Entertainment?? Or Desperation in the name of Entertainment??

I know I'd be the only person in my country (definitely one of the very very few) who's a fan of some of the American late night talk shows. Nevertheless, I just couldn't resist myself from posting this after what happened on Feb. 4th night on late night television in U.S. The mock "feud " between Stephen Colbert, Jon Stewart and Conan O'Brien elevated a level higher with wits and strengths traveling over three shows and two networks.
A lot has been written about the "brawl" already with the media going berserk over the fake (all the more funniest) feud you'd ever see on t.v. Although the three hosts involved didn't have any moral character or a face to save, the partly choreographed, partly improvised "fight" proved to be an audible sigh of relief. With their writers on strike for more than 100 days now, the shows needed the well deserved viewership that seemed to be faltering slightly in their scriptless shows (although, personally I believe that Colbert has so far done a kick-ass job of a host devoid of writers).
The comic tussle that sprouted from Colbert's objection to O'Brien's claims that he "made" the presidential candidate Mike Huckabee, over weeks grew into something unexpected, though well accepted by the audience. Over the span of two weeks, the scuffle only got widened and extremely personal, digressing from the actual claim of "who made Huckabee" into "who made each other".
After making cameos on Daily Show and Colbert Report, the three comedians then decided to settle the dispute once and for all on The Late Night. All three of them showcased what Jon Stewart called "the stupidest thing anyone has ever done on television". None of them is an actor, but with great support of base ball bats, bricks, an over-sized trash can, ice skates and of course body doubles, those few minutes proved to be the most entertaining minutes in the history of post-strike television.
The shows that usually revolve around political satire, mainly American politics, that night seemed to give up the race for who comes up with the best take on latest election polls, and instead seemed to highlight the much needed desire for a few senseless laughs and the hosts' hidden desperation for bringing their writers back. It's highly amusing for those who've been following this "feud" for weeks, but nevertheless extremely entertaining for everyone else.
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