What to watch after the Daily Show?

**Spajjder** · August 18, 2015, 10:29 AM

Hey, so I was watching the Colbert Report, and the Daily Show for a few years to get some humour and jokes about everyday american politics.
Now both shows have ended.

What would you recommend to start watching next? I know the the show "last week tonight" but it is only once a week

**AqD** · August 20, 2015, 06:33 AM

South Park!

**Hamata** · August 20, 2015, 10:54 AM

as a Canadian id highly recommend the rick mercer report https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_frhX6a5OCs

**Påsan** · August 20, 2015, 10:58 AM

I watch last week tonight. Its great.

Otherwise I think Colbert is starting up another show.

**the_mango55** · August 20, 2015, 06:22 PM

Originally Posted by Påsan

I watch last week tonight. Its great.

Otherwise I think Colbert is starting up another show.

Colbert's new show is just the late show on CBS, it's Letterman's old job and I don't expect it to be any more about politics than the other late shows are (1 or 2 jokes a night about politicians at most).

**Condottiere 40K** · August 20, 2015, 11:33 PM

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Colbert is cashing in, since he'd have to tone it down; I suspect that if he gets to guest host, such as the White House Correspondents dinner, he'd be more his old character.

The Daily Show is just getting a new host, and since he's foreign, it would be more outside reflection on what's going on in America. I think it was deliberate to set another pace and tone from Stewart. Oliver did a great job guest hosting the show, which was why he got his own, which as it's weekly, he can focus on issues and reflect on what happened in the past week. I suspect that he might have been the successor if HBO hadn't picked it up.

There's the Nightly Show that took over from Colbert, which I catch on occasion, also more Black issue driven but Black Lives aren't that interesting on a daily basis.

From a British perspective, there's the Friday Night Comedy slot from BBC Radio Four.

**Påsan** · August 21, 2015, 06:15 AM

What i like about the Last Week Tonight is that he takes like 20 min on getting in depth on one issue. I feel I'm learning things watching that.

**Spajjder** · August 21, 2015, 10:40 AM

Guess I have to wait for the Daily show to start running again!

**Mangalore** · August 21, 2015, 12:18 PM

Originally Posted by Spajjder

Hey, so I was watching the Colbert Report, and the Daily Show for a few years to get some humour and jokes about everyday american politics.
Now both shows have ended.

What would you recommend to start watching next? I know the the show "last week tonight" but it is only once a week

NPR comes to mind, at least if you want to keep the quality...

**Roma_Victrix** · August 22, 2015, 08:43 AM

Originally Posted by Påsan

What i like about the Last Week Tonight is that he takes like 20 min on getting in depth on one issue. I feel I'm learning things watching that.

John Oliver is an amazing talent. His segment on the televangelists and megachurches was awesome, totally on point, and even had a black choir at the end to carry the message home that you should send him money.