Stewart, Colbert Urge Young Gamers to Stop Playing 'Super Mario' and Vote

by Nick Breckon, Nov 04, 2008 1:06am PST

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Television host Jon Stewart and fellow comedy newsman Stephen Colbert both urged young gamers to get out to the polls during the closing segment of The Daily Show last night.

Stewart scolded the demographic for not participating in previous elections, while Colbert followed up with a topical, Mario-themed crack. Check out the exchange below.

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By: zooolander x Show Full Post

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Is all american comedy overblown and in your face?

No responses of a sexual nature please. ^__^

Nov 04, 2008 5:21am PST

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Is all american comedy overblown and in your face? No responses of a sexual nature please. ^__^ : zooolander
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- yourr name is zoolander. : malengine5150
- this is just colberts shtick : dantastic
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  must be drowning out the European comedy, because all I remember of that is The Office (didn't like it), ... : the archvile
  - Isn't that all english stuff? : Johnnsen
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    I don't like the office and have all the series of coupling on DVD. Didn't they remake coupling with a... : zooolander
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      No, it was horrible. Much like the American Top Gear is going to be. I guess we managed to do The Office ... : GrandBreton
      
      because the BBC has more lenient censoring standards than US broadcast television. I think there would b... : the archvile
- To Zoolander - sadly, yes. Most of the time. : wytefang
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  I think you have to watch some American "news" shows before you can fully understand The Daily Show. : nudel
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    You also have to understand that people who take sarcastic/ mean-spirited political humor as real "news",... : Rominas
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      WHAT? The mainstream media is full of shit here in america, they are mocking that fact. Thats a public se... : coolbreezr
      
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      They are both registered Democrats, and so are a vast majority of their guests. Injecting your own bias i... : BorenKets123
      
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      1) It's their fucking show. 2) It is comedy. You can't hold Stewart and Colbert to the same standards of ... : K1Bond007
      
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      It seems some people do take them that seriously if they believe its "a public service". Read what I responded to. I agree with you, I do't take either of them seriously.
      
      Nov 04, 2008 5:39pm PST
      
      It seems some people do take them that seriously if they believe its "a public service". Read what I resp... : BorenKets123
      
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      Don't worry, the fucking right wing owns the air waves, dozens of right wing website outlets like Drudge,... : dozerking
      
      exactly. besides these two dont even take themselves seriously. it's a fucking comedy all year, not... : doomed
      
      I've been worried...because I can't get unbiased news anywhere. All that crap you listed is just as bias.... : BorenKets123
      
      Fair and balanced...bwahahahaha! : jtthe2nd
    - clueless much lol : kpxkrnjc
- its mocking the overblown and in your face nature of US news. : Turd Ferguson

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