I don’t know how many caught the second pilot episode of the 1/2Hour News Hour last night (as always, Hot Air has clips), but I found that one even blander than the first. Writing comedy is very difficult, so it’s hard for me to be too critical, but it’s just not very edgy. Maybe FOX News demanded comedy your grandmother would appreciate, though, so I don’t know what shackles the writers are operating under. Still, if they want to attract the young demographic like me, they need to take more risks. Also, they shouldn’t be afraid to go after conservatives. Certain right-wing humor blogs have proven that conservatives appreciate self-deprecating humor if delivered from another conservative.
Well, I hope it is given another chance because frankly there are lots of things liberals do that just aren’t getting made fun of enough on national television. Anyway, here’s is the 1/2 Hour News Hour and 24 creator Joel Surnow writing about the his new comedy on National Review Online and showing humor more in the direction of what I’m talking about.