As a fellow GenXer horrified by both parties' metamorphoses into illiberal monsters, I am less optimistic. I find myself more in agreement with Millennial Eliza Mondegreen and wrestling with the same questions she posed at Unherd:
"As someone who grew up watching The Daily Show, Stewart’s trajectory over the past few years has been painful to observe — and not just in the way that any bombed comedy set pains the audience. Stewart’s return to comedy raises some uncomfortable personal questions. Did I change? Did he change? In other words: what was I laughing at all those years? Was Stewart always so righteous and insufferable? Had I failed to see it because I’d been righteous and insufferable in just the same way?"
I had never seen the Passover vs. Easter sketch. Hilarious! I am confident that Jon Stewart will do his best and make us laugh.
As a fellow GenXer horrified by both parties' metamorphoses into illiberal monsters, I am less optimistic. I find myself more in agreement with Millennial Eliza Mondegreen and wrestling with the same questions she posed at Unherd:
"As someone who grew up watching The Daily Show, Stewart’s trajectory over the past few years has been painful to observe — and not just in the way that any bombed comedy set pains the audience. Stewart’s return to comedy raises some uncomfortable personal questions. Did I change? Did he change? In other words: what was I laughing at all those years? Was Stewart always so righteous and insufferable? Had I failed to see it because I’d been righteous and insufferable in just the same way?"
https://unherd.com/thepost/why-isnt-jon-stewart-funny-anymore/