ipl-logo

Examples Of Parody In The Daily Show

751 Words4 Pages

For this assignment, I will be discussing parody - and the example of parody I have chosen is The Colbert Report. The “Colbert Report” was a spin-off of “The Daily Show” on Comedy Central, but unlike “The Daily Show” - Stephen Colbert remained completely in a satirical persona, which was directly based off “O'Reilly Factor” host - Bill O'Reilly. O'Reilly's already rather outrageous existence provided the perfect springboard for a further outrageous presenter through Stephen Colbert’s patriotic, right-wing character. Colbert essentially tailors his show to mimic “The O'Reilly Factor”, but then takes it an nth degree in order to show the absurdity of the program of which it mimics. Furthermore, the usage of jingoism, patriotism, chauvinism, and …show more content…

As noted above, Colbert parodies the essence of O’Reilly’s nightly program and does so through the art of imitation by employing various tactics and ideological standpoints of the program. Imitation usually brings to light the evident construction of idea - the essential main points are displayed do to the necessity of doing so through imitation, as the imitation requires that the bolder points of the idea be evident in order for the imitation to be sufficiently understood - so, it is necessary to understand the source idea of imitation in order to be able to mimic said idea. Parody is brilliant at presenting serious things and making them appear silly - just like the Colbert-O’Reilly example above, as Stephen Colbert’s persona tackles right-wing talking points - he shows the absurdity of some beliefs and ideals held by O’Reilly and those like him. Furthermore, one of the most brilliant references by Colbert to O’Reilly is by Colbert calling Bill O’Reily “Papa Bear” every time they meet and/or referenced on the show. Thus, parody is an excellent medium of making things that seem extremely serious and putting them in a more silly …show more content…

Colbert’s understanding of O’Reilly allows him to build the persona of an ultra-right-wing Republican sycophant who would defend the ideals of Republicanism till the day he died. As well, Colbert takes certain talking points and bodily cues from O’Reilly, which allows him to further expand upon those acts in order to make the parody work even more in regards to mimicking. As such, you gain an interesting perspective into Bill O’Reilly through him being mimicked by Stephen Colbert. Which then brings me to my next point - since one gains insight into Bill O’Reilly through Colbert’s mimicking, it makes Bill O’Reilly seem ever the more absurd and silly. Colbert takes the ideological standpoints of O’Reilly and tears them apart through the facade of being on his side (though his persona really is on Bill O’Reilly’s side, but too incompetent to fashion arguments in a light which would assist their right-wing cause.) further establishing his parodical

Show More
Related
341 Words | 2 Pages

Parody is an reproduction of something intended to mock other authors, ideas, or work. The Onion mocks the idea of Cliff Notes by making up a situation, and making fun of the situation.

Read More
678 Words | 3 Pages

Satire Rhetorical Analysis Essay This satirical masterpiece composed by the writers at Babylon Bee titled “In Bold Anti-Trump Statement, Pelosi Rips up Bible” lampoons the widespread antithetical belief held by the Democratic Party against Donald J. Trump. Falsely portraying Nancy Pelosi, the Speaker of the House, ripping a KJV Bible in half in an attempt to show her opposition to the presidential candidate Donald J. Trump. Being released in the heat of the 2020 election, June 3, the Bee garnered significant attention from the public. Capitalizing on the deeply entrenched emotional investment that Americans hold in politics, the authors utilized pathos, logos, sensationalism, irony, and loaded language to appeal to their audience and effectively

Read More
278 Words | 2 Pages

In Richard Lingeman and Marvin Kitman’s satirical story, “Crazy Like a Fox,” Lingeman and Kitman are ridiculing the news and media’s lies in hopes that these businesses will deliver objective news instead of fighting over “subjective objectivity.” The authors use a variety of satirical techniques including irony, exaggeration, and parody to get this point across. Towards the end of the article, the authors use a piece of irony where the reader expects the late Fox News Chairman, Roger Ailes, to apologize for using incorrect information, which he says that he does. However, it is revealed that this only means doing it 1/10th of the time, depicting the relationship between how news agencies view their mistakes versus how they chose to confess

Read More
736 Words | 3 Pages

The two most effective examples of satire are humor and ridicule. Many TV shows, like The Daily Show and The Colbert Report, have used satire to propel their shows to the top of mainstream television. A prime example of satire in Keith’s article is at the end when he states: But Coach Nick Saber of Crimson Tide University disagrees: “Football is hard. It’s tough.

Read More
544 Words | 3 Pages

This main technique is the foundation of the book’s purpose because it states it purpose and what they are trying to accomplish by mocking the intended targets. In Candide, Voltaire target was toward religion, philosophical optimism and greed. Libbra Bray is satirizing identity, gender stereotypes, media and survival. Once the reader find the authors purpose, the audience and techniques of what is being satire it sparks the “thoughtful” in the laughter while

Read More
529 Words | 3 Pages

There are multiple examples of satire in The Simpsons. One specific example focusing on various concepts of satire is in the episode “The Boy Who Knew Too Much.” In this episode, Bart skips school and is the only witness in a legal case against Freddy, Mayor Quimby's nephew. Bart is the only key to proving Freddy's innocence, but he would have to admit to skipping school. This episode mainly focuses on satirizing corruption in the legal system, exaggeration in the media, abuse of power by authority figures, and the education system.

Read More
805 Words | 4 Pages

Alain De Botton claims that the chief aim of humorists is not trying to entertain anybody, but instead to convey with impunity messages that might be dangerous or impossible to state directly. Alain´s claim is completely absurd and is wrong for many reasons, cartoons, comedians, shows and acts have been around forever if they were meant to cause harm in any way then in this day and age they would be shut down by now. The game show host of home Family Feud, Steve Harvey, is a comedian and would never cause anyone harm. Alain does make a good point however, it is easy to understand why one would think that chief humorists are trying to target a select few either throughout a show or act. Botton is claiming that the chief aim of humorists

Read More
602 Words | 3 Pages

The video is intended to ridicule most of what is shown in Television News today. With that, the most used rhetoric is Pathos due to the fact that the comical context is using emotional persuasion to grasps the audience attention. The video was not intended to argue any point or persuade the audience to support any idea. In sum, after analyzing all three videos, the video that best presents the use of rhetoric the best would be “John Adams vs. Thomas Jefferson.”

Read More
157 Words | 1 Pages

This Op-Ed is an example of satire because it mocks what the American society seems to prioritize. Donald Trump is plastered all over social media for the remarks he makes against many sensitive topics, this Op-Ed claims that there are many more important things to worry about than comments from Donald Trump. It also insists on leaving any remarks from the past in the past and focus on what problems are at stake at the moment. Such as the debt the U.S. is in, how it is constantly increasing, and how there is no one talking about working on any solutions. This connects with the theme of “Why I went into the woods” because it is trying to motivate people to focus on the present moment in life.

Read More
744 Words | 3 Pages

According to Merriam-Webster's Dictionary, satire is a “way of using humor to show that someone or something is foolish, weak, or bad”. Satire shocks its reader into awareness of the situation through the use of sarcasm, blunt and harsh words, and/or exaggeration of the issue. The two types of satire utilize these

Read More
314 Words | 2 Pages

Alternatively, the author uses hypocrisy to confirm her claim by drawing the readers in to see what the actual meaning of what Jim’s colleagues said in the autopsy is. Hypocrisy is about saying or feeling one thing and doing another. In “Humor in Arguments,” the editors clarify the centrality of laughter as either appearing of duplicity to situations. They mention, “Laughter can also expose hypocrisy or break down barriers of prejudice and thereby help people see their world’s differently” (Lunsford and Ruszkiewicz 399).

Read More
1219 Words | 5 Pages

Colbert’s writing is driven from exclusively liberalized ideals, but reads like my 65 year old Republican Uncle venting about family vales. The only separation between the two is Colbert’s cunning wit and creative wordplay that spares the intellectual reader from the frustration that can come from putting an ear to arguments from a Conservative point of view.

Read More
1344 Words | 6 Pages

Karl Marx was an extremely well known philosopher and economist who introduced concepts dealing with religion, politics and the economy. His work made impacts during his time period, the nineteenth century, as well as now. One of his greatest accomplishments was writing the Communist Manifesto with co-writer Friedrich Engels. Marx had an idea of a utopian paradise where there was no class struggle. All throughout Europe people raged over it and although the Bourgeoisie continued to stay in power for over one hundred years, his ideas were greatly accepted.

Read More
894 Words | 4 Pages

The humor he uses is inappropriate and repulsive because it trivializes horrific crimes like those committed by “Jack the Ripper [and the] Cleveland Torso Murderer.” (King 380). His credibility is damaged by this humor, which lessens the weight of his case. The humor in this paragraph also perpetuates harmful attitudes and unfavorable stereotypes. For instance, his description of a sister as a "rotten little puke,” (King 381), upholds misogyny and the idea that women are less valuable than men.

Read More
817 Words | 4 Pages

Many audiences of stand up comedy enjoy hearing their favorite comedian entertain them. But what would one think when a comedian cracks a joke about a sensitive topic, for example, a tragedy that affected hundreds of people. Some may argue that, comedians are not supposed to overstep the boundary of controversial jokes. These controversial jokes are linked with political correctness—which is used to describe language, policies, and measures that are taken to avoid offense to certain groups of people. Comedians are not compelled to restrain from controversial topics due to the topic not being sugar-coated, the higher level of contemplation that the joke can reach, and the job of the comedian—to make the current issue manageable.

Read More

More about Examples Of Parody In The Daily Show

Related Topics

Open Document