David Kronke was appointed Mayor of Television after a bloodless coup in 2000. Since then, he has improved infrastructure, championed greater educational opportunities and fought for reforms that have utterly erased corruption and incompetence from the television industry. Since Mr. Kronke has ascended to power, Television is a far better place. "Colbert," "Daily Show:" One night only: All wet
Despite the advance hype re: Stephen Colbert’s “trainwreck” interview with Richard Branson about the newest member of his Virgin Air fleet, Air Colbert, it proved a bit of a wash, and not just because Branson tossed his mug of water on Colbert. Branson – “the rebel billionaire,” as Colbert repeatedly referred to him – just seemed to be rebelliously playful, hardly angry, when he flung his liquid; Colbert kept his cool, returned his fire – er, water – and Branson didn’t seem to mind, either. Rather than “uncomfortable,” as one advance review described it, it just came across as a comedy bit that wasn’t all that funny.
“The Daily Show’s” Rob-Riggle-in-Iraq thing this week really hasn’t resulted in much sustained hilarity, either (to be fair: not entirely unexpected). Riggle’s going to the doofus persona far too often. Not much of a Jon Stewart interview with Barack Obama tonight, either: The questions were a little too softball-lob-by, allowing Obama a lot of aw-shucks responses about meetin’ the people and the energy of our youth.
But everyone’s entitled to an off night.