Daily Show

Comedies Influences on Politics When people think of politics people think of Democrats and Republicans. Most people think those are the two views of politics. However many people have different views and beliefs when it comes to politics. But where do these views and beliefs come from? Many views and ideas about politics come from shows like the Daily Show. The Daily Show has a negative impact on peoples views and opinions on politics. The Daily Show is a comedy show which gives false information which people tend to believe. The host of the Daily Show is a stand up comedian named Jon Stewart. The Daily Show also happenes to air on a channel called the Comedy Central. The Comedy Central is known for obnoxious comedies like the Chapel Show and South Park. So why do people take the Daily Show seriously and use the show as a main source for news? Television tends to have a huge impact on people. Main stream media tends to stick in peoples mind and constantly stay there. People use the Daily Show as a main source of news because “The Daily Show delivers the news in a way better suited to our ever-shrinking attention spans.” (Zinser, 370).This information staying in our head affects our views and opinions which among those are political views. Daily Show mainly considered as a satirical television program. The Daily Show makes a living off turning real world news and making some sort of joke out of it. As Zinser says “ The Daily Show uses real events as a vehicle for comedy” (365). So why do so many people watch the Daily Show? Well most people watch the Daily Show for its humor. Regardless of your reason of watching the Daily Show, the show can have a huge impact on many of your opinions on the world including politics. As Zinser says “ The Daily Show shapes peoples perspective on the world” (366). Many would argue and say that some news is better then no news. Fake news does not have to be all that bad. The Daily Show has a benefit which normal shows do not.