The 1/2 Hour News Hour

:

Season 1
Season #: 2, 1
User Score
2.8

Generally unfavorable reviews- based on 380 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 97 out of 380
  2. Mixed: 10 out of 380
  3. Negative: 273 out of 380

Review this tv show

  1. Your Score
    0 out of 10
    Rate this:
    • 10
    • 9
    • 8
    • 7
    • 6
    • 5
    • 4
    • 3
    • 2
    • 1
    • 0
    • 0
  1. Submit
  2. Check Spelling

User Reviews

view
per page
  1. rarianrakista
    Feb 15, 2015
    0
    Dennis Miller once commented garrulously with florid flourishes on the issues of the day with an acerbic wit and a well-honed showman's flair. It was a fun schtick.. He landed his comedic hits and pointed barbs in a way that more often than not elevated the audience, making them feel more intelligent than either they or Dennis Miller probably actually were.

    This show was the inverse    Dennis Miller once commented garrulously with florid flourishes on the issues of the day with an acerbic wit and a well-honed showman's flair. It was a fun schtick.. He landed his comedic hits and pointed barbs in a way that more often than not elevated the audience, making them feel more intelligent than either they or Dennis Miller probably actually were.

    This show was the inverse of that. It felt like the show made you feel dumber than anyone could possibly be on the issued on the day because Dennis had by then turned into a rabid ideologue who was no longer funny but embittered with lousy analogies of whom he had his long list of beefs with. It was simply re-used diatribe from the 1st show to the last show. There are more poignant and funny right wing commentators on any blog, news site, or forum on the Internet today.    … Expand
  2. DJEB
    Mar 26, 2014
    0
    This show truly was terrible. Not even Fox's loyal audience you stomach it. That it made 17 episodes is a testament to the programming directors stubbornly unrealistic sense of optimism that an audience could be found for this tripe. It made New Coke look like a good idea.
  3. 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
  4. EloyV.
    Jul 22, 2008
    2
    Great show.
  5. 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.
  6. rC.
    Oct 30, 2007
    10
    Loved the show...sorry it's off the air. The fact that the Libs don't get it, even makes it better. They don't get the Bible either.
  7. DrewM
    Oct 21, 2007
    10
    I am really pissed that they took it off the hour. My Sundays were actually lived waiting for this show. It was a great answer for us conservatives. Finally the left is getting bashed in a funny -- It was a great show and I will REALLY miss it..
  8. 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
  9. JamesD
    Oct 9, 2007
    10
    Some of the bits weren't funny, but overall the show was good. They had some good segments poking fun at the left, which of course the left hated.
  10. Dan
    Oct 5, 2007
    10
    Finally, someone makes fun of the left. The left probably doesn't get any of the jokes or is offended by the show.
  11. HenryS.
    Sep 30, 2007
    9
    I think this show is great! Lots of laughs. But this Sunday night it was not on (9/30/07). I certainly hope Fox has not pulled the show off the air because it is definitely better than the other shows that try to offer similar venues. If it is off, please bring it back quickly. Thanks much.
  12. ChrisF.
    Sep 17, 2007
    10
    I found the show to be entertaining and very appealing. The jokes were tasteful and smart, not lewd or the crude that you find on most SNL type shows.
  13. 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.
  14. 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.
  15. ChristopherC.
    Aug 20, 2007
    8
    it was good to have a conservative answer to the daily show, or snl or so many other left-wing programs. and despite the poor user reviews, the show had good ratings all till the end. some jokes may be hard to get if you don't agree with the viewpoint. overall i found it quite funny.
  16. ChrisM.
    Aug 17, 2007
    0
    This is proof that evil people can't be funny.
  17. 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.
  18. TylerA.
    Aug 15, 2007
    0
    Absolutely one of the lowest things FOX news and Rupert Murdoch have ever done. The ACLU ads were simply appalling. Maybe these neocons don't want their free speech protected by the ACLU? The ACLU is actually protecting these wingnuts' right to free speech and FOX is ripping them for trying to prevent the demonization of former sex offenders???? The Limbaugh-Coulter bits were Absolutely one of the lowest things FOX news and Rupert Murdoch have ever done. The ACLU ads were simply appalling. Maybe these neocons don't want their free speech protected by the ACLU? The ACLU is actually protecting these wingnuts' right to free speech and FOX is ripping them for trying to prevent the demonization of former sex offenders???? The Limbaugh-Coulter bits were offensively unfunny, the sketch about men filing sexual harassment suits against women because they felt uncomfortable has now demonized gays all throughout the country, and the "news" segments were painfully tasteless. Just another pathetic attempt by Fairly Unbalanced Fixed Noise to futilely villify liberals and moderates everywhere.… Expand
  19. JamesY.
    Aug 15, 2007
    0
    It was like telling a joke and forgetting the punch line. Were the hosts real people? That stuff on BBC is not as dry as this program. Waste of money!!!!
  20. LawrenceS.
    Aug 15, 2007
    1
    I tried it. Pathetic. Not a funny moment in the two shows I watched. Bad writing, worse performance. Does the right not understand the concept of irony?
  21. Erebus
    Aug 15, 2007
    0
    "Funny Conservatives" is an oxymoron.
  22. JRE.
    Aug 15, 2007
    1
    The only time this show made me laugh was when they announced its cancellation!
  23. 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
  24. AlexM.
    Aug 14, 2007
    0
    painful.
  25. bobd.
    Aug 14, 2007
    0
    I actually work on 24. Now, the next time I see Joel my smirk will will extra smirky. And let me point out again that perhaps a supposedly Fair and Balanced straight news channel isn't the appropriate place for and ideological comedy show. Or, at the very least it's REDUNDANT.
  26. 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.
  27. PeterS.
    Aug 14, 2007
    0
    They needed the Draft - for comedic writers. The volunteer force wasn't up to the task....
  28. CarolF
    Aug 14, 2007
    0
    They just don't get it, do they? Too bad none of the good comedy writers are right-wingers. This program deserves to be euthanized.
  29. ottob.
    Aug 14, 2007
    0
    It was a comedy show? I thought it was someone filling in for O'Reilly.
  30. RickH
    Aug 14, 2007
    0
    This show just plain sucks.
  31. SamP.
    Aug 14, 2007
    1
    Well, the thing about the daily show is truth, done with tongue in cheek. The thing about Colbert is he plays the Conservative pundits better they themselves do, except without the extra effort to cover up hypocrisy. This HHNH just didn't get it. It was like an un-funny Mad TV based around liberal bashing. (But keep in mind, when a connie watches the Daily Show this is exactly how Well, the thing about the daily show is truth, done with tongue in cheek. The thing about Colbert is he plays the Conservative pundits better they themselves do, except without the extra effort to cover up hypocrisy. This HHNH just didn't get it. It was like an un-funny Mad TV based around liberal bashing. (But keep in mind, when a connie watches the Daily Show this is exactly how they interpret it. They don't get irony, otherwise they'd have been laughing when Bush 2 was given 4 more years) I'm glad its over with. Maybe they'll watch the Daily Show and take better notes this time.… Expand
  32. JeffW.
    Aug 14, 2007
    0
    I tried to see the humor. I really tried.
  33. DougE
    Aug 14, 2007
    0
    Awful. Just unredeemingly bad. Limbaugh as comic? Coulter? Neither of them has an ounce of comedic talent. Even if they had the best writers on the planet, they would still suck. And they have the worst writers on the planet. I wouldn't take a leak on this show, if it were on fire. Let it burn. And I've just learned that Fox is cancelling it!!!!! So, all y'all who gave it a Awful. Just unredeemingly bad. Limbaugh as comic? Coulter? Neither of them has an ounce of comedic talent. Even if they had the best writers on the planet, they would still suck. And they have the worst writers on the planet. I wouldn't take a leak on this show, if it were on fire. Let it burn. And I've just learned that Fox is cancelling it!!!!! So, all y'all who gave it a 10 (HA!!). Fox doesn't even like it!!!… Expand
  34. MikeN.
    Aug 14, 2007
    0
    No humor whatsoever. A complete disaster.
  35. kevins.
    Aug 13, 2007
    0
    bollocks
  36. WillM
    Aug 13, 2007
    0
    I kept waiting for the "funny part" to roll around. Over the course of the entire show, I didn't laugh once.
  37. SteveH
    Aug 5, 2007
    0
    No laugh track needed... http://youtube.com/watch?v=CJEeyLeqJHc
  38. 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
  39. TomK
    Aug 3, 2007
    0
    Pathetic attempt to emulate the Daily Show/Colbert Report.
  40. NicholasClemens
    Aug 2, 2007
    0
    A right wing satire is not nessesarily a bad thing, but the show isn't even funny! The jocks are all predictable and unoriginal, and putting fictional news on a 24 hour news chanel, while not exactly new, is disgusting.
  41. TonyS
    Jul 28, 2007
    1
    I'm not going to rate this show based on its ideology. I don't think that this show deserves a 10 just because it has a conservative point of view. I'm judging the show on it's own merits, not on the political views of it's writers. The fact of the matter is that the show is awful. It's derivative, unoriginal, and worst of all, it's not funny. In all I'm not going to rate this show based on its ideology. I don't think that this show deserves a 10 just because it has a conservative point of view. I'm judging the show on it's own merits, not on the political views of it's writers. The fact of the matter is that the show is awful. It's derivative, unoriginal, and worst of all, it's not funny. In all honesty this is no funnier or entertaining than listening to, say, Michael Savage or Sean Hannity. Conservative humor can work. South Park and Team America skewer Michael Moore, liberal hollywood, PETA and environmentalists, among others, and it is funny. The tragedy of this show is that we need a good conservative comedy news show. But this isn't it and it won't be unless some major improvements are made.… Expand
  42. ChrisP
    Jul 28, 2007
    1
    This show is not just 'Daily Show for Republicans'. The Daily Show and The Colbert Report don't explicitly target conservatives with their humor. Rather, the two shows are designed the mock the media, pundits, and 'investigative' reporting first, with conservatives often being the victim of collateral damage. For example, the correspondents on the Daily Show, or This show is not just 'Daily Show for Republicans'. The Daily Show and The Colbert Report don't explicitly target conservatives with their humor. Rather, the two shows are designed the mock the media, pundits, and 'investigative' reporting first, with conservatives often being the victim of collateral damage. For example, the correspondents on the Daily Show, or Colbert's 'The Word' and 'Threatdown' as parodies of O'Reilly and Olbermann. The 1/2 Hour News Hour, on the other hand, lacks the ingenuity of the other programs (or the sometimes clever writing of SNL) and instead makes a bunch of obvious and old jokes targeting liberal stereotypes. Furthermore, the female anchor, the announcer, and Ann Coulter are all just terrible at acting.… Expand
  43. JohnW
    Jul 27, 2007
    0
    I'm pretty sure I never laughed while watching this show. It was bad.
  44. NickA
    Jul 23, 2007
    0
    Since we're only allowed to watch 24 hour news channels during breaks at work, I was forced to digest this crap during last night's shift. One painfully humorless segment consisted of correspondent Jay Thomas (formerly of Cheers fame) doing man on the street interviews where he queried your average joe/joan types concerning their willingness to elect members of various segments Since we're only allowed to watch 24 hour news channels during breaks at work, I was forced to digest this crap during last night's shift. One painfully humorless segment consisted of correspondent Jay Thomas (formerly of Cheers fame) doing man on the street interviews where he queried your average joe/joan types concerning their willingness to elect members of various segments of society, including dwarves, homosexuals, and women. I believe the humor was supposed to be derived from their inane responses. Unfortunately their answers usually consisted of just "yes" or "no." Maybe it's just me, but watching your average dumbasses giving yes or no answers to stupid yes or no questions is just not funny. Another segment featured the billionth tired take on the whole "John Edwards is a closeted queer who preaches a populist message while maintaining a billion dollar account balance" thing, a premise equally as unfunny as the tired liberal "Ann Coulter is a raging lesbian bitch" schtick. We get it.… Expand
  45. LindaM
    Jul 22, 2007
    10
    I guess all the people reviewing this that say The Daily Show has no tilt haven't watched it lately. After Bush was re-elected, Jon Stewart totally lost it. He started preaching so much that I just couldn't watch it anymore, which is sad, because I really did enjoy the show before that. Now it's just unwatchable. Colbert is a little more fair, and I really can appreciate I guess all the people reviewing this that say The Daily Show has no tilt haven't watched it lately. After Bush was re-elected, Jon Stewart totally lost it. He started preaching so much that I just couldn't watch it anymore, which is sad, because I really did enjoy the show before that. Now it's just unwatchable. Colbert is a little more fair, and I really can appreciate his brand of humor, even though I am (*gasp!*) a conservative. However, I'm more than ready for a show that speaks with a voice I can almost hear coming from myself. They do try my patience a bit when they jump on the Christianity issue (I'm an atheist, personally), but I'm really willing to forgive that. I'm saddened by the fact that I feel as though I can't even watch programs that used to be my favorite because of how one-sidedly and outrightly insulting they've become (Family Guy, and The Daily Show...I miss you.), but hopefully this will fill the void left by their loss. So far, they're doing a bang-up job.… Expand
  46. JeanB.
    Jul 17, 2007
    10
    I think all those "0" votes are "left" handed.
  47. 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
  48. johnd.
    Jul 11, 2007
    10
    great show. conservatives have been pushed around by tv liberals for too long. the jokes aren't even half bad. the sad part is that liberal critics will be reviewing this, and give it a terrible rating. too bad, this is what television needs. balance
  49. TImR.
    Jul 11, 2007
    0
    Derivative of other news satires, but not as satirical. Or funny.
  50. 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
  51. SteveL.
    Jul 9, 2007
    0
    Wow, this show is bad
  52. 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.
  53. JackW.
    Jul 8, 2007
    5
    How do you judge comedy? Some people laugh at Monty Python, some people don't. Some people wet themselves when they see somebody get hit in the crotch, some don't. I didn't laugh once whilst watching this. In fact I was cringing most of the time. But I think you have to take it in context. Compared to something like "Family Guy" this isn't funny. But compared to Anne How do you judge comedy? Some people laugh at Monty Python, some people don't. Some people wet themselves when they see somebody get hit in the crotch, some don't. I didn't laugh once whilst watching this. In fact I was cringing most of the time. But I think you have to take it in context. Compared to something like "Family Guy" this isn't funny. But compared to Anne Coulter calling Edwards a faggot, I guess a Marion Berry joke looks kind of witty, even if half the TV audience will need to check wikipedia (or conservapedia) to understand the reference.… Expand
  54. 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
  55. GregL.
    Jul 1, 2007
    10
    WOW! I mean WOW! The 1/2 hour news hour is the most hilarious show ever. I mean take the cure for Hillary Ambivalence Syndrome. it's........... get this....... OxyClinton. Oh ya! OH YA! I 'm laughing so hard I can barely stay in my seat. OxyClinton. Ya.... thats right, OxyClinton. Whew. A real side buster. So for all you liberals that don't find this funny, just listen to WOW! I mean WOW! The 1/2 hour news hour is the most hilarious show ever. I mean take the cure for Hillary Ambivalence Syndrome. it's........... get this....... OxyClinton. Oh ya! OH YA! I 'm laughing so hard I can barely stay in my seat. OxyClinton. Ya.... thats right, OxyClinton. Whew. A real side buster. So for all you liberals that don't find this funny, just listen to the uncontrollable laughter; listen to it!I You can't fake that................OxyClinton, man thats funny.… Expand
  56. EricC.
    Jun 24, 2007
    0
    I hear the show didn't cut it and going off the air ... for obvious reasons ... it's NOT funny.
  57. Jen
    Jun 12, 2007
    1
    I gave this a 1 for trying, but other than that, it was forced and very unfunny. I love The Daily Show, and just so you know, not everyone who watches TDS is a hard-core liberal. I'm not, but I find it hilarious. For those who wrote that The Daily Show only makes fun of liberals, it's painfully OBVIOUS you've NEVER watched an episode of The Daily Show in your life. Stewart I gave this a 1 for trying, but other than that, it was forced and very unfunny. I love The Daily Show, and just so you know, not everyone who watches TDS is a hard-core liberal. I'm not, but I find it hilarious. For those who wrote that The Daily Show only makes fun of liberals, it's painfully OBVIOUS you've NEVER watched an episode of The Daily Show in your life. Stewart makes fun of EVERYONE: democrats, moderates, conservatives.Plain and simple: if you think this show is funny and TDS is pure crap, you my friend, have a HORRENDOUS sense of humor.… Expand
  58. MattP
    Jun 12, 2007
    0
    I watched it with a self-professed moderate recently, who told me it made him ashamed to vote Republican. It serves to remind everyone else what a great job other shows can do night after night and week after week when actual comedy writers are used in the production of a show.
  59. GinnaR
    Jun 12, 2007
    0
    This was absolute crap! What a train wreck. I've watched Fox News for years but this makes me want to find another channel and makes me not take any of their real reporting seriously. The Daily Show and Colbert report in my view also suck but they are on Comedy Central. This crappy show doesn't belong on a Cable News Channel or on TV for that matter. Its pure torture to watch.
  60. MattS.
    Jun 12, 2007
    10
    What a great and refreshing show! It just goes to show that anything the left-wing critics hate is absolutely worth watching. The political satire is absolutely a scream, especially seeing the people usually caressed by the the media and not subject to the same scrutiny as the right. This is definitely not a show portraying right against left, it is portraying right against wrong. Bravo What a great and refreshing show! It just goes to show that anything the left-wing critics hate is absolutely worth watching. The political satire is absolutely a scream, especially seeing the people usually caressed by the the media and not subject to the same scrutiny as the right. This is definitely not a show portraying right against left, it is portraying right against wrong. Bravo Fox News, bravo!… Expand
  61. racqueteer
    Jun 11, 2007
    1
    This show makes fun of liberals the way a 5th grade class clown makes fun of a substitute teacher. Luckily there's a Disney-Channel-style laugh track (roaring laughter immediately following every supposedly humorous line) so the viewer can tell what to guffaw at. To paraphrase Larry the Cable Guy: "I don't care who you are, that's just not funny right there."
  62. MaryF.
    Jun 11, 2007
    9
    At last......humor directed at the correct target.
  63. 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.
  64. Traci
    Jun 11, 2007
    9
    For those of us who are actually informed regarding the news and the countries' leaders, the show is pretty good. The ACLU ads are excellent as well as Dennis Miller's rants. The rest of the show will probably evolve as it continues.
  65. PhilT.
    Jun 10, 2007
    0
    Who would have thought intolerance could be so funny! Except they have a broad on the show; if they were REAL conservatives, they'd only let white guys be the anchors.
  66. WhitneyA.
    Jun 10, 2007
    0
    Really, really, really awful. This is on a REAL news channel -- showing fake news. It's like Fox wanted to say all these things during the "real" news but can only get away with it in a "satire" (yeah, right) show. Not funny, tries way too hard, and ridiculously partisan. I give a 0, 'cause I can't imagine it getting much worse. (I will give it this: like Fox itself, Really, really, really awful. This is on a REAL news channel -- showing fake news. It's like Fox wanted to say all these things during the "real" news but can only get away with it in a "satire" (yeah, right) show. Not funny, tries way too hard, and ridiculously partisan. I give a 0, 'cause I can't imagine it getting much worse. (I will give it this: like Fox itself, they're often wrong on the facts. The ACLU jokes just seem kind of stupid for anyone who knows ANYTHING about the ACLU not spoon-fed them by the media.)… Expand
  67. PeteT.
    Jun 10, 2007
    10
    Funny stuff! ! !
  68. BobDole
    Jun 10, 2007
    10
    Excellent show, you shouldn't just let liberal wieners do all the ratings.
  69. 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
  70. 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
  71. 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
  72. HappyRight-Wing
    Jun 8, 2007
    10
    Great show and tells the truth about the world issues unlike the liberals that like to cover the truth and lie.
  73. LindsayB
    Jun 8, 2007
    10
    Thank Goodness conservatives can laugh at what all the rest of the world is to the left on. Don't be mad democrats that you are getting the truth being told.
  74. 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.
  75. WarneG.
    Jun 3, 2007
    0
    Apparently Dennis Miller believes there's good money in being a fascist.
  76. KathyH.
    Jun 3, 2007
    10
    It's hilarious! I love it! Finally, a conservative answer to the very leftist Saturday Night Live, Daily Show genre. You just know it really is ticking the liberals off.
  77. ChristianW.
    May 28, 2007
    0
    Oh. wow....ouch. Yeah, that's about the clearest and most direct route to not funny I think I've seen. Forget even the content.....delivery....timing....bad Charles in Charge laughtrack...crap fox news graphics and lame cameos by radio personalities........it's still not funny. regular fox news shows like the beltway boys and bill o'reilly is ten times more hysterical.
  78. NickM.
    May 27, 2007
    10
    I understand why many people gave this negative reviews......the first few episodes were shaky and seemed like they were trying too hard....but they've really gotten it right now, and it is now a witty and clever political comedy.
  79. dailyshow
    May 27, 2007
    0
    This show SUCKED!!!!!
  80. JustinP.
    May 24, 2007
    10
    Like most shows on TV, this show is aimed at a niche audience. And that niche audience likes it a lot. People who disagree with it's views will be endlessly annoyed by it, no matter how much it makes fun of conservatives. Like the Daily Show, some people will probably watch this show just to have their personal beliefs validated and just to see the opposing view attacked. But if you Like most shows on TV, this show is aimed at a niche audience. And that niche audience likes it a lot. People who disagree with it's views will be endlessly annoyed by it, no matter how much it makes fun of conservatives. Like the Daily Show, some people will probably watch this show just to have their personal beliefs validated and just to see the opposing view attacked. But if you watch this with the Daily Show, it will make you stop and think about your beliefs, whatever they are.… Expand
  81. AndrewB
    May 23, 2007
    1
    I don't care if you're a Democrat or a Republican, if you think this show is funny, you're an idiot. I give it a 1 only because it is funnier than a test pattern.
  82. DaveD
    May 13, 2007
    0
    Pure dreck.
  83. 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.
  84. 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.
  85. MichaelN
    May 6, 2007
    0
    This show is a humiliating failure.
  86. RobertoV
    Apr 29, 2007
    0
    I just didn't think it was funny. Although I agree with the absurdity in the segment on American Civil Liberties Union, there was no punch line at the end.
  87. JimmyJ
    Apr 23, 2007
    10
    I'm giving this a 10 to do my small part to keep this on the air because I really think that a weekly half hour of neocons trying to be funny just serves to make younger folks say to themselves, "Yeah, these are the type of people I want to associate myself with." But for those of you who are "seriously" giving it a 10 and trying to defend it, come on. Lay off the kool-aid. I know I'm giving this a 10 to do my small part to keep this on the air because I really think that a weekly half hour of neocons trying to be funny just serves to make younger folks say to themselves, "Yeah, these are the type of people I want to associate myself with." But for those of you who are "seriously" giving it a 10 and trying to defend it, come on. Lay off the kool-aid. I know that "The Daily Show" and "Colbert" tick you off but try to take ideology out of the mix and just see this for what it is. This is painful, god-awful stuff. It reminded me of a couple of high school kids trying to do a "Weekend Update" schtick. Come on now, folks. Nobody's listening. You're all alone at your computer. You can admit it. This blows like a Class 5 hurricane, doesn't it? There now. Doesn't that feel better? What Fox really needs to do is try to buy the rights to those clips from "The Daily Show" and "Colbert" where Stewart, Colbert, et al. are skewering the Clintons, Pelosi, et al. Between TDS and CR, there's eight shows a week. The clips slamming the left from each of them would easily fill up 22 minutes of air time for Fox and it would be light-years funnier than what they've got now with this.… Expand
  88. 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
  89. bobg
    Apr 3, 2007
    10
    This is a great show, needs to be extended to an hour. Its nice to see what real people think instead of the liberal dripple that the main stream news seems to report. sometimes it seems like the big 3 networks all get there reports from the same reporter?
  90. JasonM
    Apr 3, 2007
    0
    Anti-humor at it's absolute best.
  91. kvon
    Apr 2, 2007
    0
    This show is the worst excuse for comedy i have ever seen. Its got an overused laugh track, and it needs it because there just isnt anything funny. We get that the writers hate liberals, and that they think they are dumb, but, that in itself isnt a joke, nor is it enough to fill 20 minutes of entertainment. I gotta admit, this is the lamest thing i have seen in decades. Its a cheap This show is the worst excuse for comedy i have ever seen. Its got an overused laugh track, and it needs it because there just isnt anything funny. We get that the writers hate liberals, and that they think they are dumb, but, that in itself isnt a joke, nor is it enough to fill 20 minutes of entertainment. I gotta admit, this is the lamest thing i have seen in decades. Its a cheap knockoff of the daily show, except with an agenda and no sense of humor. Conservative humor is out there, and it can be funny some times, like Dennis Miller, but, this just doesnt come close to anything remotely entertaining to anyone. Can i rate this below a zero?… Expand
  92. davetheblue
    Apr 2, 2007
    0
    I have to say, as a long term republican, this show is an embarrassing failure. Is this the best that we can come up with? No wonder we're so unpopular: we appear to be unbelievably dull by nature. That and unimaginative, risk averse, and uninspired. And with a very low expectation of the intelligence of the average viewer. Fox must really think that we're a bunch of I have to say, as a long term republican, this show is an embarrassing failure. Is this the best that we can come up with? No wonder we're so unpopular: we appear to be unbelievably dull by nature. That and unimaginative, risk averse, and uninspired. And with a very low expectation of the intelligence of the average viewer. Fox must really think that we're a bunch of knuckle-dragging mouth-breathers to find this funny. I sat through the whole thing without a single chuckle. I only made groans and sighs. Fox, end it now. You're embarrassing us more than Bush on his worst day.… Expand
  93. allanc
    Mar 28, 2007
    0
    Absolute garbage. Worst 30 minutes on television, Ive seen infomercials that have been funnier.
  94. 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
  95. ixat
    Mar 26, 2007
    1
    Look, I believe that conservatives can be funny, and the left in America does give plenty of material for derision. But... this... oh my god. You know the show is in trouble when their supposed antagonist - Jon Stewart - skewers Democrats so much better.
  96. 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.
  97. aj
    Mar 22, 2007
    1
    Not as funny as the Fox news channel. The rest of the 23 1/2 hrs on Fox news is funnier. Please keep this show, it fits FNC pretty good
  98. FranklinM
    Mar 16, 2007
    2
    Man I am really disappointed in this show. I watched really hoping that I would finally see some good comedy about thos lefties and what do I get? Coulter trying to be funny. I like her rants about liberals just like the other guy but come on. She is not funny. I just wish we could be a little more original. We don't need to copy the Daily Show. We can do better.
  99. CherryVanilla
    Mar 16, 2007
    0
    Why would Republicans want to blantantly rip off a LIBERAL show?
  100. SmokeyMcPot
    Mar 15, 2007
    10
    ed begley jr.
prev
Page:

Awards & Rankings

100
#100 Best TV Season of 2007
3
#3 Most Discussed TV Season of 2007
41
#41 Most Shared TV Season of 2007

Critic Reviews

All reviews »
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.
    Read full review
  2. Orlando Sentinel
    Reviewed by: Hal Boedeker
    0
    "Weekend Update" on its worst night isn't this bad.
    Read full review
  3. Slate
    Reviewed by: Troy Patterson
    0
    You couldn't skewer a cube of tofu with material this dull.
    Read full review
See all critic reviews »