The Fairfield House Posted This and got scrutinized . When did We loose Our 1st amendment?.Political satire has been going on seen the 1800s and If You dont like a Post skip it or respectfully give your opinion. We are All a Bunch of Civilized Humans that can take a difference in opinion. That is How I feel and I know Deborah She is one of the Most Loving, Caring, Intelligent, Wonderful Friend I have and I take Offensive to anyone saying anything negative to her. Lighten Up and Join in the Conversation but with Respect to The Page Owner. Thank You Kindly Here is some info I copied for You or have You Forgotten?... Lisa.... Satire became more visible on American television during the 1960s. Some of the early shows that used political satire include the British and American versions of the program That Was the Week That Was (airing on the American Broadcasting Company, or ABC, in the U.S.), CBSs The Smothers Brothers Comedy Hour, and NBCs Rowan and Martins Laugh-In. During the months leading up to the 1968 presidential election, Richard Nixon appeared on Laugh-In and repeated the programs catch-phrase Sock it to me.[9] Other forms of satire of the 1960s and early 1970s typically used the sitcom format, such as the show All in the Family. When Saturday Night Live debuted in 1975, the show began to change the way that comedians would depict the president on television. Chevy Chase opened the fourth episode of the show with his impersonation of a bumbling Gerald Ford.[10] Chase did not change his appearance to look like President Ford, and he portrayed the president by repeatedly falling down on the stage. Some of the other famous presidential impersonations on Saturday Night Live include Dan Aykroyds Richard Nixon and Jimmy Carter caricatures, Dana Carvey as George H. W. Bush, Darrell Hammond as Bill Clinton, and Will Ferrell as George W. Bush. Fred Armisen was the first cast member to impersonate Barack Obama, and the shows Barack Obama impersonation is currently performed by Jay Pharoah. During the 2008 presidential campaign, Saturday Night Live gained wide attention because former cast member Tina Fey returned to the show to satirize Republican Vice Presidential candidate Sarah Palin. In addition to Feys striking physical resemblance to Palin, the impersonation of the vice presidential candidate was also noteworthy because of Feys humorous use of some of exactly the same words Palin used in media interviews and campaign speeches as a way to perform political satire.[11] Saturday Night Live also uses political satire throughout its Weekend Update sketch. Weekend Update is a fake news segment on the show that satirizes politics and current events. It has been a part of SNL since the first episode of the show on October 11, 1975. The Daily Show and The Colbert Report use stylistic formats that are similar to Weekend Update. On The Daily Show, host Jon Stewart uses footage from news programs to satirize politics and the news media. Stephen Colbert performs in character on The Colbert Report as a right-wing news pundit. Both television programs are broadcast on Comedy Central. With their shows, Stewart and Colbert have helped increase public and academic discussion of the significance of political satire.
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