Make the "Daily Show" One Hour in Length

Published January 27, 2005

WHERAS, the Daily Show has taken over from Saturday Night Live as the leading provider of Fake News on television; and

WHEREAS, fake news is where more and more people get their real news; and

WHEREAS, current events are simply too hilarious to fit into a half-hour fake news format; and

WHEREAS, watching a half-hour of first-run "Daily Show" followed by a repeat of yesterday's "Daily Show" clearly shows that Jon Stewart's fan base wants to see more of him, even if it means watching the same jokes they saw him deliver the night before; and

WHEREAS, Jon Stewart is quickly becoming the Will Rogers of his generation (minus the cowboy hat), and Comedy Central has a public duty to give his fake news more airtime, just as the big three networks have a public duty to cover the president's fake news conferences and other fake news events; and

WHEREAS, the travel budget for Samantha Bee, Steve Carell, Stephen Colbert, and Rob Corddry surely justifies a more expansive fake news format; and

WHEREAS, the public demands more air time for Jon Stewart's interviews, which in the current format always seem rushed and, worse, cut off just when things are getting juicy;

NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that the Daily Show will, henceforth, be one hour long.

By drummond buckley

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