LIBERAL show?
  53. JessicaK
    Mar 2, 2007
    0
    This marks the end of civilization.
  54. ColinH
    Mar 23, 2007
    0
    Oh my god. It's just an agenda show made to give Conservo-Bots something to watch. There isn't anything funny on this! It's just another echo-chamber to reside in. RUN, SAVE YOURSELF.
  55. ChrisE
    Mar 28, 2007
    3
    Jokes and satire not very witty, predictable most of the time. Wish there could be a funny right wing show that could make fun of the other side while poking fun at themselves. There is plenty of material out there and "1/2 Hour" seem to miss most of it
  56. jackie
    Mar 4, 2007
    0
    this hurt. literally. :( the second episode was alright, until it became entirely bigoted. oh, haha, all the terrorists have been muslim, this means islam is not a religion, it's a terrorist organization. wow. congrats guys.
  57. JamesM
    Mar 5, 2007
    0
    This thing is truly horrible, but it will play to the lowest common denominator, which is where it's aiming. Funny is hard work and it is difficult to write material that is satirical but not actually cruel or sophomoric. The Daily Show and Colbert have the unique ability to laugh at themselves which the right completely lacks. Also, Colbert and Stuart are much better at making fun This thing is truly horrible, but it will play to the lowest common denominator, which is where it's aiming. Funny is hard work and it is difficult to write material that is satirical but not actually cruel or sophomoric. The Daily Show and Colbert have the unique ability to laugh at themselves which the right completely lacks. Also, Colbert and Stuart are much better at making fun of the left. Their priority is humor. It works because politics, politicians and the media are all absurd and funny- on both sides. BTW I read the Wa Po article and I would hardly call it a rave review. He basically said it might not be a total disaster. He is probably right, Fox viewers are used to doing what they are told to do. If they are told to watch this crap, they will. I hope this show dies very quickly.… Expand
  58. Josh
    Mar 5, 2007
    0
    Why is everyone making this a political issue? I'm an ultra conservative and I still thought this sucked because it just wasn't funny. I happen to LIKE The Daily Show because it is, in fact, funny. I don't agree with Jon Stewart's opinions, but he does a funny show. This is just stupid.
  59. StephenC.
    Mar 5, 2007
    0
    Why do people hate America? For a start, how about a show being aired on a cable NEWS network that spends 7 minutes making fun of Muslim names for no apparent reason than that they are alien and funny, that allows Ann Coulter to make jokes about wondering "which countries have we not bombed yet?", and... well, that should be just about enough.
  60. ChrisM
    Mar 7, 2007
    1
    I can't imagine the producers/writers do a worse job on this. However, I'm sure it's possibleolbutt, so I gave it a 1/10. I also cannot imagine anyone, on the right, on the left, or in the middle (where the majority sit) finding this anything but painful to watch. What's with all the trolls on here spamming this site with positive ratings? If you want great humor with I can't imagine the producers/writers do a worse job on this. However, I'm sure it's possibleolbutt, so I gave it a 1/10. I also cannot imagine anyone, on the right, on the left, or in the middle (where the majority sit) finding this anything but painful to watch. What's with all the trolls on here spamming this site with positive ratings? If you want great humor with a right wing slant, go read some PJ O'Rourke. It just doesn't get stinkier than this.… Expand
  61. CharlesW
    Mar 7, 2007
    0
    This is supposed to be a comedy show - a conservative answer to "The Daily Show". I think Fox News has finally realized that its elderly current audience is going to eventually die (Bill O'Reilly's views median age is somewhere in the 60's and rising) and "The Daily Show" is attracting more and more young people every day. Of late most conservatives just plain avoid the This is supposed to be a comedy show - a conservative answer to "The Daily Show". I think Fox News has finally realized that its elderly current audience is going to eventually die (Bill O'Reilly's views median age is somewhere in the 60's and rising) and "The Daily Show" is attracting more and more young people every day. Of late most conservatives just plain avoid the tag-team of comic virtuosity that is Stewart followed by Colbert. Bill O'Reilly tried his hand on Colbert but I think Bill just realized that like most things that involve complex thought processes and ideas and concepts that aren't 100% with us or against us black or white type concepts - that he just didn't understand what Colbert was saying. Colbert just tired Bill out and left him looking like an old man gasping for some kind of gusto to propel a counter attack that never came. Cue - The Half Hour News Hour - Fox's own "Daily Show" for Conservatives. The supposed humor is kind of like President Bush's "Barneycam Christmas" videos. I can't help but feel that it probably has a similar effect on others as it did on me. It kind of engenders the same feeling as is someone forced you to watch a tape of your mom and dad attempting some form of passionate looking Latin Dance like "The Lambada" in a packed club on their wedding anniversary 15 years ago. You want to smile and politely cheer them on but it's so bad and so grindingly embarrassing that you just can't stand it. The anchors are so artificial they might as well have the name of a major japanese auto maker printed on their plastic chests. I suppose the funniest joke is when they do a bitter and mean-spirited attack on Barrack Obama and they give him an Oprah style magazine called BO Magazine (BO - Body Odor - Funny huh?) but the best bit is actually the fact that on the cover of the magazine one of the articles is "A life in politics: My 18 month journey". If they had more stuff like that which was actually true - Obama has little experience - and had some kind of comic punch, timing and talent this might have been a two. The show could never be more than a two because that would require that they actually have the ability to laugh at themselves - that they have humility, empathy, and good comic delivery. They have none of that. 1/2HNH Is doing a wonderful job of one thing - showing American conservatism up to be what it is - Out of touch with reality, regressive, hate and fear driven, arrogant and ignorant. This show is like pulling your own teeth. Slowly. With fingernail clippers. And no anesthetic. I hope Fox don't cancel it. I hope it's on forever. In the future this show will be used as a teaching tool for students of comedy. It's like one of those "How many fire hazards are in this picture?" type exercises - how many comic timing mistakes, tired out-of-date jokes and just plain bad attempts at humor can you spot? 0/10 - It's awful… Expand
  62. MichaelN
    May 6, 2007
    0
    This show is a humiliating failure.
  63. ChristineNYC
    May 7, 2007
    1
    This is really terrible. Daily Show is funny because it finds all politics funny. It finds humor anywhere it can find it and makes fun of democrats regularly. HHNH has an agenda and is trying way too hard. Just a train wreck to watch.
  64. libertarian
    Jun 11, 2007
    0
    I found Dennis Millers insistence that not finding WMD's was a good thing and had no impact on the analysis of the effects of American Foreign policy to be terrifying to say the least. And how can conservatives hate the ACLU so much. Who can be against some lawyers constantly being devils advocate in the name of defending our basic constitutional rights.
  65. WarneG.
    Jun 3, 2007
    0
    Apparently Dennis Miller believes there's good money in being a fascist.
  66. TimC.
    Jun 4, 2007
    0
    Truly awful. I watch it because I get pleasure out of watching tripe, but the last episode crossed the line from lame to banal. There wasn't one genuine laugh to be had. Even Dennis Miller--who's occasionally good for a smirk--was a cold as a two day dead fish.
  67. GooberL.
    Jun 9, 2007
    0
    HHNH is exactly the sound I make when I'm squeezing out a very large dookie. The fascinating thing about this show is that everyone who loves it is saying the same thing: "Ha, take that you PC Democrats!" as if TDC and Colbert are political soapboxes. No, they're just REALLY brilliant and funny shows that just happen to lean left because making fun of pompous blowhards is really HHNH is exactly the sound I make when I'm squeezing out a very large dookie. The fascinating thing about this show is that everyone who loves it is saying the same thing: "Ha, take that you PC Democrats!" as if TDC and Colbert are political soapboxes. No, they're just REALLY brilliant and funny shows that just happen to lean left because making fun of pompous blowhards is really funny, and most of the most supercilious, self-righteous, pompous blowhards (but certainly not all) tend to be Republicans. It takes a colossally unfunny ignoramus to think that it's a good idea to base a comedy show on political ideology.… Expand
  68. ChristopherB
    Jun 9, 2007
    0
    Do these folks really think that a comedy show should have an ideological agenda? It's astonishingly stupid to think that the Daily Show and Colbert are just liberal platforms that happen to be funny. Um, no. They are brilliantly written and performed shows that make incessant fun of idiocy in power. They are leaning left right now (at least to the seething neocons) because the right Do these folks really think that a comedy show should have an ideological agenda? It's astonishingly stupid to think that the Daily Show and Colbert are just liberal platforms that happen to be funny. Um, no. They are brilliantly written and performed shows that make incessant fun of idiocy in power. They are leaning left right now (at least to the seething neocons) because the right wing has nearly cornered the market on self-righteous ignorance. Don't worry, though, Democrats will always have their hands in the trough, too, and Jon and Stephen will be there to give them a high colonic of truth!!… Expand
  69. TImR.
    Jul 11, 2007
    0
    Derivative of other news satires, but not as satirical. Or funny.
  70. JohnW
    Jul 27, 2007
    0
    I'm pretty sure I never laughed while watching this show. It was bad.
  71. MarkO.
    Jul 8, 2007
    0
    This is a very terrible show. I'm not convinced, though, that the poor writing and bad acting are solely responsible. Jon Stewart and Stephen Colbert serve roles as court jesters for the powerful, while this show sends their clowns out the other way, to ridicule the political opposition, those who have no power. It's a fundamentally flawed concept.
  72. cindyl.
    Aug 14, 2007
    1
    Feeling generous today I gave the 1/2 Hour News Hour a rating of 1. If you are in high school-well, it might be a tad bit funny. Being an adult-not so much.
  73. TrueBlueM.
    Aug 14, 2007
    1
    I'm extremely liberal. But I thought the first moment of the sight gag of Limbaugh as president was kind of funny, given the context. Ditto with Anne Coulter walking through the door as the Vice President. But sight gags can't carry a half hour show. So they are reduced to body odor jokes and making fun of people's names, which wasn't funny in elementary school. I'm extremely liberal. But I thought the first moment of the sight gag of Limbaugh as president was kind of funny, given the context. Ditto with Anne Coulter walking through the door as the Vice President. But sight gags can't carry a half hour show. So they are reduced to body odor jokes and making fun of people's names, which wasn't funny in elementary school. Republicans can only do grade school level political humor because sophisticated allusion and wordplay requires a certain level of critical thinking, and being able to hold two ideas at once and laugh at the juxtaposition of things you didn't expect to find together ( I smile everytime I see The Daily Show caption about "Mess O'Potamia"). Many conservatives do not know how to do this kind of thinking, or do not enjoy it. One of the other commenters made a good suggestion: Fixed News Channel should just anthologize all the Daily Show and Colbert Report humor about people on the left. That way they'd get a much funnier 22 minutes a week.… Expand
  74. JRE.
    Aug 15, 2007
    1
    The only time this show made me laugh was when they announced its cancellation!
  75. TomK
    Aug 3, 2007
    0
    Pathetic attempt to emulate the Daily Show/Colbert Report.
  76. PatK
    Aug 5, 2007
    0
    You right wing slow pokes just don't get it. There is no such thing as "conservative humor" because the conservatives in charge in this country are purely pro-business and pro-power, at the expense of all the rest of us. (and as an aside, why do you dim bulbs continue to voite against your own economic interests? How can you still not see what is happening?) Their attempts at humor, You right wing slow pokes just don't get it. There is no such thing as "conservative humor" because the conservatives in charge in this country are purely pro-business and pro-power, at the expense of all the rest of us. (and as an aside, why do you dim bulbs continue to voite against your own economic interests? How can you still not see what is happening?) Their attempts at humor, therefore,are bound to fail as there is nothing more disgusting than coroprate fat cats poking fun at those who happen not to belong to their exclusive country club.… Expand
  77. LennyT
    Feb 17, 2007
    0
    So bad it makes you feel sorry for FNC. Trite.
  78. KurtA
    Feb 17, 2007
    0
    The only thing that is missing is real laughs from a live audience... check that TV audience.
  79. Dave
    Feb 18, 2007
    0
    Fox is doing fake news? This is news??
  80. ChrisA
    Feb 18, 2007
    1
    This just sucks.
  81. HankC
    Feb 18, 2007
    0
    terrible and offensive
  82. PaulM
    Feb 18, 2007
    0
    Middle schoolers could write better parody.
  83. JasonS
    Feb 18, 2007
    0
    Completely fails to be either original or funny.
  84. BrianM
    Feb 19, 2007
    1
    Am I missing something here? After the show finished, I thought isn't comedy at it's best when practiced by the anti-establishment. It's just not funny when the Bush administration does one liners and zingers about the ACLU.
  85. kevinc
    Feb 19, 2007
    0
    Nice use of the laugh track over and over again. This shows they couldn't get a live audience to laugh at anything.
  86. MichaelC
    Feb 19, 2007
    0
    Horrific. Brain-dead monkeys on meth couldn't write worse material. I suppose it makes sense - how can you comment wittily on reality when you're living in the reality-free echo-chamber of Limbaugh and O'Reilly?
  87. R.Skelly
    Feb 19, 2007
    2
    this is an awkward, desperate and ultumately woeful attempt at political parody.
  88. BrianB
    Feb 19, 2007
    0
    Good lord... if you want to copy Stewart and Colbert, please do it well. Without laugh tracks.
  89. CoryK
    Feb 19, 2007
    1
    Attempt at balancing out liberal-biased satire? Maybe. Funny? No, not at all.
  90. jonr
    Feb 19, 2007
    0
    It was terrible and unfunny. Larry the cable guy was more insightful!!!
  91. pata
    Feb 19, 2007
    0
    i can't believe this show was actually approved. i felt like i was watching a public access teen news program from a year ago. the jokes were totally outdated and the whole feel was cheap. those two actors/anchors should be ahshamed of themselves for taking this job. i'm sure they will be.
  92. KrisK
    Feb 19, 2007
    2
    relegated to the hellish hours of 3AM and plugged between other boners like Girls Gone Wild and Enzyte, it might do wonderfully. Some of us get punchy enough to laugh at anything, even this, at 3 AM.
  93. MelodyC
    Feb 21, 2007
    0
    Heroically, historically bad. The Plan 9 from Outer Space of TV comedy.
  94. dare-as
    Feb 21, 2007
    2
    (2) for concept, (0) for execution, neither news nor entertainment
  95. MariaL
    Feb 21, 2007
    0
    the humor was mean spirited and juvenile at best . Not at all impressed and I love political humor.
  96. JamesR
    Feb 21, 2007
    0
    Republicans aren't funny.
  97. JohnM
    Feb 21, 2007
    0
    Painfully unfunny. The use of a laugh track is pathetic at best. What is a comdey show doing on a news network. It should be on FX channel or some other fox channel.
  98. SteveM
    Feb 21, 2007
    2
    Sophmoric, ancient jokes given a "new" spin. If it was remotely funny, why the canned laugh track? Seriously. Don't get too fond of this show, it'll last maybe two weeks before Fox puts a bullet in its head.
  99. JimS
    Feb 21, 2007
    0
    Wrong on so many levels.
  100. ChiefBaseje
    Feb 21, 2007
    0
    "Barrack Obama = B.O". "Oh! lets laugh at that guy for driving hybrid cars.". the subject matter on this show is so petty, its dumbfounding. it would be nice to see this show take on the more important issues facing this country. alas, instead of getting jokes concerning the circus that is the new congress, corruption in government (on both sides) and the general toothlessness of the left "Barrack Obama = B.O". "Oh! lets laugh at that guy for driving hybrid cars.". the subject matter on this show is so petty, its dumbfounding. it would be nice to see this show take on the more important issues facing this country. alas, instead of getting jokes concerning the circus that is the new congress, corruption in government (on both sides) and the general toothlessness of the left in opposing the war (non-binding resolutions!), Fox News serves up "jokes" about an imaginery cabinet of lesbians. stirring stuff. "the daily show" is funny because even with its leftist bias, nobody is safe from ridicule, liberal, independent or republican. Fox News is incapable of seeing wrong in the left (recall their designation of "democrat" status to Mark Foley. thats the level of their delusion). for this reason, comedy from the right is best served by finding a medium other than Fox "News". conservative comedy is by no means an outlandish propositon and i have often wondered why it hasnt taken root yet. however, this is a horrible attempt that might well put other, more competent hands off from attempting right-biased comedy.… Expand
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Metascore
13

Overwhelming dislike - based on 11 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 0 out of 11
  2. Mixed: 1 out of 11
  3. Negative: 10 out of 11
  1. The Hollywood Reporter
    Reviewed by: Barry Garron
    20
    A look at the first episode suggests that, just as A.M. radio is the unassailable province of the right, TV might better be left to the left.
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  2. Orlando Sentinel
    Reviewed by: Hal Boedeker
    0
    "Weekend Update" on its worst night isn't this bad.
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  3. Slate
    Reviewed by: Troy Patterson
    0
    You couldn't skewer a cube of tofu with material this dull.
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